Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Kabale district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Water Supply
water collected from catchment stored in a tank and drawn of by a tap or suction... |
Water | - | 7M-10M | Working | ||
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PS
Water eyes are protected led to a delivery pipe or tank and water is drawn by th... |
Water | - | 5M-7M | Review | ||
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GFS
water moves by gravity from a reserviour to the distribution area... |
Water | - | 350M to 1bn depending on service area | Review | ||
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DBHs
Water is extracted by manual pumping from a depth exceeding 30M... |
Water | - | 30M | Review | ||
| Domestic water treatment/purification | Water | - | Review | |||
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sand filters
a sand container containing graded sand is provided, a tap for drawing the water... |
Water | - | 250000 | Review | ||
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automatic dosing unit
automatic application of chlorine to water for purification before supply throug... |
Water | - | 300000 per 100000l | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indiscriminate disposal of waste | Environment | Kabale MC Katuna TC | - | |
| Air pollution-smoke from chacoal burning | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Bad terrain (hilly) making it un-motorable and difficult to drill | Water | Butanda Rubaya Maziba Kamugenguzi Buhara Kahero Kitumba Kyanamira | - | |
| Cultural behavior against proper sanitation | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Deforestation | Environment | Kitumba Kamuga Kahoro | - | |
| Dryness for some water sources | Water | Katuna T/C Maziba subcounty | - | |
| Floods | Sanitation | Kahero Rubaya Maziba Kyanamira | - | |
| Harsh communities where people hit extension workers while executing their duties | Sanitation | Butanda | - | |
| Heavy rains with floods washing away water sources and pipes | Water | Maziba Rubaya Kahungye Bulenda Kahero | - | |
| Lack of a district sanitation ordinance | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Land challenges especially where water sources are located-people need to be compensated | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Land shortage where by land owners have only space for main house | Sanitation | Rubaya | - | |
| Limited funds to the sector | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Limited public facilities to population ratio | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Loose soils leading to the collapse of facilities | Sanitation | Rubaya Maziba Kamuganguzi Kahalo Butanda Buhare | - | |
| Low funding to the sector compared with the cost of available technologies . | Water | No location specified | - | |
| No transport in the water departnemt for supervision of works | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Termites that destroy logs | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Water quality testing done on few sources due to the small budgetary allocation | Water | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African International Christian Ministry | Traditional Improved Pit Latrines | Batwa communities... | field visits, sensitization, community application, verification of applications... | |
| AICM | Lake Bunyonyi, and Kitumba S/C | land conservation... | - | |
| Bakiga community | RWHT, PS | Kitumba sub-county... | - | |
| Bakiga community | RWHT, PS | Kitumba sub-county... | - | |
| Diocese of Kigezi | VIP | Kabale MC... | - | |
| Diocese of Kigezi | GFS, RWHTs | Maziba, Rubaya, Bubanda, Kitumba sub-counites... | - | |
| Diocese of Kigezi | GFS, RWHTs | Maziba, Rubaya, Bubanda, Kitumba sub-counites... | - | |
| Environmental protection -tree planting | Women groups | - | - | |
| International Crane Conservation Movement | across the district | wetlands, soils conervation... | - | |
| Kabale Diocese | RWHT | Buhara, Kitumba, Rubaya sub-counties... | - | |
| Kabale Diocese | RWHT | Buhara, Kitumba, Rubaya sub-counties... | - | |
| Nature Uganda | Rubaya, Butenda, Kamugunguzi subcounties | Wetland restoration... | - | |
| RHITES-SW | health facility-across the district | incinerators... | - | |
| Self Help Africa | Lake Bunyonyi | Soil conservation... | - |