Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Amuria district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental sanitation | Environment | - | 3.5M-5.5M | Review | ||
| Placenta pits | Environment | - | 2.5M-3.5M | Review | ||
| Dust bins | Environment | - | 25K-150K | Review | ||
| Refuse pits | Environment | - | 150K-350K | Review | ||
| Refuse skips | Environment | - | 1.5M-4.5M | Review | ||
| Bathrooms-traditioal and modern | Environment | - | 50k-600K | Review | ||
| Environmental protection | Environment | - | 300-12K per plant | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural soil exhaustion | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Annual flash and inundation flooding | Sanitation | Ogongora Morungatuny Oluwa Apeduru Amolo Abarilela | - | |
| Annually collapsing latrines-mainly traditional nature due to flooding and or watter logging | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Apathy of the population to dig and use pit latrines | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Court issue over one production well in a wetland for piped water supply to water stressed | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Delayed payment for activity implementation | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Fast corroding of pipers(gi) hence brownish/reddish water coloration | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Fast growing population | Sanitation | Wera Amolo Abarilela | - | |
| Inadequate enforcement of the public health act provisions on environmentatl health management | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Inadequate exemplary leadership on hysan devvelopment and promotion | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Intermittent flow of uganda sanitatoin fund to enable continuous implementation of hysan activities and inadequate local funding of hysan activities in the district | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Invasive biological plants such as the water hyacinth in some water bodies among others | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of transport means for activity monitoring and supervision | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Land fragmentation | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Low number of locals who have taken up the practice of emptying filled-up lined latrines | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| No collection and faecal matter management point | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Non-covered marram and sand mined borrow pits | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor soils-sandy in varius parts | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Rampant tree cutting for brick making and charcoal production | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Reducing land for schools to construct new pit latrines when the old ones get full | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Wetland enrichment for agricultural purposes | Sanitation | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCADIDO | community pit latrines and primary schools | selected Primary schools in Asamuk, Ogolai and Apeduru sub-counties... | - | |
| USAID RHITES-E | Amuria General Hospital... | - | ||
| WATESO Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited (P.5929/RCS) | entire district | Lorenas, Fire shielded Stoves (funded by MWE-EURECCA proj... | deforestation, land degradation... | |
| WATESO Water Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited (P.5929/RCS) | community latrines | Across district... | - | |
| Weltungerhilfe | community pit latrines and primary schools | sub-counties and trading centers of Abarilela, Amolo, Wera, Wera TC, Kuju, Willa... | Develop WASH concept papers in collaboration with Amuria District Water Office u... | |
| World Vision | Community pit latrines | Morungatuny and Olwa sub-counties... | - | |
| World Vision Uganda | - | Presentation to the physical planning committee... |