Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Omoro district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
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Domestic water supply
manually operated hand pump that abstarcts water from the stable aquifer through... |
Water | - | 25M | Review | ||
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PS
Water is collected and channelled through a gravel layer to the discharge pipe i... |
Water | - | 7.5M | Review | ||
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RWHTs
tank used to harvest water from rain and store it for use... |
Water | - | Review | |||
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SWs
manually operated hand pump that abstarcts water from the stable aquifer through... |
Water | - | 8M | Review | ||
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Solar mini- piped water
The solar panel is connected directly to the pump, the solar panel when exposed ... |
Water | - | 350M-1.5BN | Working | ||
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Domestic water treatment/purification
at source dosing, online dsoing with calculated machines... |
Water | - | 200000 | Review | ||
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Point of use
water is boiled at 100oc and is allowed to cool in a different container for dri... |
Water | - | 20,000 shillings | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operation of the sources (bh in all sources) | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Abandonmnent of souces due to request to pay for o and m | Water | Labwoch-Koro | - | |
| Bush burning | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Charcoal burning | Environment | odek Lalogi | - | |
| Deforestsation | Environment | odek Bobi Lalogi | - | |
| High cost of maintenance of bhs due to the high breakdown | Water | No location specified | - | |
| High drop out of water user committees | Water | No location specified | - | |
| High iron content | Water | odek | - | |
| High water table | Sanitation | Lamola Ibakara Gem Paidwe-Odek Koro Lalogi Bobi | - | |
| Inactive water boards | Water | Bobi Ongako odek Lalogi Omoro T/C | - | |
| Low political commitment | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Low water table in parishes | Water | Lamola -Odek Lapainat East-Koro Lukwir - Lalogi | - | |
| Pollution of water sources | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor attitude of communities to provide sanitation fcailities at household levels | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Uncoordinated brick laying hence a lot of ditches left behind | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Use of pesticides by farmesr in wetlands | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Water contamination due to low latrine coverage | Water | odek Lakwana | - | |
| Wetland encroachment by locals | Environment | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACETEB | Odek... | - | ||
| Achli Religious Peace Initiative | Koro, Bobi, Lakwana, Lalogi and Omoro subcounties... | - | ||
| Acholi Religiuos Peace Initiative (ARLPI) | Omoro S/C... | - | ||
| Freedom in creation | Koro, Ongako subcounty... | - | ||
| RHITES-North | Incinerators | Koro, Ongako, Odek subcounties... | - | |
| Rhites-North Acholi | Hygiene promotion -HWFs | - | - | |
| Save the children | - | - | ||
| Save the children | Odek and Lalogi subcounties... | - | ||
| Save the children | Bhs | Odek S/C, Lalogi S/C... | - | |
| SOS | Ongako S/C... | - | ||
| USHA | BH s | Ongako S/C, Lalogi S/C... | - | |
| World Vision | Incinerators | Koro-Bobi, Lakwana, Lalogi subcounities... | - | |
| World Vision | VIP drainable latrines | Bobi, Okoro, Lalogi, Lakwane... | - | |
| World Vision | BHs, SWs, shadoofs | Lalogi S/C, Bobi s/c, Koro S/C, Lakwana S/C... | MOU signing, consultation on the needs to be providede, stakeholders and communi... |