Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Iganga district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
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Rain water harevsting
Water is collected using a harvesting surface e.g roof or ground surface, collec... |
Water | - | Varies with capaicity, 3000liters 2m, 5000liters 3m, 10,000litres 5m | Review | ||
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Boreholes
Land acquistion, siting, drilling, construction, quality and quantity testing... |
Water | - | 27m all the hardware component | Review | ||
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Mini-piped water
Use either boreholes, springs, transmission of the water by pumping through grav... |
Water | - | 120m-200m, piped water 500m and above, valley tank, 300m anad above | Review | ||
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Protected springs
Works by gravity mechanism, collection is by point of gravity distribution... |
Water | - | Review | |||
| Motorized deep boreholes at Kasozi, Walugaba funded by MWE, not yet functional (Micro Irrigation) | Water | - | Review | |||
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Boreholes
Manually hand pumped... |
Water | - | 25m | Review | ||
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Mini-piped systems
Motorized , some are abstration from the lake hence some filtration and chlorina... |
Water | - | 250m and above | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adverse weather conditions | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Adverse wether conditions (flooding/water logging) | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Affordability of certain technologies | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Cultural beliefs | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Deforastation | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Human activities | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Industrial pollution like tembo steels | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of prioritization | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Political interference | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor waste management | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Soils rocky | Sanitation | Nakalama Bukaye | - |
No NGOs registered in Iganga district yet.