Strategic sector cooperation
Through the strategic sector cooperation, Aarhus promotes local, sustainable growth and development in other parts of the world, while simultaneously benefiting Danish businesses – through promotion of Danish sustainable solutions and green technologies.
The strategic sector cooperation is hosted by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the participation of the municipality of Aarhus is fully financed by the Ministry.
In 2017 Aarhus launched two international collaborative projects with municipalities in India and South Africa, and in 2019 a third collaborative project was initiated between Aarhus and a municipality in Ghana. The water supply utility Aarhus Vand A/S, which is wholly-owned by the municipality of Aarhus, participates in all projects with state-of-the-art technical solutions.
A dedicated sector advisor, employed at the Danish embassies in the three partner countries, is attached to each project, and functions as a link between the local authorities and Aarhus.
In India, Aarhus is partnered with the municipality of Udaipur. This collaboration primarily focuses on developing Udaipur’s water sector, using clean, sustainable water technologies.
In South Africa, Aarhus is partnered with the municipality of Tshwane (Pretoria). This collaboration centers on holistic city planning, sustainable urban development and livability in the first phase of the collaboration.
A second phase, centered around non-revenue water, operation and maintenance at the wastewater treatment works and stormwater management in order to adapt to climate change, will commence in April 2022.
In Ghana, Aarhus is partnered with the municipality of Tema and Ghana Water, the national water supply utility. By way of knowledge sharing, this partnership focuses on drafting a new wastewater management plan for Tema that tackles the challenges of increased urbanization and climate change. Together with Ghana Water, the main topic is reduction of nonrevenue water by improving detection and repairment of leakages on waterpipes.
When possible, Danish companies with special competencies, expertise, and technical know-how in the water sector, such as Grundfoss, AVK and Kamstrup, will be involved in projects related to the strategic sector cooperation.Espe in the areas of
You can read more about the strategic sector cooperation here: Strategic Sector Cooperation (um.dk) (opens in new window)