Water knows no borders
Pumping stations hit by rockets, power cuts and collapsed telecommunications have been ongoing challenges for Ukrainian operators since the start of the war. Vasyl Lytvynyuk from the Nadvirnavodokanal water and wastewater company in the small town of Nadvirna in western Ukraine makes it clear: “Without the help of our German partners, we would not have […]
BonnNetz supports Kherson with relief supplies
On Friday, 21 June, Lord Mayor Katja Dörner and BonnNetz Managing Director Urs Reitis met at the House of Networks to inspect the many relief supplies that BonnNetz has procured for Kherson. The material collected in BonnNetz’s central warehouse is to be transported to Ukraine as soon as possible. Independently of the cooperation agreed by […]
The EcoService2022 waste management association in Ukraine is aiming high
As part of the utility partnership between the Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV) and the Ukrainian waste management association EcoService2022, 500 additional waste containers have been delivered to the Ukrainian region of Poltava. The delivery is part of an ambitious plan to introduce an effective waste management system and separate waste collection in the four Ukrainian municipalities […]
Outcome Report 6: Water Operator Partnership Ukrainian Water Operators Miskvodokanaland, Chernihivvodokanal and German Water Operator Oldenburgisch-OstfriesischerWasserverband (OOWV)
The water operator partnership between Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) and the Ukrainian operators Miskvodokanal in Sumy and Chernihivvodokanal started in mid-2022 as a temporary (six-month) solidarity exercise providing emergency supplies to repair war-related damages. Since then, the partnership has been extended until June 2024 to carry out a second emergency supply round. Thematic exchanges have also […]
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: Drinking water supply – a multifaceted form of active cooperation
At the 2024 network meeting of the Utility Platform, colleagues from the partnerships working together in the field of drinking water supply exchanged their experiences and approaches in depth. The focus was on three practical examples that are already having an impact after a short period of cooperation and at the same time highlight different […]
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 […]
Laboratory managers from Ukraine visit their German partners
Clean water is not a given, especially not in war zones. Two drinking water and wastewater laboratory managers from Ukraine reported on this during their visit to the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) at the end of March. The exchange took place with the help of an interpreter in the Oldenburg wastewater laboratory and the Nethen drinking […]
“Water for peace”
However, the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine in particular show that we are still a long way from peace in Europe. Russian bombs continue to destroy Ukraine’s water infrastructure, disrupting water and sanitation services for the people of Ukraine. Catastrophes such as the destruction of the Kakhovka dam have brought additional suffering to the population. […]
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 […]