A step forward in integrated urban water management- SWITCH in Hamburg

After a five year program, the SWITCH project came to an end in January 2011. A mid-term review was undertaken in 2008, and in the final year (2010), a review was undertaken of the experiences of SWITCH in Hamburg. This paper is an outcome of both these assessments. It presents the main results of the SWITCH project in the city of Hamburg, which was one of the demonstration cities, and identifies lessons learned and recommendations that are intended to support appropriate follow-up of the project in the city as well as offering insights for similar initiatives elsewhere. As well as describing key aspects of the SWITCH project methodology in Hamburg the paper outlines the project’s theory of change in the city and the approach taken to develop the Learning Alliance.

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