For better water supply and sanitation worldwide
Utility platform for strengthening partnerships of municipal utilities worldwide
About us
Advisory skills, energy analyses, communicating results
Thematic diversity of the Utility Platform's fifth virtual network meeting
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Utility and solidarity partnerships with Ukraine
Procuring the necessary technical equipment and required know-how to support Ukraine
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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 June 2024 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.
Berlin water utility donates seven vehicles to Ukraine
01/03/2023
Joint assistance with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the…
Intercultural awareness training for Ukrainian-German solidarity partnerships
23/02/2023
Short review of our event on 9 and 10 February 2023
Equipment and expertise for reconstruction
26/01/2023
Insights into the solidarity-based utility partnership between the Oldenburg-East Frisian Water…
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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.
Utility partnerships worldwide
OOWV – Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
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.
Stadtentwässerung Dresden – Lviv Vodokanal, Ternopil Vodokanal and Nadvirna Vodokanal
Germany – Ukraine
Know-how transfer between West and East
German-Ukrainian utility partnership values dialogue between experts.
