Waste Water Treatment and Recycling at Motse Wa Badiri Camphill in Otse, Botswana

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Project ID
Project Title	Waste Water Treatment and Recycling at Motse Wa Badiri Camphill in Otse, Botswana
Type	Transboundary Waters
Focus Areas
Geographic Scope	Botswana, Africa
Lead Organization(s)	UNDP
Project Partners	*UNDP GEF SGP
Financing	Total: $40,546; Sources of Financing: GEF SGP
Timeframe	2006 - 2009
Status	Under implementation
Project website(s)	GEF SGP Project Page
Contacts	Elsie Mvimi, Ontitile Zimona

Contents 1 Description 2 Expected Outcomes 3 Achievements: Results and Impact 4 Lessons for Replication 5 References 6 See also 7 External Resources 8 Attachments

Description

The project aims to reduce the threat of pollution to the Otse aquifer posed by waste water disposal at Camphill through waste water treatment by a constructed wetland. The treated effluent will be used for irrigation. The project will have the additional benefit of reducing the stress placed on the aquifer and hence prolonging its lifetime as water abstractions will go down due to waste water recycling. Affordable and environmentally sound technology will be introduced to limit contamination of a water body. Inadequate waste water management and handling currently places the Otse aquifer under serious pollution threat that could render it useless for human consumption due to introduction of pollutants such as nutrients, pathogens and organic matter. The project will empower Camphill community to effectively manage their waste water resources through pollution prevention and waste water recycling. As Camphill community is largely people with disabilities, the skills acquired from the project are very crucial in the economic generating activities of the centre

Expected Outcomes

Achievements: Results and Impact

Lessons for Replication

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References

See also

1. Wetlands Inventory for the Chobe, Linyanti and Kwando Wetlands: International Waters and Developing Good Governance for Shared Resources
2. Sustainable Utilisation of Fish Resources for Sustainable Livelihoods
3. Support for the production of an environmental supplement, Botswana
4. Integrated Management of Natural Resources in Farm 84 OQ Around Ntimbale Dam in Masingwaneng, Botswana
5. Environmental protection and sustainable management of the Okavango River Basin
6. Development and adoption of a Strategic Action Program for balancing water uses and sustainable natural resource management in the Orange-Senqu river transboundary basin.
7. Conservation of water in schools, Botswana
8. Accruing multiple global benefits through Integrated Water Resources Management/Water Use Efficiency Planning: a demonstration project for sub-Saharan Africa

External Resources

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