3. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview 70 people from the partnerships, of which there are now seven, took part in order to discuss their partnerships. First off, Ms Barbara Baumbach from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) welcomed the participants in a short opening speech. Heiko Heidemann from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and Silvia […]
From ONLINE to FACE-TO-FACE
Following the launch of the pilot project, the partners at Stadtentwässerung Dresden (SEDD) and Lvivvodokanal worked together exclusively online. The first, long-awaited face-to-face meeting between the international colleagues finally took place at the end of September. The invitation was announced in July with a proposal to combine a visit to Ukraine with participation in the […]
2. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
On 19 August 2021, the Utility Platform held its second virtual networking event. Forty-five people from four partnerships attended in order to talk about their experiences in the pilot project. After Felix Reifschneider (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) welcomed the participants in a short opening address, Heiko Heidemann (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale […]
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 […]