Workshop: Groundwater Protection and its Link to Sustainable Sanitation and Town Planning
February 8 – 10, 2011
Fringilla Lodge, Lusaka
Background:
In Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, 60 % of the public water supply stems from the local groundwater resource. Lacking sanitation provision causes groundwater pollution and puts the resource at high risk. The use of untreated water from shallow wells in unplanned settlements is one factor leading to outbreaks of cholera. These outbreaks occur annually during the rainy season when groundwater levels rise and pit latrines are flooded. On February 8-10, 2011 an interactive workshop was organized by BGR addressing senior technical staff from various sectors including hydrogeologists, sanitation experts and town planners. The participants were asked to develop a To-Do-list, naming activities for the joint improvement of the situation in the selected unplanned settlements (Chunga and George). It became obvious that groundwater protection and an improvement of basic sanitation has to go hand in hand. In the Lusaka context, sustainable sanitation options must take high groundwater tables into consideration.
The workshop has been organized and supported by:
- Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Water and Sanitation Association of Zambia (WASAZA)
Participants of the workshop
Source: BGR
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Presentations:
| Speaker | Organization | Lecture title |
|---|---|---|
| Chitaku G. Muchelengánga | NISIR | Groundwater Pollution under the very Nose of the Law: Case of shallow Wells in George Township, Lusaka (PDF, 3 MB) |
| Dr. Roland Bäumle & Levy Museteka | GReSP | Groundwater in Lusaka - A Resource in Need of Protection - (PDF, 3 MB) |
| Christopher Kellner | WASAZA | Ecological and Sustainable Sanitation (PDF, 1 MB) |
| Jackson Mulenga | DTF | The DTF Sanitation Concept and Implementation (PDF, 1 MB) |
| Patrick Onyango | GIZ | EcoSan Promotion Project - A Component of the Water Sector Reform Programme, Kenya (PDF, 3 MB) |
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