A water loss reduction training has been organised in Mannheim for representatives from water utilities from Kosovo, Botswana and Taiwan.

The objectives of the training course have been defined as follows:

• to understand the different types of water losses, their causes, impacts and as such the importance of Water Loss reduction
• to be able to establish a water balance (IWA standard) and to calculate performance indicators
• to know about key intervention methods for WLR (as District Metered Areas (DMA) design, Pressure Management, Active Leakage Control, Infrastructure & Management and Leak Detection & Repair)
• to exchange experiences and to benefit from each other