1. Water Operator Partnerships: A Global Report on an Essential Tool for the Future Kuching, Malaysia November 3, 2010 Paul Reiter Executive Director, IWA

3. Source: UN (2003) Number of urban residents added to the urban space between 2000 and 2015

4. 4 Our Future  Unprecedented levels and variation of urban growth  Dramatic rise in the demand for urban water services  Already starting from a deficit position in terms of most cities

5. 5 Creating, Growing and Maturing Utilities To Meet the Challenges Ahead Development Banks Funding Ratepayers Donors Institutional & Governance Governments National, State & Local Governments Know How?? Own Resources Private Sector Other Utilities

6. 6 Water Operators Partnerships IWA and UN-HABITAT work together in the Global WOPs Alliance (GWOPA) to promote and broker WOPs according to the UN Hashimoto Action Plan

7. 7 Classification of WOPs Twinnings

8. 8 Utility Partnerships – Fundamentally bilateral, however may initially facilitated by others Mentoring Utility Recipient Utility Donors/ Funders Regional Banks Professional Associations IWA Multilateral Organizations UN Habitat

10. WaterLinks: Case Study In Implementing Water Operator Partnerships in Asia

11. WaterLinks ACTIVITIES Brokering and facilitating twinning partnerships Strengthening capacity through regional training and toolkits Disseminating best practices via publications, events and a website (www.waterlinks.org)www.waterlinks.org