In November 1999, the Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE) facility of the United Nations Development Programme and Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft (CDG) organised a conference in Bonn, Germany that brought together experts on public-private partnerships to discuss how these arrangements could expand urban environmental services such as water supply and sanitation, waste management, and sustainable energy.

The following document contains the materials presented and discussed at the conference, and is intended to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on PPPs and to set the stage for future collaborations between donors, organisations, governments, and institutions dedicated to improving environmental services and urban living conditions in developing countries.

Please feel free to read the conference report by using the table of contents below, or click here to download the Conference Report. ( 461 kb/ 586 kb)

Table of Contents

Foreword

Chapter I
Introduction: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Expanding Urban Environmental Services

1. Inaugural Remarks
2. Introductory Remarks
3. Innovative Partnerships to Expand Environmental Services for the Urban Poor: The UNDP Perspective

Chapter II
An Overview of the Urban Environment: Municipal Needs, Opportunities and Instruments

1. Introdcution
2. ODA Instruments in Europe for Expanding Urban Environmental Services and the Potential Role for Public-Private Partnerships
3. Partnership Experiences of Colombo, Sri Lanka
4. The View from Maputo: Problems And Perspectives From A Fast Developing City In Southern Africa
5. Background For PPP Development In Windhoek, Namibia

Chapter III
A Practical Look at PPPs

1. Introduction to the "Spectrum" of Public-Private Partnerships
2. A Mixed Capital PPP Company Addressing the Problem of Effluent and Solid Waste Treatment from the Northern Industrial Area ff Windhoek, Namibia
3. A Water Supply Joint Venture in Cartagena, Colombia
4. The SSIP Model and Community-Based Providers of Water and Sanitation Services
5. Strategies for Small and Medium Sized Sanitation Utilities
6. Minutes from the Question & Answer Session

Chapter IV
Future Directions For Expanding PPPs In The Delivery Of Urban Environmental Services

1. Introduction
2. Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment: A Multi-Donor Initiative for Small and Medium Sized Investments
3. PPPUE National Programmes: An Example from Namibia

Chapter V
Training and International Knowledge Management for Increasing the Effectiveness of PPP Implementation

1. Introduction
2. Training for PPP Development, Implementation and Management
3. International Knowledge Management and The Dissemination of Best Practices through the Global Learning Network

Chapter VI
Discussion Of The UNDP/PPPUE Facility And Priorities For Expanding The Role Of Public-Private Partnerships

• Minutes of the Discussion

Chapter VII
Working Groups

1. Introduction
2. Public-Private Partnerships: Poverty Reduction & Community Participation
3. Financing Public-Private Partnerships

Annexes

• Annex1: Conference Programme ( 12 kb/ 124 kb)
  
• Annex 2 List of Participants ( 24 kb/ 126 kb)

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