More than ideas: Cross-partnership synergies
Intensive exchange at the network meeting of the utility platform in Stuttgart, Germany
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For better water supply and sanitation worldwide
Utility platform for strengthening partnerships of municipal utilities worldwide
About us
Stadtentwässerung Dresden – Lvivvodokanal
Know-how transfer between West and East
About the partnership
Hamburg Wasser – Miyahuna LLC Water Company
Plant visits via video conferencing
About the partnership
Utility platform for strengthening partnerships of municipal utilities worldwide.
The New Urban Agenda of the United Nations emphasises the importance of effective municipal enterprises for sustainable, climate-resilient and inclusive urban development. The Member States are committed to taking measures that will strengthen the performance capability of water utilities.
Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) believes German municipal enterprises have an important role to play in strengthening the local delivery of basic public services in partner countries. They possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed on the ground. This is why the BMZ has initiated the pilot project: Utility platform for strengthening partnerships of municipal utilities worldwide. The pilot phase runs until 2023 and focuses on municipal water utilities.
With the utility platform, the BMZ is supporting cooperation and partnerships between municipal utilities in Germany and the Global South. Furthermore, durable structures are being established that will in future support partnerships between municipal enterprises worldwide.
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Dates preview for 2023
Save the Date!
09 February 2023, 09:00 - 10:30 CET
Intercultural awareness training Ukraine for all German colleagues
who would like to prepare for cooperation with partner projects in Ukraine
in German (online)
Registration: https://skew.engagement-global.de/veranstaltung-detail/interkulturelle-sensibilisierung-ukraine-7205.html
10 February 2023, 09:00 - 10:30 CET, (10:00 - 11:30 Ukrainian time)
Intercultural Awareness Training Germany for all Ukrainian colleagues,
who want to prepare for cooperation with partner projects in Germany
in Ukrainian (online)
Registration: https://skew.engagement-global.de/online-registration-crm.html?id=7054&lh=eb97c936aa9bb5b99dce5ff8e689dfd0
22nd to 25th of May,
The 5th Global WOPs Congress – Resilience in challenging times by GWOPA
Bonn, Germany (hybrid)
25th of May (Afternoon) and 26th of May
Networking event of the Utility platform
Berlin, Germany
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Network events of the utility platform
About us
Background and objectives
What we aim for
Partnership-based transfer of technical know-how, business and organizational knowledge.
Implementing organisations
Who we are
A pilot project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Engagement Global with its Service Agency Communities in One World (SKEW).
Cooperation partners
Together we are strong
The utility platform works closely with the German Water Partnership and the Association of Municipal Companies (VKU).
Our offer
What we support and how
Strengthening partnerships of municipal enterprises worldwide: professional support, networking, direct support, qualification measures, financing advice.
Our partnerships
OOWV – Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Stadtentwässerung Dresden – Lvivvodokanal
Germany – Ukraine
Know-how transfer between West and East
German-Ukrainian utility partnership values dialogue between experts.
HAMBURG WASSER – Miyahuna LLC Water Company
Germany – Jordan
Plant visits via video conferencing
German-Jordanian utility partnership gets going with an online meeting.
GELSENWASSER – Lukanga Water Supply & Sanitation Company
Germany – Zambia
Start small and achieve rapid results
Utility partnership with Zambia starts with a pilot project on an area of one square kilometre.
Hamburg Wasser – KASHWASA and KUWASA
Germany – Tanzania
Capacity development on all aspects relating to drinking water supply
German-Tanzanian operator partnership signed and about to start.
