“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 […]
Technical discussions on the optimisation of drinking water treatment with the Harzwasserwerke and Kyivvodokanal
As part of the water operators’ partnership with Kyiv, HAMBURG WASSER recently hosted a visit from four colleagues from their partner Kyivvodokanal. The Ukrainian peers visited the utility in Hamburg to enhance collaboration and exchange experiences in the field of water supply. During their visit, the peers had the opportunity to tour various technical facilities […]
Joint job training at the wastewater treatment plants of Oldenburg and the Wupperverband
Since 2022, the Oldenburg East Frisian Water Association (OOWV), the Wupperverband and the South African drinking water and wastewater disposal company of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) have been in close contact within the framework of a utility partnership. Recently, the cooperation was further intensified: As part of an expert exchange, a joint job […]
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 […]
Utility partnerships: The key to a water-secure future
Today still, more than two billion people across the globe do not have access to a safe supply of water. Moreover, many municipalities in the Global South are without an operational sanitation system. To help close these global supply gaps, municipal water supply and sanitation companies in Germany, Jordan, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Ukraine, […]