Integrated expert operations

The expert advised the Vilankulos municipal administration on municipal land management in order to manage not only growth, but also potential land use conflicts (e.g. between tourism and traditional fishing). This was achieved through various urban planning and development instruments as well as the introduction of a digital cadastre system.

The local expert supported the City of Durban in implementing and further developing projects in the field of open-space planning along rivers. Together with his team and the target groups, the expert developed the open spaces so that first of all they provide the inhabitants of neighbouring settlements with attractive leisure opportunities. The aim of this expert assignment was to enhance the capacities of the Municipality of eThekwini (Durban) for implementation-oriented open-space management, and at the same time to strengthen the network of actors from Durban and Bremen.

The integrated expert has supported the Ethekwini Municipality in developing a participatory planning approach for integrative open space planning in former townships. The project was a building block of the urban strategy for adapting to the consequences of climate change. In particular, the approach included active local involvement as well as open space management. 

The integrated expert has supported the Tunis City Council in implementing joint projects on environmental protection and waste management. His work also included implementing a sensitisation campaign and participatory measures for inhabitants with regards to waste, waste minimisation and sustainable economic development as a whole. 

The integrated expert also supported the Enzkreis – Masasi and Potsdam – Zanzibar municipal partnerships to find financing opportunities for joint projects. The Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (ALAT) was the local employer.

The local expert was employed by the municipal enterprise Lvivsvitlo, which is responsible (amongst other things) for installing and repairing public electrical systems. The project was lowering energy consumption in the city and the region, increasing renewable energy use and improving energy supply. In the municipal partnership with Freiburg im Breisgau, the local expert’s work was enabling the two cities to cooperate more closely for sustainable socioeconomic development. There are also plans to establish new cooperation activities for renewable energy, energy efficiency and other areas. Through these activities the municipal partnership, and Lviv in particular, developed their capacities and managed energy effectively.

The integrated expert supported the partners in implementing the climate change and climate protection programme of action, specifically in terms of establishing a composting facility. Dar es Salaam City Council was the local employer.

The integrated expert and his team in Hildesheim's twin town of Padang developed a rehabilitation plan for the heavily polluted River Arau.

The expert supported the young partnership between Ilsfeld and Kouga, South Africa, particularly in networking and communication work. The expert also advised the municipal administration on the implementation of innovative measures as part of the jointly developed climate action plan focussing on water supply, energy efficiency and renewable energies.

This project was aimed at developing and implementing local peer-to-peer capacity-building programmes in the area of economic promotion and marketing. The integrated expert successfully supported the initiation and implementation of international cooperation projects, specifically within the framework of the municipal partnership with Leipzig.

The local expert’s mission included collaboration and technical consultation, particularly on the international cooperation of the city of Charkiw, image promotion, investment policy and the acquisition of foreign investors for international investment projects in Charkiw. The mission also included the further development of the partnership with Nuremberg. The Department for Economic Cooperation and International Relations at Charkiw City Council was the local employer.

The integrated expert supported the development and implementation of air quality management systems and environmental education in the environmental department of the city administration in the North Macedonian capital Skopje.

The integrated expert supported the partner municipality in the development and implementation of a strategy for the sustainable development of the city of Poltava. This included the exchange of experience with the German partner municipalities in the field of integrated urban development and the training of employees to improve services. The coordination of the assignment was carried out by the Institute for Urban Development in Poltava.

The project supported the city of Zanzibar in the development of an integrated urban planning approach and the capacity development of municipal staff on topics such as data management, geo-information systems and landscape planning, as well as supporting the partner municipality in the development of pilot projects in the field of urban planning/development using integrated and participatory planning tools.

The local expert worked within the framework of the "Rhineland-Palatinate - Rwanda Local Government  Exchange" at the Local Governance Institute (LGI) of the Rwandan Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA). The local expert holds a partnership with its counterpart, the Rhineland-Paletinate Association of Municipalities and Towns (GStB) and its sub-institutions the University of Public Administration (HöV) and the Municipal Academy (KA) of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The objective of the expert was to improve the performance of employees in Rwanda Local Governments (e.g. district administration). He is responsible for designing and implementing a training of trainers (ToT) concept. Another overarching task was to coordinate the activities between RALGA and GStB as well as the educational institutions LGI and HöV in the context of the multi-actor partnership.

This project was about supporting the partners in Moshi in implementing the climate change and climate protection programme of action. Moshi Municipal Council was the local employer.