Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Kasese district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
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Domestic water supply
water abstracted from a production well or high yielding spring and is distribut... |
Water | - | 156M-4.5Bn,depending on size | Working | ||
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DBHS
Water is drilled from underground at a depth below 30ft , ahand pump is installe... |
Water | - | 25-30M | Issues | ||
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PS
Water eyes are protected led to a delivery pipe or tank and water is drawn by th... |
Water | - | 3-5M | Issues | ||
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RWHTs
water collected from catchment stored in a tank and drawn of by a tap or suction... |
Water | - | 23-25M ( 20,000- 30,000 liters metallic type) | Review | ||
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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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sand filters
container filled with sand used to filter out dirt and suspended solids from the... |
Water | - | 260000 | Review | ||
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Point of use
chlorine tabs /aqua tablets are applied to drinking waster... |
Water | - | 10000 per tablet | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate change- drying of waters-springs and bhs | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Deforsestation leading to environmental degradataion (mountanious subcounties) | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Er contamination due to poor sanitation standards | Water | Maliba Kitswamba Nyakiyumbu | - | |
| Floods leading to destruction of facilities | Sanitation | Kilembe Karusandara and K.C.M Kyarumba Kitholho Muhokya and Maliba | - | |
| High water table | Sanitation | Karusamba Kitswamba | - | |
| Indiscriminate disposal of industrial effluent | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of prioritisation of sanitation | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Landslides in all mountaneous subcounties | Water | Mahango Bukooki Kyabarungira Maliba Bungoya Kyanumba Ihandiro Kilemeb | - | |
| Limited funding | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Migratory populations (seasonal farmers) | Sanitation | Munkungu Nyakiyumba Muhokya | - | |
| Mounteneuous sub-counties affecting construction of sanitatin facilities | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Natural disasters (floods and land slides-villages along rivers | Water | Nyamugasani Nyamwamba Kilembe Karuyandana Rubiriha Mubuku | - | |
| Poor liquid and soild waste mgt leading to ground and water sources pollution | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Rocky soils | Sanitation | Kithothu Ihandira and Kilembe Mahango | - | |
| Scarce building materials (lake region) | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Slum dilema | Sanitation | KMC Hiima Mpandwa Kinyaseke TC Rugandabura TC | - | |
| Soile rosion leading to land degradation | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Topography in regard to access in terms of constructions, expensive technologies e.g during transportation of materials to gfs sites | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Under staffing | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Urbanisation leading to population increase hence poor sanitation standads | Environment | KMC HIma T/C Mpondwe boarder T.C | - | |
| Water stressed areas-low ground water potential | Water | Muhokya Munkunju Kitswamba | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hima Cement | Hima T/C | Tree planting... | - | |
| IRC | alcohol making for sanitizer hand hygiene | District headquaters... | - | |
| Kagando Rural Development center | GFS and spring protection | Lake Katwe, Kisinga S/C, Kyarumba, Kyondo and Munkunyu subcouties... | Advocacy, signing of the MOUs, procurement of service providers, community mobil... | |
| Kagando Rural Development center | GFS and spring protection | Lake Katwe, Kisinga S/C, Kyarumba, Kyondo and Munkunyu subcouties... | Advocacy, signing of the MOUs, procurement of service providers, community mobil... | |
| KARUDEC | Kisinga | Tree planting... | - | |
| Karudec | Pubilc latrines | Kiringa, Munkunga, Kyarumba and Lake Katwe... | Advocacy, MoUs, Community mobilization, procurement of service providers, conduc... | |
| Kiima Foods Kases | KMC | Promotion of kitchen stoves... | organising groups and training them, provision of materials to be used... | |
| Kilembe Mines Ltd | Kilembe S/C, Bulembia Div | Drainage systems of underground copper tunnels, tree planting... | organising of groups, training them, provision of seedlings,... | |
| OXFARM | construction of latrines following disasters | Kitholhu and Maliba sub-counties... | - | |
| Red Cross | Drilling of DBHs | Acrosss the district... | - | |
| Red Cross | Drilling of DBHs | Acrosss the district... | - | |
| regular removal of sludge and effluent | community,transportation services | Tree planting... | - | |
| Rotary club of Kasese | Kasese M.C, Hima T/C.,Kisinga T.C | Tree planting... | use of school clubs and communities,supply of seedlings, actual participation... | |
| SNV | Tippy taps at household levels | Kisinga s/c... | - | |
| South Rwenzori Diocese | GFS | Rukooki, Rugoye, Kilembe and Madiba subcounties... | - | |
| South Rwenzori Diocese | GFS | Rukooki, Rugoye, Kilembe and Madiba subcounties... | - | |
| UNICEF | Latrines in schools, supply of mobilets, supply of wash commodities, chlorine generation | RGCs... | - | |
| UNICEF | BH construction and rehabilitation, RWHTs, aqua tablets for water treatment | Acrosss the district... | - | |
| UNICEF | BH construction and rehabilitation, RWHTs, aqua tablets for water treatment | Acrosss the district... | - | |
| World vision | Disinfectant distribution | Displaced persons in Muhokya... | - |