Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Kassanda district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental sanitation | Environment | - | 25M per acre | Review | ||
| incinerators | Environment | - | 100M | Review | ||
| placenta pits | Environment | - | 5-6M | Review | ||
| ash pits | Environment | - | 200K labor | Review | ||
| Green Label Ltd | Environment | - | centrally managed | Review | ||
| National medical Stores | Environment | - | centrally managed | Review | ||
| refuse pits | Environment | - | 20 k for a pit 2m deep | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deforestation | Environment | Kijuna Mbirizi | - | |
| Encroachment of forests and wetlands in gold mining areas | Environment | Myansi Manyogaseka | - | |
| Hard to reach areas | Sanitation | Myanzi | - | |
| Imigrants into the district for gold mining | Sanitation | Bukuya Kijjuna Kitumbi | - | |
| Increasing cost of construction of facilities affected the sector provision of facilities to all communities in need, understaffing in the water office | Water | No location specified | ,... | |
| Lack of town sanitation policies | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of transport facilitatio for staff | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Land eviction | Sanitation | Manyogaseka Myanzi Kitumbi Kiganda | - | |
| Low groundwater potential | Water | Manyogasake Kiganda parts of Nalutuntu and Myanzi scs; | - | |
| Low prioritization of hysan activities; | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| No implementation partners | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Noise pollution in gold mining areas | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Poor management of solid waste management | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor sustainability of improved sanitation technologies | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor waste management i | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Poverty; | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Sharing of sanitary facilitie | Sanitation | Bukuya Kassanda Kiganda | - | |
| Titling of wetlands by lands zonal offices | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Unstable hydropower affects pumping of water thus leading to scarcity | Water | kassanda and Bukuya | - | |
| Unwilling communities to participate in o&m activities, political interference, contamination of water sources by the mining communities | Water | Kitumbi and Bukuya scs | - | |
| Wet land degradation | Environment | Myanzi Kiganda Kitumbi | - | |
| Wild bush burning by pastoralists and farmers | Environment | Manyogaseka Naluntuntu | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Aid | All S/Cs | Demacation of Wetlands... | Senstization... | |
| Global Rights Alerts | All S/Cs | Reclamation of mining areas... | Training and distribution... | |
| Green Level | Health Centres | Medical waste collection... | Collection... | |
| MildMay Uganda | Health Centres | Incenerators... | Contruction... | |
| Namwasa Forest Company | All S/Cs | Tree planting... | Awareness raising and training... | |
| NAPE( National Alliance for Professional Enviromentalists) | All S/Cs | Tree planting... | Awareness raising and training... | |
| UN-FAO | All S/Cs | Tree planting and energy saving stoves... | Training and distribution... | |
| UNACO (Uganda National Association of community and Ocupational Health) | All S/Cs | Reclamation of mining areas... | Training and distribution... | |
| Wells of Life | BH rehabilitation, BH drilling | Kitumbi, Mbirizi, Kalwana, Kijuna, Kassanda, Kiganda, Myanzi, Kamuli... | Signing of MOU with the district, Senstizatioin of district and S/C , Mobilizat... | |
| Wharve solutions limited | BH rehabilitation, O&M of BH water supply | Kitumbi,Kiguni, Mbirizi, Kalwana, Makakoto, Kassanda, Kiganda, Myanzi, Kamuli... | Signing of MOU with the district, Senstizatioin of district and S/C , Mobilizat... |