Study on the sustainable financing of utility partnerships published
More and more municipal companies are becoming involved in international knowledge-sharing partnerships. International commitment is by no means an end in itself. Through development cooperation, municipal companies can make a direct contribution to achieving climate targets, participate in the international exchange of knowledge and position themselves as an attractive employer through exciting and meaningful projects. […]
“Water for peace”
However, the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine in particular show that we are still a long way from peace in Europe. Russian bombs continue to destroy Ukraine’s water infrastructure, disrupting water and sanitation services for the people of Ukraine. Catastrophes such as the destruction of the Kakhovka dam have brought additional suffering to the population. […]
Still a long way to go to reach SDG 6
The first United Nations 2023 Water Conference in a generation was held in March in New York. It served as a pivotal moment to rally Member States, the UN system, and various stakeholders towards taking action and implementing successful solutions for SDG 6 on a global scale. Clear commitments, pledges and actions are needed, across […]
872 donated goods for Ukrainian water utilities
Since the beginning of this year, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), together with the German Association of Local Utilities (VKU)and financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has been carrying out an aid campaign for Ukrainian water companies in which technical goods provided by German water companies are […]
Solidaritätsbetreiberpartnerschaften zwischen deutschen und ukrainischen kommunalen Wasser- und Abwasserunternehmen
Aktuell können keine weiteren neuen Verträge für Solidaritätsbetreiberpartnerschaften geschlossen werden. Wir bitten um Verständnis. Die Fragen und Antworten geben Ihnen als deutsches kommunales Wasser- bzw. Abwasserunternehmen einen Überblick zum aktuellen Stand der Solidaritätspartnerschaften Zu allen Fragen erreichen Sie uns unter utilityplatform-ukraine(at)giz.de. Was ist eine Solidaritätsbetreiberpartnerschaft? Solidaritätsbetreiberpartnerschaften bezeichnen die Zusammenarbeit zwischen deutschen und einem ukrainischen kommunalen […]
Ukraine: Major damage to water and sanitation infrastructure – help urgently needed!
The destruction of the Kakhovka dam and the flooding along the Dnipro River has done great damage to the water and wastewater infrastructure as images provided by our partners from Kherson show. Damage is worsening by the hour and increases the stress on the already strained population of Kherson region in Ukraine. Water supply and […]
Reshaping decentralised development cooperation in Germany – also with municipal utilities
The OECD report “Reshaping Decentralised Development Co-operation in Germany” was presented at the “6th OECD Roundtable on Cities and Regions for the SDGs” in Brussels on 20 April 2023. It assesses decentralised development cooperation (DDC) policies, strategies, programmes and financing in Germany, as well as the challenges they face, and provides concrete recommendations on how […]
Water Action Agenda and Urban Water Catalyst Initiative
Water Action Agenda The United Nations World Water Conference can claim a number of major achievements. From 22 to 24 March, representatives of UN member states, the scientific community, industry and civil society met to discuss more ambitious goals for protecting global water resources. A wide range of measures were agreed to accelerate progress towards […]
Equipment and expertise for reconstruction
After forging initial contacts in June 2022 at the leading Munich-based Trade Fair for Environmental Technologies, IFAT, and following an initial visit by a delegation of Ukrainian counterparts to Germany, the solidarity-based utility partnership is continuing to gain momentum. OOWV’s Tammo Janßen, alongside his partner colleagues from Chernihivvodokanal and Miskvodokanal in Sumy, presented the current status of […]
Learning from the Dutch WOP Programme: Water WorX
At the 3rd YOUtility Lunch of the Utility Platform on 3rd of November, Anke Verheij from Water WorX, presented the Dutch Water Operators Programme (WOPs) programme to members of the Utility Platform. The WaterWorX programme at VEI is a long term programme (2017-2030) that brings together all 10 Dutch water utilities and 40 water operators […]
