Hands-on cooperation gets under way
On 24 June 2021, the quarterly meeting of the Lvivvodokanal utility partnership was held online with all partners in attendance. The aim of the meeting was to obtain an overview of project progress to date. Dr. Kettlitz, coordinator for municipal development cooperation of the Municipality of Gudensberg, accepted our invitation to attend as guest speaker. […]
Tackling challenges together – municipal utilities in development cooperation
The 15th Federal Conference of Municipal Development Cooperation (BUKO) took place from 14 to 16 June 2021 in Bonn under the title “Together. Fair. Global. Sustainable. 2030 Agenda – Municipalities Shape the Future.” The conference was organised on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) by Engagement Global/the Service Agency Communities in […]
Bundesumweltministerin Schulze legt Nationale Wasserstrategie vor
Im Rahmen des 3. BMU-Wasserforums hat Bundesumweltministerin Svenja Schulze heute ihren Entwurf für eine Nationale Wasserstrategie vorgelegt. Mit der Strategie will das Bundesumweltministerium die natürlichen Wasserreserven Deutschlands sichern, Vorsorge gegen Wasserknappheit leisten, Nutzungskonflikten vorbeugen, sowie den Zustand der Gewässer und die Wasserqualität verbessern. Mit dem zugehörigen Aktionsprogramm nimmt die Bundesumweltministerin alle beteiligten Akteure in die […]
1. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: An overview
Bonn, 10 November 2020. The experts from the municipal utlities in Germany, Ukraine, Jordan, Morocco and Zambia that are participating in the project were delighted to attend the first network meeting, which was held online due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the meeting, they discussed the work in the international partnerships with their colleagues. In […]