German-Ukrainian municipal partnership conference in June 2025
From 16 to 19 June 2025, the seventh German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnership Conference took place in Münster under the motto “From solidarity to transformation: For Ukraine. For Europe.” took place. Around 650 representatives of municipalities, committed individuals and interested parties from the German-Ukrainian partnership network took part. The conference offered a wide range of opportunities for […]
Solidarity of North Rhine-Westphalian municipal utilities with Ukraine
The Ukraine conference under patronage of the federal government of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) on 18th of November 2024 in Cologne gave participants the opportunity to learn about various facets of Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts, exchange ideas with other experts from their respective fields and establish contacts with potential partners. North Rhine-Westphalian municipal utilities are amongst the […]
Looking back at IFAT Munich 2024
Today three months ago the Utility Platform attended IFAT Munich: the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. With almost 150,000 visitors from almost 170 countries and regions, it brings together the most important international industry representatives from politics, business and science and offers exciting ideas and innovative solutions for […]
Ansätze zur nachhaltigen Finanzierung internationaler Partnerschaften kommunaler Unternehmen vorgestellt
Am 23. Mai richtete der Verband kommunaler Unternehmen (VKU) gemeinsam mit der Deutschen Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) eine virtuelle Veranstaltung zur nachhaltigen Finanzierung von internationalen Partnerschaften kommunaler Unternehmen aus. Das Instrument der Betreiberpartnerschaften hat in seinem gerade endenden Pilotvorhaben vielversprechende Wirkungen erzielt. Dennoch ist klar, dass es für eine langfristige Betreiberplattform neben den öffentlichen […]
From waste to recyclables
At the seventh network meeting of the operator platform in April 2024, the representatives from Cërrik and Sarandë in Albania and from Poltava in Ukraine presented their partnerships – both the successes they have already achieved and the challenges they still face. The exchange of experiences was complemented by visits to the RETERRA composting plant […]
German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnerships Conference 2023
The sixth German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnership Conference took place in Leipzig from 13 to 15 November 2023 under the motto “Together for Europe: Solidarity, Reconstruction, Future Prospects”. The event impressed participants with a varied programme of expert input, networking opportunities and practical experience. The event was organised by Engagement Global with its Service Agency Communities in […]
Let’s Restore Ukraine Together
On September 14-15th, Ukrainian and foreign experts discussed the principles of restoring Ukraine and the water industry. For the eighth time, representatives of Ukrainian water utilities, authorities, business industry, and specialized international organizations gathered in Lviv for the main event of the water industry, Lviv Eco Forum 2023. The event was attended by over 270 […]
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 […]
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 […]
