Ministry of Water & Environment
Appropriate Technology Center
Appropriate Technology Center
Discover adaptation technologies and challenges in Rukungiri district.
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| Technology | Category | Sub Category | Location | Capital Cost | Status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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domestic water supply
Clearing the ctahcment area, trapping of the eyes, filling with stones, construc... |
Water | - | 4-7M | Review | ||
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GFS
water moves by gravity from a reserviour to the distribution area... |
Water | - | 8 taps, 6KM pipeline-200M | Review | ||
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DBH
Excavation, drilling(more than 30ft), installtaion, testing, fixing of the head ... |
Water | - | 25M-35M | Review | ||
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RWHT
water collected from catchment stored in a tank and drawn of by a tap or suction... |
Water | - | 10M-60M for brick/masonary tanks | Review | ||
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Domestic water treatment/purification
a sand container containing graded sand is provided, a tap for drawing the water... |
Water | - | 250000 | Review | ||
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treatment
automatic application of chlorine to water for purification before supply throug... |
Water | - | 300000 per 100000l | Review | ||
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Point of use
chlorine tabs /aqua tablets are applied to drinking waster... |
Water | - | 10000 per tablet | Review |
| Challenge | Category | Locations | About | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| land acquisition for gfs i | Water | Rweshaka Ruhinda Kikarara Bwambara | - | |
| Collapsible soils | Sanitation | Bwambara Bugangari Buhinda | - | |
| Deforestation | Environment | Bwambara Bugangari | - | |
| Drying and declining of water yields affecting springs and gfss district wide | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Failure to regularly clean gutters for public and domestic water sources | Water | No location specified | - | |
| High water table | Sanitation | Bwambara Bugangari Ruhunda | - | |
| Homesteads running short of space for pit latrines (district wide) | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Inadequate water quality monitoring due to small budget allocation | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Indiscriminate disposal of solid waste | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Lack of sewage treatment plant/ system | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Land fragmentation | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Low water table | Water | Bwambara Nyakishenyi Ruhinda | - | |
| O&m of ecosans still a problem | Sanitation | No location specified | - | |
| Poor accesibility to water sources which are mostly in low lying areas | Water | No location specified | - | |
| Population increase | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Prolonged drought | Environment | Bwambara Bugangari Ruhinda | - | |
| Rocky soils | Sanitation | Nyakishenyi Nyarushenje | - | |
| Settlement and cultivation on hill tops | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Swamp encroachment | Environment | Rukungiri MC | - | |
| Water pollution | Environment | No location specified | - | |
| Water quality issues | Water | No location specified | - |
| NGO Name | Technology | Areas of Operation | Steps Followed | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge of Hope Ministries | PS | - | - | |
| Bridge of Hope Ministries | PS | - | - | |
| NKKD | PS,GFS | Kebisoni,... | - | |
| NKKD | PS,GFS | Kebisoni,... | - | |
| North Kigezi and Kinkizi Dioceses | casting slabs, Lined Pit latrines, tippyu taps | district wide... | - | |
| Raising the village | PS,extension of piped systems | district wide... | - | |
| Raising the village | PS,extension of piped systems | district wide... | - | |
| regular removal of sludge and effluent | community,transportation services | Tree planting... | - | |
| Rukungiri Women In Development Foundation | Rainwater jars for handwashing, pit latrines at household level, lined pit latrines | Ruhinda, Buhanga, Bwambara... | - | |
| RWIDF (Rukungrir Women Intergrated Develpoment Foundation) | PS | Ruhinda, Nyakishenyi... | - | |
| RWIDF (Rukungrir Women Intergrated Develpoment Foundation) | PS | Ruhinda, Nyakishenyi... | - | |
| Unicef | health facilities | septic tanks, placenta pits... | - |