“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. […]
Wasserwirtschaft hilft Ukraine
Die Wasserversorger und Abwasserbetriebe in der Ukraine stehen vor immensen Herausforderungen, um diese elementare Daseinsvorsorge für die Menschen vor Ort weiterhin aufrecht zu erhalten. Die gezielten Angriffe auf die Infrastrukturen der Daseinsvorsorge werden für die Bevölkerung immer kritischer. Wir sind im direkten Austausch mit dem ukrainischen Wasserverband „Ukrvodokanalecologiya“, der die Hilfsanfragen seiner 160 Mitgliedsunternehmen bündelt […]
Geoinformation systems and maintenance of pipe networks
As part of the Solidarity Utility Partnership (and the Hamburg Solidarity Pact with Kyiv), five colleagues from the municipal water utility “Kyivvodokanal” from Kyiv visited Hamburg for job shadowing from 27 November to 2 December 2023. For over a year, Hamburg Wasser has been exchanging information with its Ukrainian colleagues on topics relating to water […]
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 […]
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 […]
Let’s Restore Ukraine Together
On September 14-15th, Ukrainian and foreign experts discussed the principles of restoring Ukraine and the water industry. For the eighth time, representatives of Ukrainian water utilities, authorities, business industry, and specialized international organizations gathered in Lviv for the main event of the water industry, Lviv Eco Forum 2023. The event was attended by over 270 […]
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 […]
Solidaritätsbetreiberpartnerschaften zwischen deutschen und ukrainischen kommunalen Wasser- und Abwasserunternehmen
Aktuell können keine weiteren neuen Verträge für Solidaritätsbetreiberpartnerschaften geschlossen werden. Wir bitten um Verständnis. Die Fragen und Antworten geben Ihnen als deutsches kommunales Wasser- bzw. Abwasserunternehmen einen Überblick zum aktuellen Stand der Solidaritätspartnerschaften Zu allen Fragen erreichen Sie uns unter utilityplatform-ukraine(at)giz.de. Was ist eine Solidaritätsbetreiberpartnerschaft? Solidaritätsbetreiberpartnerschaften bezeichnen die Zusammenarbeit zwischen deutschen und einem ukrainischen kommunalen […]
Women’s power in the water industry
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, male employees of Vodokanals are no longer allowed to leave their country and applications for departure are hardly granted or only with considerable bureaucratic effort. However, the constant contact between Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH and its partners Lvivvodokanal, Ternopilvodokanal, and Nadvirnavodokanal, and the lively exchange about the content […]
