WOP SEE

Utility to Utility Support

In partnership with GWOPA/UN-Habitat, IAWD successfully implemented a strategic one-year initiative between 2024 and 2025 to lay the foundation for a Water Operators’ Partnerships Platform for South-Eastern Europe (WOP SEE). The project engaged over 20 utilities from the Western Balkans and surrounding countries, promoting GWOPA membership, assessing utility capacities, launching a regional Community of Practice, and culminating in a regional matchmaking event held as part of the Balkans Joint Conference and Exhibition in Pristina, Kosovo. As a result, specific WOPs were identified, each with a tentative work plan and a defined focus area for performance improvement.

The initiative established a strong base for long-term utility-to-utility collaboration and resulted in a jointly developed detailed concept to support resource mobilization for the actual initiation of WOPs and creation of a conducive framework or platform for systematic regional implementation. 

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