Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Kisoro district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic water supply | Water | - | Review | |||
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GFS
Water from protected springs through transmission lines to the sedimantation tan... |
Water | - | 233M (101M - for 4.5km pipeline and 7 taps) 5Bn for 31km- 2 booster stations, 2 reservior tanks on grid | Review | ||
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Protected springs
Clearing the ctahcment area, trapping of the eyes, filling with stones, construc... |
Water | - | 4.2M | Review | ||
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RWHT (Communal) (25cm)
Construction of tanks and roof ctachment with gutters usually constructed for o... |
Water | - | 27M | Review | ||
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Insititutional (12cum)S
construction of ferro-cement tanks and gutters connectede to the existing roof s... |
Water | - | 9.8M | Review | ||
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Household
Construction of ferro-cement tanks and gutters connectede to the existing roof s... |
Water | - | 9.8M | Review | ||
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Domestic water treatment/purification
a sand container containing graded sand is provided, a tap for drawing the water... |
Water | - | 150k | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| difficult terrain | Sanitation | Nyabwishenya Kirundo Busanza Bukimbiri Nyundo | - | |
| inadquate natural water sources to be developed using low cost technologies | Water | No location specified | - | |
| land slides that affect water sources pipelines | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Bush burning | Environment | Busanza Kirundo | - | |
| Crude dumping of waste | Environment | Kasese MC | - | |
| Deforestation | Environment | Busanza Nyabwishenya | - | |
| Difficult terrain that makes construction and supervison costly(hard to reach) | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Floods | Sanitation | Murora Kanaba | - | |
| Inadequate funding | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Inadquate funding | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of transport means for supervision and monitoring | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of transport means to use in implementation of sanitation activities | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Land slides | Sanitation | Nyabwishenga Kirundo Busanza Bukimbiri Nyambuye Nyundo | - | |
| Low water coverage that affects hand washing facility coverage and wc toilets( | Sanitation | Muramba Nyamusiza Bukimbiri Chali Nyakabanda Nyakinama Kanaba | - | |
| Nature of soils that affect construction and durability of water supply systems | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Rocky/collapsible soils | Sanitation | Nyarusiza Muramba Nyakinama Chali | - | |
| Sand mining | Environment | Nyarusiza Nyakabanda | - | |
| Sanitation not given priority at different planning levels | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Soil erosion | Environment | Nyarusiza Muramba Chahi Kamaba Murora Kirunda | - | |
| Very high demand for water due to low surface water coverage | Water | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Water Solution | RWHT | Bukimbiri,muramba... | - | |
| Africa Water Solution | RWHT | Bukimbiri,muramba... | - | |
| Africa Water Solutions | Bukimbiri sc | - | - | |
| Africa Water Solutions | Traditional latrines | Bukimbiri... | - | |
| Dioces of Muhabura | Traditional latrines | Muramba... | - | |
| Diocese of Muhabura | RWHT,GFS | - | - | |
| Diocese of Muhabura | RWHT,GFS | - | - | |
| EGPAF | Kisoro Hospitala nd Rubuguri HCIV | Incinerator... | - | |
| UNHCR | HCIV Kyahafe and Busanze, sub-counties neigbouring Congo | Incinerator, Placenta pits, afforestation, energy saving stoves, tree planting... | - | |
| Water for Virungas working in parternsihip with NWSC | RWHT(Communal and household) | Nyarusiza, Bukimbiri, Muramba subcounties... | - | |
| Water for Virungas working in parternsihip with NWSC | RWHT(Communal and household) | Nyarusiza, Bukimbiri, Muramba subcounties... | - |