German Water Partnership Presentation

GWP also organised or contributed to other events like workshops and ‘country spe-cials' at the fair. More than one hundred additional members of the association were presenting their innovations at separate booths at IFAT ENTSORGA.

A large number of delegations from GWP's focus countries Croatia, Bulgaria, Russia, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi-Arabia, Iran, Vietnam, Morocco and Tunisia and others vis-ited German Water Partnership at the fair to strengthen ties and advance cooperation.

The members of the Iran Section of GWP were able to sign cooperation agreements with two groups of decision makers of the water sector in Iran following a German-Iranian workshop organised by GWP. At the joint booth of German Water Partner-ship, the delegations from abroad had the opportunity to discuss common projects face to face with their German partners.

The members of German Water Partnership, export-oriented players of the German water sector, offer adapted, integrated and innovative solutions in water and waste-water management "Made in Germany" to international clients and partners. The association was initiated in April 2008 and celebrated its foundation with a stand on the IFAT 2008 in Munich, inaugurated by the Federal Minister of the Environment.

Two years later, GWP has proved to be a success story: The network assembles en-terprises and research institutes of the German water sector along the entire value chain and is supported by five federal ministries. It provides a central contact ad-dress in water issues for foreign partners and clients - a novelty in Germany. The presently 300 member companies and institutes and their 16 country-specific sec-tions are performing an impressive number and spectrum of activities in the target countries. Additional working groups focus on issues like Capacity Development or Industrial Water Management.