Knowledge exchange and environmental education
Within our utility partnership, five of our South African colleagues visited the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer-Wasserverband (OOWV) and the Wupperverband during a one-week visit in early March 2023. Although they missed their connecting flight in Frankfurt, the group happily arrived in rainy Bremen with a delay of 3 hours and was impressed how organized the Germans are. On […]
Visit of the „Kleine Kinzig” dam
After the German colleagues had the opportunity to visit Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) in May, we are pleased that our South African partners were able to travel to us in June so that we can create a mutual understanding of the systems in both countries. During the visit in Germany, the partners from BCMM, […]
Spring tides and drinking water treatment
The Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) works with international partners so that it can better meet future challenges. One such cooperation arrangement took the OOWV and the Wupperverband to East London in South Africa. There, the OOWV entered into a utility partnership with the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) and the Wupperverband. Through the partnership, the partners […]
