Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Apac district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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BHs
Pumping of ground water to surface point then collected... |
Water | - | 24m | Issues | ||
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Shallow wells
Just like DB... |
Water | - | 7-10M | Issues | ||
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RWT (HH & Institutins both plastic and ferro cement)
Catchment (iron sheet roof), gutters to tank and collected from tank... |
Water | - | 7-10M | Issues | ||
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Piped water system (Apac, Ibuje, Akokoro-coming up by NWSC)
pumped from the source , treated and distributed to final cosumers... |
Water | - | Not sure | Issues | ||
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Valley tanks
collect and stores surface run off... |
Water | - | 600M-1B | Issues | ||
| Boiling | Water | - | Review | |||
| Filtration | Water | - | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fishing communities that dont value the use of sanitation. | Sanitation | Akokoro | - | |
| low water table | Water | Akokoro | - | |
| Blockage of the channels | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Charcoal burnings | Environment | Akokoro | - | |
| Collapsing soils | Sanitation | Adem parish chegereS/C | - | |
| Flooding | Water | Ibuje Akokoro | - | |
| Flooding | Environment | Aworoceng H C II | - | |
| High water table | Sanitation | Chegere | - | |
| Indiscrimate disposal of plastics and polythene hence blockage of the channels | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of sanitation by-laws and enforcement | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor attitude of some community members on the use of latrine facilties | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Salinity | Water | Akokoro | - | |
| Wetland encroachment | Environment | Arocha swamp | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Life Line Fund | DBHs (Apac, Ibuje, Chegere and Akokoro) | Inception meeting, Signing MoUs, Availing water data, implementation, M&E... | yes... | |
| RHITES-North | Tippy taps in communities, and selected health facilities | stakeholders meeting adiffferent levelrs( district, subcounty, village,ufeasibil... | design and skills... | |
| treats waste naturally, bilogcallly | durable | no cesspoll emptiers in Apac... | not afforable by many HHs... | |
| wasy to operate | low maintanance costs | - | - |