{"id":1210,"date":"2025-10-02T04:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:04:08","slug":"resurrection-of-public-water-utilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurrection Of Public Water Utilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content column wide left blog content view\" id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"banner-fade\" class=\"block\">\n<ul class=\"bjqs noside\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Resurrection of public water utilities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/174167-2-eng-gb\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities_carousel.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"text intro_highlight\">\n<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResurrection of public water utilities<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Is water a commodity or a public good? Who can assume the right to open or close the water tap? This blog will focus on the public to public partnerships for water utilities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pubDate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<p class=\"right\"> | October 27, 2025<\/p>\n\n-->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#blog-description\" class=\"popup readmore\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\" title=\"Resurrection of public water utilities\"><strong>&#x25b6;<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"blog-description\" class=\"hide\">\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">From October 29 to November 4, the city of Amsterdam hosted the first International Water Week in the Netherlands (IWW). One of the scheduled conferences was the conference about Water Operators\u2019 Partnerships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The Broker will cover this conference and want to use this conference to share experiences of around the world in public to public partnerships and the Water Operators&#8217; Partnerships (WOPs). Realizing the Millennium Development Goals on water and sanitation (MDG 7c) is a huge challenge, in a great part of the world. Public water utilities and WOPs can play a significant role in order to achieve those MDGs, by sharing their know-how and experiences with colleagues in a deprived situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, and the Chair of UNSGAB, Prince of Orange Willem Alexander, initiated the founding of the Global Waters Operators\u2019 Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA ) to promote and to support Water Operators\u2019 Partnerships worldwide. GWOPA was launched in January 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">The concept of WOPs is based on exchanging know-how on the daily routine of integrated water management, aiming at capacity development on a not-for-profit basis. Through capacity development water utilities are able to develop themselves into well performing water operators. This means, water operators are capable of supplying drinking water and sanitary provisions to all the people in their concession area in a safe water environment. The ultimate goal is to develop these utilities into excellent performing water operators, competent and willing to share their know-how with other utilities in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">What do the supported partners value in this collaboration? Do they perceive this type of partnerships as an effective mean to improve the drinking water and sanitation situation in their countries? Are WOPs considered the most effective and sustainable way of achieving MDGs? Let us listen to each other, generate debate and learn!<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">If you want to contribute, please send your contribution to&nbsp;<b>evert-jan@thebrokeronline.eu<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n\t<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\" addthis:title=\"Resurrection of public water utilities\">\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_twitter\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_share\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = data_track_addressbar;<\/script><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis article_options\">\n\t\t<!-- \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/mandrill\/subscription\/add\/79852\/80448\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t -->\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"subitem content column wide left blog\">\n<div class=\"children blue\">\n<div class=\"rounded-corner\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article fader\">\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/thinking-out-of-the-box\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/thinking-out-of-the-box\/176627-1-eng-gb\/thinking-out-of-the-box_column.jpg\" alt=\"Thinking out of the box\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/thinking-out-of-the-box\/\">Thinking out of the box<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t14 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe Water Operators\u2019 Partnerships conference of 2 November 2025 in Amsterdam was for me a dive in the deep ocean. I entered a world I didn\u2019t know before. Of course I know the struggle to make water and sanitation facilities accessible for the poor&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/thinking-out-of-the-box\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/video-bankable-versus-taxable\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/video-bankable-versus-taxable\/176179-1-eng-gb\/video-bankable-versus-taxable_column.jpg\" alt=\"Video: bankable versus taxable\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/video-bankable-versus-taxable\/\">Video: bankable versus taxable<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tInterview with David Boys (Public Services International and appointed to the UN Secretary General&#8217;s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation &#8211; UNSG&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/video-bankable-versus-taxable\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/video-wops-bring-cultures-together\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/video-wops-bring-cultures-together\/175843-1-eng-gb\/video-wops-bring-cultures-together_column.jpg\" alt=\"Video: WOPs bring cultures together\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/video-wops-bring-cultures-together\/\">Video: WOPs bring cultures together<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t09 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tIn this video at the Water Operators&#8217; Partnership (WOP) conference in Amsterdam (2 November 2025) Professor Hassan Warda of the Alexandria Univers&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/video-wops-bring-cultures-together\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/video-three-impact-studies-on-wops-in-asia\/175179-3-eng-gb\/video-three-impact-studies-on-wops-in-asia_column.jpg\" alt=\"Video: three impact studies on WOPs in Asia\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Video: three impact studies on WOPs in Asia<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t03 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tJulie Perkins (UN-Habitat\/Global Water Operator&#8217;s Partnerships Alliance, GWOPA) talks about the first results of an impact study of several Water&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/struggles-to-finance-public-to-public-partnerships\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/images\/175095-1-eng-gb\/struggles-to-finance-public-to-public-partnerships_column.jpg\" alt=\"Struggles to finance public to public partnerships\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/struggles-to-finance-public-to-public-partnerships\/\">Struggles to finance public to public partnerships<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t02 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tCapacity building is not enough to make the not-for-profit partnerships between water utilities called Water Operators\u2019 Partnerships (WOPs) by the United Nations successful to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. This peer-to-peer cooperation&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/struggles-to-finance-public-to-public-partnerships\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/working-on-an-integrated-approach\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/working-on-an-integrated-approach\/174979-1-eng-gb\/working-on-an-integrated-approach_column.jpg\" alt=\"Working on an integrated approach\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/working-on-an-integrated-approach\/\">Working on an integrated approach<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Gerard Rundberg<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tI truly believe in the Water Operators\u2019 Partnership (WOP) concept. But there are always buts. Waternet has lots of experience in the international cooperation in the water sector. It appears to be hard to see a fruitful solution to fight poverty;&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/working-on-an-integrated-approach\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/reclaiming-public-water-the-paris-case\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/reclaiming-public-water-the-paris-case\/175013-1-eng-gb\/reclaiming-public-water-the-paris-case_column.jpg\" alt=\"Reclaiming public water - the Paris case\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/reclaiming-public-water-the-paris-case\/\">Reclaiming public water &#8211; the Paris case<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/le-strat-anne\/\">Anne Le Strat<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tSince the first of January 2010, the water services of Paris have been provided by a single public operator, Eau de Paris. The old public-private company has been transformed into a public body, whose mission is to produce, transport, distribute a&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/reclaiming-public-water-the-paris-case\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/citizens-participation-is-key-for-water-efficiency\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/images\/174291-1-eng-gb\/citizens-participation-is-key-for-water-efficiency_column.jpg\" alt=\"Citizens\u2019 participation is key for water efficiency \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/citizens-participation-is-key-for-water-efficiency\/\">Citizens\u2019 participation is key for water efficiency <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/kishimoto-satoko\/\">Satoko Kishimoto<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t27 October 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tActive citizens\u2019 participation in water and sanitation initiatives is of crucial importance to ensure sustainable improvements in water services for the poorest. The role of civil society organisations, community groups and trade unions is essenti&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/citizens-participation-is-key-for-water-efficiency\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/wops-are-crucial-for-matching-mdgs-sustainably\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/images\/174203-1-eng-gb\/wops-are-crucial-for-matching-mdgs-sustainably_column.jpg\" alt=\"WOPs are crucial for matching MDGs sustainably\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/wops-are-crucial-for-matching-mdgs-sustainably\/\">WOPs are crucial for matching MDGs sustainably<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/maathuis-koen\/\">Koen Maathuis<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t26 October 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tIn 2000, all 193 United Nations member states agreed to join efforts and encourage development by improving social and economic conditions in the world\u2019s poorest countries. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were stated: \u2018an ambitious list of&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/wops-are-crucial-for-matching-mdgs-sustainably\/\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/resurrection-of-public-water-utilities\/public-public-partnerships-have-the-future\/174183-3-eng-gb\/public-public-partnerships-have-the-future_column.jpg\" alt=\"Public-Public-Partnerships have the future\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Public-Public-Partnerships have the future<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/quak-evert-jan\/\">Evert-jan Quak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 October 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\t&quot;We do not know the value of water as long as the well isn\u2019t dry,&quot; wrote British intellectual Thomas Fuller in 1732 in his book Gnomologia: Adagies and Proverbs. 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