Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Karenga district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Water Supply
Hand pump to mechanically draw water from a well above 30m depth. Minimum of 0.5... |
Water | - | 28M | Working | ||
|
SW
Hand pump to draw water from a well bellow 30m depth... |
Water | - | 15M | Working | ||
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SP-PWS
Solar powering submersible pump to draw water from a high yielding well above 30... |
Water | - | 280M | Working | ||
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RWHT-Istitutional
Rainwater catchment from ironsheet roofs by use og gutters, channeling water int... |
Water | - | 2M+ | Review | ||
| Domestic Water Treatment/Purification | Water | - | Review | |||
| Point of Use | Water | - | Review | |||
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WfP
open surface water tanks woth spill way and animal watering area... |
Water | - | Issues |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute and persistent vandalism of sanitation facilities | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Encroachment of wetlands | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of readily available local materials | Sanitation | Krenga tc Karenga sc | - | |
| Looming poverty | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Nature of soil | Sanitation | Kapedo Sangar Lobalangit | - | |
| Negative attitude to use and maintain | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor solid waste management | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Rocky soils | Sanitation | Lokori Nyampaya settlement | - | |
| Uncontroled fires | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Uncontrolled grazing | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Uncontrolled tree planting | Environment | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coorperation & Development (C&D) | Capacity building for schools and school management boards | 11 schools and 11 communities in those schools... | Inception meeting, baseline studies, Launching, MoU signing, meetings, training,... | |
| save the childrenF | Traditional Pit latrines | Lobalangit, Nakelio and Karenga sub-counties... | mou, inception meetings, monitoring and supervision, feed back meetings... | |
| UNICEF | Traditional Pit latrines, Biogas | schools, all over the district... | mou, inception meetings, monitoring and supervision, feed back meetings... | |
| Whave | DBH, SW rehab | All Sub-counties... | Inception meeting, baseline studies, Launching, MoU signing, procurement of spar... | |
| World vision | Traditional Pit latrines | Karenga TC, Karenga s/c... | mou, inception meetings, monitoring and supervision, feed back meetings... | |
| Yes | vandalism | Yes... | NGO district intruduction, acceptability, land availability, community willingne... | |
| Yes | can be filled by run off , smells, houbor vectors | Yes... | NGO district intruduction, acceptability, land availability, community willingne... | |
| Yes | Improper disposal of components such as battery and panels after replacement | Yes... | NGO district intruduction, acceptability, land availability, community willingne... | |
| Yes | requires frequent maintenace due to regrowth of the grass and shrubs | Yes... | - | |
| Yes | slow tree growth, high water requirement yet there is limited water availability | Yes... | - |