Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Pader district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic water supply
hand pump suction effect from an aquifer (more than 30m deep)... |
Water | - | 25M | Working | ||
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Mini piped water system(solar)
water abstarcted by submersible pump and stored before distribution for a small ... |
Water | - | 300M-2Bn | Working | ||
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Shallow wells
hand pump suction effect from an aquifer (below 30m deep)... |
Water | - | 5-10M | Working | ||
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PS
water gushes out of high altitude to lower areas and can be channeled through a ... |
Water | - | 4-7M | Working | ||
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Domestic water treatment/purification
automatic dosing of water before supply... |
Water | - | 300K per container | Working | ||
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boiling
water is boiled at 100oc and is allowed to cool in a different container for dri... |
Water | - | 10k fuel | Working | ||
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Point of use
tablets are added to a container with water and allowed to settle for 20-30minut... |
Water | - | 50K | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| environmental pollution by small garages | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| non functionality of the bhs which require major repairs | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Bad hunting practices,uncontrolled bush fires and opening land for agriculture | Environment | Latanya Laguti Pajule Ogom Puranga Pader S/C Acholi-Bur Atanga Angagwa and Awere | - | |
| Communally shared facility affect o&m | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Community level ; - negligence and poor attitude | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Establishment of sewerage systems | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Grinding machines and generators creating noise | Environment | Angagura Atanga Pader T.C Pajule T.C Acholi-Bur Pader S/C Puranga) | - | |
| High cost of technologies available | Water | No location specified | - | |
| High demand for forest products leading to deforrestation -timber and charcoal | Environment | Ogom Awere Laguti Pajule Latanya Acholi-Bur Lapul and Puranga | - | |
| Inadequate funding from both district and partners | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Inadequate funds to manage operation desludgng | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Inadequate guidelines to promote hygiene and sanitation | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Inadquate funds to support sector interventions on environmental protection and management | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Incompetence to enforce laws | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Knowledge gap on appropriate technology(design and construction as well as maintenance) | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of budgets | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Many facilities are due for decommisioning but are still counted in the data | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Mwe data base coverage is higher than actual due to facilities constructed for refugee camps | Water | No location specified | - | |
| No attempts to enforce bylaws by all | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Open defecation | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor quality ,materials on the market | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Poor quality of construction hampering susptainability | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor storm water and waste water mgt leading to floods | Environment | Pader T.C Pajule T.C aAcholi-bur Puranga and Atanga Town Councils | - | |
| Poor waste mgt from source of generation to final disposal ground | Environment | Atanga Pader T.C Pajule T.C Acholi-Bar | - | |
| Population growth leading to crowding.slums | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poverty at hh level affects o and m and collection of the user fees | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Public facilities not in use | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Rocky | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Swampy and floody areas | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Vector borne diseases (malaria and bilharzia) | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Waste water and storm water manaegement a challenge | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Water scarcity | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Water scarcity affecting hygiene practices. | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Water stressed areas | Water | Angagura Latanya | - | |
| Wetland encroachment for rice growing | Environment | Puranga Awere Laguti Atanga) | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amref | Motorized Piped water system | Puranga (Institutions)... | - | |
| LWF | DBH | Laguti, Awere, Atanga... | Expression of interest, baseline survey, selection of areas for operation, ince... | |
| USHA | institutional VIPs | Atanga and Ogom... | - |