Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Mbarara district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Water Supply
water drawn from a protected spring... |
Water | - | 30M | Working | ||
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Solar Powered Systems
abstraction and supplied by solar... |
Water | - | 300m | Review | ||
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RWHTs
roof catchment, gutters, tank and draw off faucet... |
Water | - | 5M-for 10000l | Working | ||
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GFS
abstarction and supplied by gravity... |
Water | - | 700M | Review | ||
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Grid PPWS -Surface water, sedimentation, filtration, chlorination, pumped to raised reservoir and then distributed through gravity
piped to raised reservoir and then gravity distributed... |
Water | - | 1bn | Working | ||
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SPPWS-filtration, chlorination
water pumped from surface by solar... |
Water | - | 150M | Issues | ||
| Domestic Water Treatment/Purification | Water | - | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| increased loss of tree covers esp communal land and river bank | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| introdution of tree species like eucalyptus in wetland not water friendly | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Collapsible soils | Sanitation | Bukiro | - | |
| Destruction of logs and poles by termites | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Drying of water points | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Effluent discharge of industrial wastes water streams gbk | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Encrochment of wetland for agriculture and settlements | Environment | Rubindi swamp | - | |
| Encrochment on water sources due to population pressure | Water | No location specified | - | |
| High water table | Sanitation | Bwizibwera Rubindi Rutooma | - | |
| Lack of awareness on technology options among some communities | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of transport means for the water district | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Land acqusition challenges | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Low funding from the center | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Oil discharges from petrol stations | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Political interference during construction of the water systems | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Poor disposal of medical wastes and electronic wastes | Environment | Buzibwera | - | |
| Poor waste disposal esp plastics and paper bags esp in rgcs | Environment | Rubindi Bwizibwera Rutoomai Kashaka | - | |
| Vandalism | Water | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abahumuza Development Group | Mbarara district and Mbarara city | Planting treesand graaaes, removing encroches... | - | |
| ACCORD | Mbarara district and Mbarara city | - | - | |
| ACCORD | VIP | - | Register with district, sharing workplans and budget, conduct advocacy, communit... | |
| ACODE | Mbarara district and Mbarara city | - | - | |
| Active Citizen Uganda(ACU) | Mbarara district and Mbarara city | sanitary land fill... | communirty sentization,... | |
| Coca cola | Bukiro | Water swamp proetection... | - | |
| GIZ | Bukiro | Restroration if Nyakambu swamp... | - | |
| Home Clean | Rubindi | incinerators... | Sendsitize the community, tedring, collection... | |
| Nile BREweries Mbarara Branch | Mbarara City | Restoration of River Rwizi... | - | |
| PWS | Mbarara city | UDDT... | - |