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.

 

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First delivery to Ukraine

First delivery to Ukraine

07/06/2023

Solidarity partnership Oldenburg Ostfriesischer Wasserverband - Chernihiv Vodokanal - Miskvodokanal

Reshaping decentralised development cooperation in Germany - also with municipal utilities

Reshaping decentralised development cooperation in Germany - also with municipal utilities

28/04/2023

The OECD makes policy recommendations for the Federal Government, the Länder and the municipalities

Network events of the utility platform

Utility Platform networking event 2023 reveals positive interim results

25/05/2023 to 26/05/2023
Seminaris Campus Hotel

How can utilities in the partner countries operate more effectively and efficiently to meet the freshwater and…

 

Publications

GROUNDWATER: Making the invisible visible

04/07/2022

Accounting for approximately 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth, groundwater has the potential to…

 

Solidarity with Ukraine

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First delivery to Ukraine

First delivery to Ukraine

07/06/2023

Solidarity partnership Oldenburg Ostfriesischer Wasserverband - Chernihiv Vodokanal - Miskvodokanal

Berlin water utility donates seven vehicles to Ukraine

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

Intercultural awareness training for Ukrainian-German solidarity partnerships

23/02/2023

Short review of our event on 9 and 10 February 2023

 

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

Germany - South Africa

Know-how transfer between North and South


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.


 
 

 
 
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