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UNDP's Public Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE) Programme is pleased to present the 11th issue of the Global Learning Network's Public Private Partnership Newsletter - PPP News. This informative newsletter is available to all members of PPPUE's Global Learning Network, an open community for those interested in increasing the access of the urban poor to basic services through sustainable public private partnership.

PPP News covers a wide range of current information on PPP for the Urban Environment including current events, publications, project news and vacancy announcements, information which will be invaluable to the PPP practitioner and researcher alike

PPP News is produced in partnership by the UNDP Public Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment programme (PPPUE) and the Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Please send contributions and feedback to pppue@yale.edu

Table of Contents

1. News Flash!
   1. Launch of Urbanicity.org
   2. PWWF Highlights Role of Private Sector in Sustainable Water Supply
   3. IDB President Pledges Bank Support for Better Water Management
   4. Private Sector Strategy Initiative in Niger
   5. George Fischer company donates CHF 1 million (EUR 683,000) to water projects in the developing world
   6. International Panel Formed to Boost New Investments in Water
      


2. Experiences with Innovative PPP Projects
   1. Gautrain Rapid Rail Link in South Africa
   2. Urban Slums Health and Sanitation Improvement Programme in Tiruchirappalli City Corporation, India
   3. The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Please visit the PPP Project Database

3. New Publications
   1. Copenhagen Round Table on Private Sector and Civil Society Contributions to Sustainable Development
   2. Study on regulatory issues and partnerships
   3. Providing water to the poor: Assessing private sector participation

Please also visit the PPP Virtual Library

4. Upcoming Events: Workshops and Conferences
   1. IFAT 2002 - 13th World Trade Fair for Environment, Wastewater and Wastewater Disposal: Water, Sewage, Refuse and Recycling
   2. Public-Private Partnerships Policies and Strategies: Promoting Efficient Public Services Delivery
   3. Water and the Future of Life on Earth
   4. The Water Africa 2002 Sub-Sahara Exhibition
   5. Workshop on Municipal Water and Sanitation Pricing and Tariff Design in Developing Countries
   6. Management of Productivity at Water Utilities
   7. 2nd Berlin Summer School on Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI)
   8. Assessment of Water Projects in Mexico
   9. World Summit Waterdome

Please also visit the PPP Events Calendar

Copyright Notice:
Information contained in this newsletter may be freely used for non-commercial purposes as long as due acknowledgement is provided to the UNDP PPPUE Program. Commercial use or redistribution in any form, printed or electronic, requires prior approval.

Editor: Yale-UNDP PPPUE Project Yale University New Haven, CT 06511 USA E-mail:pppue@yale.edu

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