Local expert operations

Serhij Lukanjuk has been supporting the partnership between the municipality of Voloka in Bukovina and the district of Swabia as a specialist since September 2023. As education coordinator, he continues to develop the adult education centre in Voloka and trains the administrative staff of the municipality and surrounding communities, including in the area of project management. The many internally displaced persons who have been living in Voloka since the beginning of the Russian war play a special role here. Serhij Lukanjuk also identifies training needs for them and designs appropriate training programmes.

The specialist Ana Cortes supports the climate partnership between Munich and Harare, Zimbabwe since January 2022. She advises the traffic and transport department of the city of Harare and aims to strengthen its capacities at various levels. In addition, Harare aims to develop a sustainable, urban mobility plan, the preparation and implementation of which the specialist will accompany. Furthermore, the promotion and strengthening of the cooperation management and the partnership network with Munich as well as the support in the implementation of the joint action programme within the framework of the climate partnership are topics of the expert's assignment.

The development worker will be supporting the Environmental Management Section in Drakenstein Municipality, in cooperation with the partner municipality of Neumarkt. Her work will focus on resource efficiency, as well as networking and expanding the municipal partnership by implementing activities of its joint programme of action. Identifying possible national and international funding opportunities will play an important role. Her advisory work will also include innovative elements such as carbon footprint audits, local business development for a green economy, and sustainable building.