The German Water Partnership

German Water Partnership: supporting exports

Anke Ortmann

13th European Forum on Eco-innovation

• Structure and Performance of the German Water Industry

• German Water Partnership

Index


Water Industry in Germany

As one of the highly developed sectors German water

industry is characterised by:

• Tradition – water supply and sewerage for more than 150 years

• Values – quality, sustainability, reliability, flexibility and

innovation

• Expertise – education, research and development

• Responsibility – prepare for upcoming national / international

duties and challenges


Performance of the German Water Industry

Supply Network

• Degree of connection to public water supply above 99 %, public sewage network 96 %

• Length of drinking water network and sewage network, each more than 500.000 km

• Less than 7 % water loss

• No unannounced interruptions of supply

• Investments of approx. 5 billion € annually in the

wastewater sector, 2 billion € in water supply


German Water Sector goes international by creating the umbrella brand German Water Partnership


German Water Partnership pools the experience, know-how and skills of the German water sector

Main Targets

• Strengthen the position of German water industry and research in international markets

• Achieve international awareness of German excellence in water technology and water management

• Provide a central contact for foreign partners and clients

• Establish close cooperation of German politics, science, industry and business in the field of water

Umbrella Brand German Water Partnership (GWP)


Partners and Cooperation

German Water Partnership is supported by governmental and

institutional partners

http://www.giz.de/de/startseite.html


Facts about GWP - structure of the Members


17 Focus Countries and Regions to join forces and concentrate competencies


The substantive work of the network takes place in

• In platforms (PF) and work groups(WG)

• PF Information & Marketing

• Central Themes

• WG Capacity Development

• WG Financing

• WG Industrial Water Management

• WG Water & Engergy

• Innovation & Scientific Cooperation


Strengthen the presence of the German water sector

Joint booth with members of GWP at national and

international fairs

SIWW 2011, Singapore

6.WWF 2012, Marseille

WBI 2011, Berlin


Active participation in conferences

Involvement in the organization of national and

international conferences: Members of GWP as experts

ACWUAs 4th Best-Practice-Conference , Sharm El-Sheikh

GWP-Forum Africa, IFAT ENTSORGA 2010

International Country forum – Iran, WBI 2011, Berlin


Individual international presence

GWP offers adapted and efficient international activities:

GWP-Days, delegation trips, workshops etc.

Delegation of the „Sino GWP Water Day“ within the CUWA-Conference, China, 2011 Russian-German Water Partnership-Day, Moskau,

2011

2. Turkish-German Water Partnership-Day, Istanbul, 2012


International cooperation

GWP signed Memorandum of Understandings with international water utilities

• to establish and enhance international cooperation in the water sector

• to initiate joint activities and business contacts

• to discuss and develop concrete projects

Signing of an MoU with the Vietnamese Water and Wasterwater Association, 2012 in Hanoi, Vietnam


GWP as entrance in international markets

• GWP offers for all members specific activities and tools to enter international markets and establish contacts with potential partners and customers

• GWP supports the internal cooperation of all members along the value chain and a better cooperation between research and industry

• GWP offers are needs-oriented

• Requirements to bring the network to success

• Engagement of the members in different fields

• Communication of politics, research and industry

• Internal and external cooperation at various political and legislative decision-making levels


Thank you for your attentation!

Contact:

Anke Ortmann Advisor for press & public relations

German Water Partnership Reinhardtstraße 32 10117 Berlin Germany

Tel.: +49 30 300199-1222

E-Mail: [email protected] www.germanwaterpartnership.de

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