Utilities

Responsible consumption, micropollutants in the sea and in wastewater, plastic pollution, the congestion of sewage systems, the prospects for co-treatment: so many problems and solutions that show how water and waste management are linked.
The complicity between these two essential services, which MDGs 6, 11, 12 and 17 make it possible to stage in megacities and elsewhere, deserves to be told by the actors and experts.

The EU-WOP Programme is a four-year initiative, led by UN-Habitat’s Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) and funded by the European Commission IntPA. The program is enabling twenty-two international Water Operators’ Partnerships projects, involving over 50 partner organizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America over the coming three years, in boosting the capacity and performance of utilities with the support of their peers.

New models and mechanisms that inspire and reward utilities for thinking outside of their government budget need to be implemented alongside new methods for financing water and sanitation service provision