Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Kamwenge district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic water supply | Water | - | Review | |||
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DBHs
Installed with a cylinder riser , pipes fitted with a hand pump and is manually ... |
Water | - | 25M-40M | Review | ||
|
SW
small rechargeable underground water, reservior is fitted with a cylinder, riser... |
Water | - | 3M-15M | Review | ||
|
PS
The spring eyes are protected and retained to a collection box, whose wall has a... |
Water | - | 3M-12M | Working | ||
|
RWHTs
Tanks are connected by a roof water catchment by gutters and pipes and are insta... |
Water | - | 8M-25M | Review | ||
|
Domestic water treatment/purification
Water is pumped from the source to a treatment facility and thereafter to a rese... |
Water | - | 800M-5B | Review | ||
|
sand filters
a sand container containing graded sand is provided, a tap for drawing the water... |
Water | - | 150k | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no sludge transportation services | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| no transport means for support supervision | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| poor agronomical practices | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Drying up of groundwater sources especially the shallow wells and springs | Water | Busiriba Nkoma Bihinga Bwizi Kamwenge | - | |
| High collapsible soils in some areas | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| High level of infrastructure breakdown most especially for handpumps due to age | Water | No location specified | - | |
| High population including natives and refugees coupled with high population growth rates | Water | No location specified | - | |
| High tarrifs for vended water | Water | No location specified | - | |
| High water tables, poor quality of sanitaion infrastructure | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Individuals unwilling to pay user fees | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Insufficient funding and retooling | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Insufficient mhm and asssociated stigma | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of early warning systems | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Limited funding to the sectors annual budget of 20m | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Limited knowldege on skills and technology options | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Limitted funding to the sector to install high cost technologies | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Low priotization to investments in infrastructure | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| No safe sludge treatment and disposal site | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| No transport means for support supervision | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Od in most villages and town areas only 35 villages are odf | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Pests and disease outbreaks | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Political interference wnhen enforcing regulations | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Pollution of water sources | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Pollution of water sources, strong winds, mudslides, invasive species | Environment | Kamwenge Nkoma Buhanga Kahunge Biguli | - | |
| Poor mindset of the communities towards sanitation behaviors | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor sanitation | Sanitation | Rwamwanja refugee No location specified | - | |
| Poor sanitation in public places | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor water quality- high iron | Water | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amref patternship with HEWASA | Forsa Alterna, UDDT, Lined VIP | - | training of masons , interesting communities to demand,linking communities with ... | |
| HEWASA | - | - | ||
| HEWASA | - | - | ||
| JESE | Pit latrines, ECOSAN latrines | - | deamnd creation, stakeholders engagement... | |
| Literacy Action Development Agency | Bwambara | Tree planting... | - | |
| OXFARM/UNHCR/LWF | - | - | ||
| OXFARM/UNHCR/LWF | - | - | ||
| UNCHR and Oxfarm | Pit latrines, drainable latrines | - | supply of materials to refugees, technical supervision construction... | |
| Unicef | health facilities | septic tanks, placenta pits... | consultation with district,funding on budget to the district,implementation... | |
| Water for people | Biguli, Kabambiro, Bihanga | Ground water monitoring, fish ponds, wetland demarcation, by pillars and live ma... | - | |
| Water for people | Line pit latrines, WASHALOTs, tippy taps, incinerators | - | baseline surveys, data collection, stakeholders engagement, MOU signing, demand ... | |
| Water for People | DBHs. PWS (pumped) | Rwamwanja refugee settlements... | MoU, Annual data colleciton and monitoring; as per district... | |
| Water for People | DBHs. PWS (pumped) | Rwamwanja refugee settlements... | MoU, Annual data colleciton and monitoring; as per district... | |
| World Vision | Lined pit latrines, tippy taps, tanks with HWFs | - | baseline survey, stakeholders engagement, community sensitization, demand creati... | |
| World Vision | SW, PS, GFS, RWHTs | Busiriba,Kahunge, Kamwenge, Kabambiro, Bwizi... | MoU, Annual data colleciton and monitoring; as per district... | |
| World Vision | SW, PS, GFS, RWHTs | Busiriba,Kahunge, Kamwenge, Kabambiro, Bwizi... | MoU, Annual data colleciton and monitoring; as per district... |