7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview How can utility partnerships make a difference in achieving the sustainability goals of the 2030 Agenda? What was achieved in the pilot phase of the Utility Platform? What will the follow-up phase look like? These questions were the focus of the seventh networking event of the Utility Platform and were answered impressively. Almost 100 […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Skilled labour shortage as a global problem
Only 18% of all employees in water companies worldwide are women (World Bank 2019). The problem exists in Germany as well as in the partner countries and therefore plays a role for all companies involved in the Utility Platform. As the topic is also reflected in SDG 6, there was a 1.5-hour session at the […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: 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 […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: 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 […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Why utility partnerships can make a difference
Anne Le Strat, PhD in geopolitics, has been committed to the challenges of water management for many years. As Deputy Mayor of Paris (2001 – 2014), she successfully implemented the remunicipalisation of the water supply with the creation of ‘Eau de Paris’, the largest public water company in France, of which she was CEO. She […]
6. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview How can utilities in the partner countries operate more effectively and efficiently to meet the freshwater and wastewater needs of the population and cover their costs? This question was the focus of the 6th Utility Platform networking event in Berlin on May 25 and 26, 2023. The networking event followed the 5th Global WOPs […]
6. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Video impressions
On 25-26 May 2023, the 6th Networking Event of the UtilityPlatform took place in Berlin. More than 70 participants, representing nine water operator partnerships WOPs from Jordan, SouthAfrica, Zambia, Tanzania, Ukraine and Germany, came together to connect with each other, share knowledge and experience, and explore new development opportunities for their utilities. Over the course […]
6. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Low Cost Smart Water Metering Device
Video presentation by Sarika Devraj from eThekwini Municipality, South Africa at the 6th Networking Event of the Utility Platform in Berlin in May 2023. Watch video at YouTube:
5. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview The Utility Platform’s fifth network meeting took place from 29 to 30 November 2022 again in a virtual format and with an intentionally wide range of topics. On both days of the event, participants were able to choose between strengthening their soft skills, such as their advisory expertise or capacity for communicating results in […]
4. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview At Stuttgart’s Impact Hub, a co-working space and event venue, more than 60 practitioners from seven partnerships met on May 30 and 31, 2022, to network across partnerships, identify success strategies for operator partnerships, and discuss emerging issues within the partnerships. The following BMZ-funded partnerships were represented at the network meeting: In addition, two […]
