Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Buyende district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Deep borehole
Mechanical pumping from a well fitted with riser mains pipes, rods and cylinder,... |
Water | - | 22.5M | Review | ||
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shallow wells
same as deep boreholes, but well has depth less than 30m... |
Water | - | 5m | Review | ||
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Rain water harvesting tanks
rainwater from roof catchment collected through gutters into a tank(plastic/ferr... |
Water | - | 5M | Review | ||
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Piped water systems
water from a given water source powered by energy to a reservoir and distribute... |
Water | - | Review | |||
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Mini -Solar powered system
high-yeilding wells powered using solar energy to an overhead reservoir and dist... |
Water | - | Review | |||
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Water missions at Bukungu is doing water extraction from the lake for minor treatment and sent to a reservior
chlorine dosed at pump house and distributed as residual chlorine... |
Water | - | Review | |||
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Water from production wells with light chlorination
chlorine dosed at pump house and distributed as residual chlorine... |
Water | - | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroying roads, soil erosion | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Excess cutting of trees | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Farming in swamps | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Flooding | Environment | Kidera Nkondo Buyende Kagulu | - | |
| Hard rocky soil | Sanitation | Kagulu | - | |
| Inadquate sanitation facilities especially in schools | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Loose sands soils especially near the lakes | Sanitation | Kaguru Buyende Nkondwe Kidera | - | |
| No readily available funds for emptying | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Pollution of air (small scale industries- grinding mills, rice haullers) chemical polution ( sprays agricultural) garbage | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Poor management | Sanitation | Kagulu | - | |
| Uncontrolled development | Environment | No location specified | - |
No NGOs registered in Buyende district yet.