Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Nwoya district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Water Supply
hand operated pump that siphons water from underground,below 30M... |
Water | - | 22M | Review | ||
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RWHT
Water harvested from the roof catchment is drawn through gutters and stored in a... |
Water | - | 10M for 20000L | Review | ||
| PS | Water | - | 7.5M | Review | ||
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Mini solar powered system
Water is pumped by solar energy from a deep boreholes and delivered to a reservi... |
Water | - | 200M | Review | ||
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Domestic water treatment/purification
automatic dosing of water before supply... |
Water | - | 300K per container per day | Working | ||
| sand filtration | Water | - | 10M | Review | ||
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Point of use
heating water to boiling point... |
Water | - | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush burning | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Deforestaton | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Emissions of fumes of factors | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Flooding | Environment | Got Apwoyo Lungulu Lii Alero | - | |
| Flooding and high water table | Sanitation | Lungulu Lii Alero and Got Apwoyo | - | |
| High mineral content all over the district | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Indiscriminate disposal of wastes (crude dumping) | Environment | Anaka TC | - | |
| Lack of faecal sludge treatment plants | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Low community commtment in management of water facilities | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Low water table in areas along the r.nile | Water | Lungulu | - | |
| Mobile communities | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor accessibility | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor settlement pattern | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Rampant charcoal burning | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Roaming animals in the dry season | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Rocky soils | Sanitation | Lungulu Panokrach Owee Village | - | |
| Sand mining | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Siltation of drainage channels | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Water stressed belt | Water | Obira - Anaka Kanguru | - | |
| Wetland encroachment e.g. kanguru stream which has silted | Environment | Anaka | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN Women | Afforestation | Lungulu, Alero, Koch-Goma, Lii... | - | |
| USHA | Drainable pit latrines, combined handwashing, menstrual hygiene management facilities | Lungulu and Alero sub-counties... | inception meeting, proporsal writing, district entry meeting, baseline, mapping ... | |
| USHA | DBH | Lunguru and Alero subcounties- Lulyango P/S... | Inception meeting, concept development, MOU signing, selection of the area of op... |