Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Gulu district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic water supply | Water | - | 25M-28M | Review | ||
| SW | Water | - | 15M | Review | ||
| RWHT | Water | - | depending on tank size; 10000liters-4M, ferro cement more expensive | Review | ||
| PS | Water | - | 8M | Review | ||
| PWS | Water | - | Review | |||
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Domestic water treatment/purification
automatic dosing of water before supply... |
Water | - | 300K per container | Working | ||
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ceramic filters
filters are made from clay-ceramic and are filled with untreated water which is ... |
Water | - | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| poor o&m of facilities | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Bush burning | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Crude dumping of waste in the city | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Deforestation from charcoal burning | Environment | Palaro and Omel | - | |
| Effects of flooding | Water | Awach Paibona Patiko | - | |
| Environmental pollution from automobiles and garrages | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Flooding in the city due to population growth | Environment | Patiko Awach- Omel | - | |
| High content of minerals | Water | Patiko | - | |
| High cost of construction materials | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| High dependancy sydrome | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| High iron content | Water | Paicho Unyama Awach | - | |
| High water table | Sanitation | Paicho Lakwela Paibona | - | |
| Low water yield majorly | Water | Palaro | - | |
| Noise pollution from vehicles | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Poor waste disposal | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Use of pesticides by farmers | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Weak soils structures | Sanitation | Palaro Paibona | - | |
| Wetland degradation in the city due to rapid population growth | Environment | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co2 Balance | DBH rehabilitation | entire district... | inception, area selection, MoU, implementation, M&E... | |
| Good Partners | promotion of VIPs latrines in schools | Patiko... | - | |
| Good Partners | DBHs | Patiko sub-counties... | inception, area selection, MoU, implementation, M&E... | |
| Taka-Taka plastics company | Recycling and Re-use of Plastics | Gulu City... | - | |
| USHA | Promotion of drainable latrines in 3 schools in (Cwero P/S, Lapude P/S, and Boke P/S | Paicho... | - | |
| World Vision | Improved Traditional Pit latrines | Paicho, Bungatira, Unyama... | - |