How can water companies supply poorer target groups with water?
Utility partnerships, water utilities and Non-government organisations (NGOs) present technical and structural approachesThe poorest sections of the population in cities are not reached by the water utilities in many partner countries. They cannot afford a house connection or they live in informal settlements where the water utilities have no service area. As a result, low-income […]
Report of the 6th International Utility Platform network meeting in Berlin, 25-26 May 2023
2023 is an important year for the water sector. In March, the first United Nations Water Conference in 50 years took place. In July, the United Nations High-Level Political Forum reviewed Sustainable Development Goal 6 on “Clean Water and Sanitation”. Immediately preceding the Utility Platform Network Meeting, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and […]
Intercultural awareness training for Ukrainian-German solidarity partnerships
Why learn about intercultural differences between Ukrainians and Germans? Because they matter! For successful partnerships it is useful to understand underlying values and norms of your counterparts. This is why the utility platform offered for German and Ukrainian colleagues involved in solidarity water utility partnerships this crash course on intercultural awareness on 9 and 10 […]
