Welche Hilfsmöglichkeiten für die Ukraine haben kommunale Unternehmen?
Mit Blick auf die zunehmend dramatische Situation in der Ukraine möchte der Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen (VKU) in Kooperation mit der Betreiberplattform kurzfristig zu einem digitalen Austausch zu Hilfsmöglichkeiten für kommunale Unternehmen einladen. Bei der Veranstaltung möchten wir Ihnen die Direkthilfe durch technische Güter noch einmal im Detail vorstellen. Daneben stellen kommunale Unternehmen aber auch Ihre Erfahrungen in […]
Intensive and compact knowledge transfer in special times
In late September, the Utility Partnership Ukraine had the opportunity to welcome a delegation of ten people from the partner operators in Lviv, Ternopil and Nadvirna. The partnership faces difficult challenges in its day-to-day project work due to the ongoing war. A visit by the Ukrainian partners to Germany requires not only increased logistics, but […]
Uncomplicated quick help connects
Peer-to-peer conusltation between cities was the topic of an event on 30th of June at the World Urban Forum in Katowice organized by Connective Cities with contributions from GWOPA and the utility platform. One example of fruitful peer to peer consultation on community level is the utility partnership between the Ukrainian utility Lvivvodokanal in Lviv […]
Intensive dialogue at the network meeting of the utility platform in Stuttgart
In Stuttgart, participants from seven partnerships and six countries spent two days keenly discussing possible solutions to current issues in municipal water supply. Municipal water utilities are key actors for providing people with water supply and sanitation at the local level. This is why it is important to make water utilities efficient and effective, especially […]
‘We want to be back in dialogue now!’
Ms Michalek-Götz, Lviv has been in the midst of war for almost six weeks. Please tell us briefly what you had agreed with your partner organisations up until the war broke out, how the work went there, and what has been planned and implemented so far. Kristin Michalek-Götz: We started active project work in January 2021. […]
Ми на Вашій стороні! – We are by your side!
We are stunned, saddened and angered by the Russian regime’s brutal attack on its peaceful neighbour Ukraine. For us, more than 75 years after the end of the Second World War, this blatant disregard for international law and the border of a sovereign state was unimaginable. Our thoughts and sympathy are with the brave women […]
Ukraine: Our solidarity is with the people
It is with deep concern that we observe the latest developments and we are worried about the massive consequences of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The war threatens people’s lives, destroys their livelihoods and causes terrible suffering. Development achievements will be seriously harmed. Our solidarity is with the Ukrainian people. There are over 70 partnerships between […]
Good preparation builds understanding and trust
In the last quarter of 2021, four new partnerships were launched between utilities from Germany and utilities in Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa and Ukraine. To ensure the partnerships got off to a good start and to further bolster the established partnerships, the utility platform held a total of nine training and networking events in November […]
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 […]
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. […]
