Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Rubirizi district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Domestic Water Supply
surface extraction, WQT, intake construction, sedimentation, treatment and distr... |
Water | - | 600M for 2 taps | Review | ||
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Solar Powered Systems
high yeilding boreholes powered by solar to reservoir and distributed by gravitt... |
Water | - | 800M-2B | Review | ||
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RWHTs
plastic or ferro cement tanks, first flush installed, storage and collection fro... |
Water | - | 5-10M | Review | ||
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Spring Tanks
excavation of collection box, concrete rings, construction of cover, tap install... |
Water | - | 5-10M | Review | ||
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Shallow wells
excavation of collection box, concrete rings, construction of cover, tap install... |
Water | - | 5-10M | Review | ||
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Protected springs
fensing, drainage for waste water, collection box with hardcore, retaining wall... |
Water | - | 3-5M | Review | ||
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deep borehole
drilled mechanically, installation of mechanical parts... |
Water | - | 30-35M depending on locality | Working |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| loose soils | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| poor solid waste disposal | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Consumer ignorance | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Deffortatation | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Encrochment of wetlands | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| High water table affecting latrine construction | Sanitation | Katunguru Rutoto Katerera Rubirizi | - | |
| Inadequate funding, lack of transport means | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of cess pool emptier in the district | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Limited budget | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Limited budgets | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Limited technical personel | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Limited water for production leading to encroachment on domestic water | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Limited water sources | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Low yeilds | Water | kirugu | - | |
| O&m challenge | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Political inteference | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Pollution and climate change | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Poor response by communities | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Rocky areas | Sanitation | Rutoto Magambo Kichwamba | - | |
| Saline water | Water | Katunguru | - | |
| Soil erosion casue silting of crater lakes | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Unstable ground at the lake shores | Sanitation | Katungurur Rutoto Katerera Rubirizi | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVOID | Entire district | wetland restoration, energy saving stoves, forest conservation... | Community meeting, ampping, selling of stoves,trainings... | |
| HOMACA | Rubirizi T/C, Katerera T/C | Training of communities... | Training communities... | |
| KIIMA FOODS | Kirugu, Kichwamba, Ryeru sucbocunties | Renewable energy, solar driers, irrigation schemes... | Training farmers, selling stoves... | |
| Nature Uganda | Rutoto,Ryeru, Magambo and Katerera subcounty | afforestation, wetland restroration, soil and water conservation... | Districubtuion of tree seedlings,, community meetings, mappings, hydrolo, const... |