Introduction

The Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA), hosted by UN-Habitat in Bonn, Germany, spearheads a global movement promoting Water Operators’ Partnerships (WOPs). These not-for-profit, peer-support arrangements empower well-performing water and sanitation service providers (mentors) to support other providers (mentees) in building capacity and enhancing service delivery.

The Project

This project seeks to strengthen the capacity of two...

Brief Background of the Project 

The waste management in the city of Bogotá counts on a structured plan of recollection and management that includes an infrastructure to cover the 19 localities of the city. However, one of the key actors of the recollection process, especially for the waste recovery process, is the recycling population, who are in charge of the initial separation of recyclable materials manually...

Background 

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is inviting national, regional and local governments, private sector (preferably registered with the UN Global Compact), non-governmental organizations, foundations, educational institutions, and other interested organizations to express their interest in hosting the Global Observance of World Cleanup Day 2025. On 8 December 2023, World Cleanup Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in...

About African Clean Cities Platform

Africa has with 3.5% the highest urbanization rate in the world. It is one major reason why municipal solid waste management has become a big challenge for many cities in the region; low-income cities in Africa are expected to double their municipal solid waste generation within the next 15-20 years. To address this ever-increasing waste issue, the African Clean Cities Platform (ACCP) was established in 2017 in Maputo, Mozambique,...

1. Introduction / Background  

GWOPA is the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance with its Secretariat led by UN-Habitat and hosted in Bonn, Germany. GWOPA leads the global movement for Water Operators’ Partnerships (WOPs). These peer-support partnerships between water and sanitation service providers work by harnessing the skills, knowledge, and goodwill within a strong utility to build the capacity and improve the...