Ukraine-Hilfe Wasserwirtschaft: Erneuter gemeinsamer Spendenaufruf
Ein Jahr Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine hat viel Zerstörung hinterlassen. Dabei leidet die Bevölkerung besonders unter den Angriffen auf die Infrastruktur der Daseinsvorsorge. Denn ohne funktionierende Anlagen der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft stehen die Menschen in der Ukraine vor einer humanitären Katastrophe. Die Verbände der deutschen Wasserwirtschaft haben sich daher von Anfang an gemeinsam organisiert, um der ukrainischen […]
Berlin water utility donates seven vehicles to Ukraine
The ‘Berliner Wasserbetriebe‘ water utility is donating seven vehicles to the Ukrainian wastewater operator ‘Lvivodokanal‘. Together with Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze, and the Vice President of the Association of Municipal Enterprises, Karsten Specht, the company handed over the vehicles today. To maintain wastewater disposal in Ukraine, the Berlin water utility is donating […]
Intercultural awareness training for Ukrainian-German solidarity partnerships
Why learn about intercultural differences between Ukrainians and Germans? Because they matter! For successful partnerships it is useful to understand underlying values and norms of your counterparts. This is why the utility platform offered for German and Ukrainian colleagues involved in solidarity water utility partnerships this crash course on intercultural awareness on 9 and 10 […]
Equipment and expertise for reconstruction
After forging initial contacts in June 2022 at the leading Munich-based Trade Fair for Environmental Technologies, IFAT, and following an initial visit by a delegation of Ukrainian counterparts to Germany, the solidarity-based utility partnership is continuing to gain momentum. OOWV’s Tammo Janßen, alongside his partner colleagues from Chernihivvodokanal and Miskvodokanal in Sumy, presented the current status of […]
Aid supplies on their way to Ukraine
Following months of close cooperation between various divisions of our utility, two trucks carrying a range of technical relief goods could finally be sent to our partner utilities in Ukraine this week. This is already the second aid delivery this year being transported from Dresden 800 km eastwards. The supplies The water and wastewater utilities in […]
BMZ und VKU starten gemeinsame Spendenaktion für technische Hilfsgüter in der Wasserwirtschaft
Seit neun Monaten herrscht ein brutaler Krieg in der Ukraine. Russland zerstört immer wieder gezielt kritische Infrastrukturen und will damit die ukrainische Bevölkerung treffen. Auch der ukrainische Wassersektor ist Ziel der russischen Angriffe. Die Reparatur ist schwierig und gefährlich: Die Ressourcen sind begrenzt, Ersatzteile sind knapp, und das Risiko neuer Attacken besteht weiterhin. Um auch […]
Oldenburg sewage treatment plant becomes a model for reconstruction
In north-western Germany. Here the focus is on reconstructing parts of the critical infrastructure in Ukraine: The Oldenburg East Frisian Water Association (OOWV), and municipal water supply and sanitation companies from the cities of Chernihiv and Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine, are collaborating in a solidarity partnership. Four guests from the crisis region that borders Russia and […]
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 […]
5. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview The Utility Platform’s fifth network meeting took place from 29 to 30 November 2022 again in a virtual format and with an intentionally wide range of topics. On both days of the event, participants were able to choose between strengthening their soft skills, such as their advisory expertise or capacity for communicating results 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 […]