Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Kanungu district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic water supply
Water eyes are protected led to a delivery pipe or tank and water is drawn by th... |
Water | - | 4.5-7M | Working | ||
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RWHT (Ferro-cement tanks)
Gutters collect water from the roof catchment and water is stored into the tank,... |
Water | - | 3M-6000liters,14M-30,000 liters | Working | ||
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Piped water systems(gravity and pumped)
A water source is protected and water is collected through a system of reservior... |
Water | - | 300M-Small, 5bn medium, 25bn for large | Working | ||
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DBH
Water is drilled from underground at a depth below 30ft , ahand pump is installe... |
Water | - | 30M | Review | ||
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Shalow wells
small rechargeable underground water, reservior is fitted with a cylinder, riser... |
Water | - | 10m | Issues | ||
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Domestic water treatment/purification
automatic application of chlorine to water for purification before supply throug... |
Water | - | 300000 per 100000l | Review | ||
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Sedimentation
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Water | - | 100000 per container of 100L | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| poor waste disposal/management | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Aged water supply technologies | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Agro-chemical pollutants | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Collapsing soils | Sanitation | Kihihi T/C Kihihi S/C Nyanga Nyamirama Kanyantorongo Kambuga Katete | - | |
| Encroachment of wetlands | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Harvesting immature trees/deforestation | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Inappropriate land use | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Infestation of some areas with ants that destroy latrines | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of sustainability plan for odf villages | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of transport means by the eh staff | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Land owner demand compensation | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Land pollution due to oils leachet from precipitation in waste disposal sites | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Low access to safe water for communities | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Low coverage of the hand washing facilities due to ignorance | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Low sanitation coverages majorly latrines | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| No bye laws to deal with the offenders | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor attitudes towards o and m | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Poor ground water quality in greater kihihi | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Reduction in water yields leading to drying up of water sources | Water | Kambuga Kirima Kanungu T/C Kihihi | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate for Water and Sanitation | Tippy taps, waste bins and lined VIP latrines | Kihihi and Nyanga subcounties, Kihihi T/C... | - | |
| Advocates for Water and Environment Conservaryion (AWED) | RWHTs | Kihihi T/C and Kihihi subcounty... | - | |
| Advocates for Water and Environment Conservaryion (AWED) | RWHTs | Kihihi T/C and Kihihi subcounty... | - | |
| Africa Water Solution | Improved traditional latrines, tippy taps | Nyanga and Kyeshero subcounties... | MOU with the district, community mapping, advocacy, implementation under supervi... | |
| Africa Water Soulution | RWHTs | Nyanga and Kyeshero subcounties... | MOU with the district, advoccoacy at the district and subcounty level, communit... | |
| Africa Water Soulution | RWHTs | Nyanga and Kyeshero subcounties... | MOU with the district, advoccoacy at the district and subcounty level, communit... | |
| North Kigezi and Kinkizi Diocese water and sanitation (NKKD) | RWHT, Protectio of springs, GFS-piped | District wide... | - | |
| North Kigezi and Kinkizi Diocese water and sanitation (NKKD) | RWHT, Protectio of springs, GFS-piped | District wide... | - | |
| Omukazi womutiima | Rugyeyo, Kanungu, Kambuga | Energy saving stoves and bio gas... | women groups... | |
| Raise the Village, AWS, North Kigezi Diocese | District-wide | Erosion control... | - | |
| Raising the Village | Tippy taps (waste bins, tippy taps | Kambuga, Mpungu,Kinaaba,Nyamirama... | - | |
| Raising the Village (RTV) | Spring protection, RWTs | Kambuga, Kinaaba, Kirima, Nyamirama, Mpungu... | - | |
| Raising the Village (RTV) | Spring protection, RWTs | Kambuga, Kinaaba, Kirima, Nyamirama, Mpungu... | - | |
| RHITES-SW | Kinaaba, Rutenga,Kambuga, Kihihi | Placenta pits and Incinerators... | - | |
| Total Uganda | Kanungu , Butogota and Kihihi T/C | LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas)... | - |