Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Kiruhura district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Water Supply
Hand pump, motorized/solar powered... |
Water | - | 30M | Working | ||
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RWHTs
Collection of rain water from the catchment area through the down pipe to the ta... |
Water | - | 6M-14M(for 6000l-10000) | Working | ||
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Piped Water Schemes
abstracton from ground water into a reserviuor then pumped to the receiving comm... |
Water | - | 1.5bn | Working | ||
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Shallow wells
hand pumped ab starction from 30m and below... |
Water | - | 6m | Issues | ||
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Solar Powered Systems
motorised abstarction through solar energy... |
Water | - | 280M | Working | ||
| Domestic Water Treatment/Purification | Water | - | Review | |||
| Point of Use | Water | - | firewood | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| health workers supervised by non technical staff who cant advise on sanitation matters | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| lack of water quality testing equipment in the district | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Absentee land lords not allowing squaters to excavate latrines | Sanitation | Nyakashana Kikatsi Kenshuga | - | |
| Challenge of providing of water services in high altitude areas | Water | Rwabarata | - | |
| Collapsing soils | Sanitation | Kikatsi | - | |
| Deforestation and charcoal burning in disguise of farm clearing | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Drying of the water acquifers during the dry season | Water | Ankole-karagwe rock | - | |
| Flooding | Sanitation | Kinoni TC Kinoni sc Kanyaryeru Kashogi Kikatsi Kanyaryery | - | |
| Global warming thus increasing nigth temperatures | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Gricultural inputs poluting water sources | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Hard rocks in the escapements ad volcanic soils | Sanitation | Rwabarata in Sanga sc Mooya in Kitura | - | |
| Increased population affecting land use | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of technologies that can obtain water from deep aquifiers other than drilling | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Littering of solid wastes in all trading centers | Environment | Sanga Ekyapa Akageti Rushere | - | |
| Low funding to the sector | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Low yield of bhs(0.4 - 2.36m3/hr) | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Minerlaised water sources | Water | Kitura | - | |
| Most health facilities don’t have incinerators | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Noise ad air pollution from heavy machinery during road constructionand drilling of bhs | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Poor attitude of communities pay for maintenance costs as they think government should meet the costs. | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Poor waste management in homeswastes from milk handling etablishments | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Settlement patterns congregating and in government land and so no space for latrine construction | Sanitation | Nyakashashana | - | |
| Smoke from open burning of wastes | Environment | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None in the ditstict | - | - |