Environment conservation and climatic change adaptation program (ECCCAP)

Farmers have been trained to adapt to climate change through water conservation and preservation.

Water for production imitative has been integrated where rainy water is collected for production such as irrigation/watering plants and animals.

BuildME together with the village authorities have embarked on building water reservoirs and tanks. The tanks are used for harvesting rain water for both production and home use.

BuildME Rain Water harvesting system – tank build along said the roof.

BuilME - manual pumping system — Water is then drawn using a rope from the built tank or pumped using an electric or manual pumping system.

BuildME - solar energy — Picture showing solar energy installed in BuildME Model farmers house – Bugiri 2011. Farmers have been trained & encouraged to use alternative source of power like solar and Biogas to preserve the environment as they save.

BuildME Water tank on the wooden stands, an ideal& cost friendly option for water storage used on the poultry or animal farm.

BuildME - opening up drainage — Picture showing one of the Drainage that BuildME together with local authorities built in Iganga town in efforts to preserve the environment through cleaning and opening up drainage

Picture showing drainage issues in Kawempe division – BuildME is working with relevant authorities to open up existing drainage to allow proper flow of water drainage channels in Kawempe alone have been opened.

Picture showing drainage issues in Bwaise – Kawempe division in Kampala – BuildME Works with the community to open up water drainages to ensure proper water run ways

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