LWG starts knowledge transfer with SU Canal Comrat in Moldova
LWG Lausitzer Wasser GmbH & Co. KG and the municipal water supply company Su Canal Comrat in the Republic of Moldova entered into an utility partnership at the end of 2023 to strengthen the water infrastructure in Comrat and improve the management of drinking water and wastewater services. Comrat, the capital of the Gagauzia region […]
“Build bridges from two sides!”
Over two half days on 1 and 2 February 2024, teams from Fernwasserversorgung Elbaue-Ostharz, Zweckverband Wasser und Abwasser Vogtland and Stadtentwässerung Dresden took the opportunity to learn more about tips and tricks as well as potential pitfalls in everyday working life with their Zambian colleagues. The course began with general information about the country to […]
First study trip in new German-Ukrainian waste utility partnership
In September 2023, the Bergische Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV) (Bergisch Waste Management Association) and the Ukrainian joint waste management authority EcoService2022 entered into a partnership aimed at sharing knowledge. This will allow the young utility company from Ukraine to benefit from the BAV’s more than 40 years of experience in setting up and expanding an efficient waste […]
Geoinformation systems and maintenance of pipe networks
As part of the Solidarity Utility Partnership (and the Hamburg Solidarity Pact with Kyiv), five colleagues from the municipal water utility “Kyivvodokanal” from Kyiv visited Hamburg for job shadowing from 27 November to 2 December 2023. For over a year, Hamburg Wasser has been exchanging information with its Ukrainian colleagues on topics relating to water […]
“Small changes add up to a lot”
Supplying the population with water and disposing of wastewater in the best possible way – these municipal tasks are at the centre of the water utility partnership between the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV), the Wupperverband and the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. Samantha Westphal from the City of Oldenburg, Meike Lenzen from OOWV and […]
Concepts for new drinking water and wastewater systems
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has had more than just a business component for Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV). Not only have the costs of various supplies increased significantly – in some cases by several times of their pre-war price. The personal situation of the people, particularly in Sumy and Chernihiv, also personally touches many OOWV […]
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 […]
There is no Ukrainian term for “appointment”
On two consecutive days, on October 17 and 18, 2023, participants from Ukrainian and German municipal utilities had the opportunity to learn about potential pitfalls in cooperation with their respective partners. In a session entitled “Tips and Tricks for Cooperation”, Ukrainian Dr. Volodymyr Motyl gave an online training for the staff of the solidarity partnerships […]
Kick-off visit of the utility partnership between Zambia and Saxony
In September, a small German delegation travelled to Mansa, Luapula Province, from the EU-funded utility partnership with Zambia implemented through the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA). After the successful conclusion of the contract at the beginning of August, the colleagues from Saxony could now officially start with the technical project work. During the long […]
German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnership Conference 2023
The sixth German-Ukrainian municipal partnership conference will take place in Leipzig from 13 to 15 November 2023 and offer participants a varied programme with expert impulses and networking opportunities, in which the utility platform will contribute with an expert forum. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, patron of the German-Ukrainian municipal partnership network, and Federal Minister for […]
