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China
etc.
2009
*etc.=Water Resource Management, Renewable Energy
Award
Puzhehei Watershed Eco-Sanitation Project Phase II
Project Site Location
Qiubei County, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Background - Problems Addressed and Policy Responses
The Puzhehei Lake is an agglomeration of small lakes providing
drinking water to the local population. Monitoring data shows that the
water quality of the lake has deteriorated over the past ten years. The
adoption of a household-centered approach has improved the water
quality by the dissemination of nutrient recycling knowledge and the
introduction of feasible and adaptive eco-sanitation technologies.
Project Outline - Objectives and Activities
The overall objective of the project is to alleviate water pollution of the
Puzhehei watershed by the diffusion of eco-sanitation practices. The
main activities include: establishment of 78 household urine-diverting
dry toilets in two villages; establishment of one semi-public dry toilet in
200m 3 integrated biogas plant
for animal waste treatment in
Badaoshao
a primary school; construction of a pilot biogas generation facility with a fermentation volume of 200m 3
for animal waste disposal; and various education and capacity-building activities for local communities
and schools.
2009
2006 2007 2008
Impacts and Achievements
The established dry toilets and animal waste treatment facility are all put to good use. The lifestyle of the
villages has been changed, and sanitation habits are gradually forming. Slurry from the biogas system
is utilised by farmers as organic fertilizer. An enlarged biogas generation facility is under construction
for disposing of more animal waste from surrounding livestock breeding households. Examples of the
several additional outcomes are the start of a new course focusing on environmental protection at three
primary schools and a junior middle school and the production of a 30-minute video for disseminating
the project experiences.
Future Challenges
A large gap exists between the limited impact of this project and the actual needs for further
improvement of water quality of the lake. A master plan to tackle the problems of pollution of the entire
watershed is needed, which should involve the combined efforts of local governments at different
levels in its preparation and implementation, building on and expanding the participatory model and
experience achieved through this project.
General Information
Name of the Implementing Organisation:
Yunnan Environment Development Institute (YEDI)
Type of Organisation: NGO/CBO
Contact: Yun Liu
20-2-402 Sunshine Garden, Kunming 650 228, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
Tel: 86-871-4635039 Fax: 86-871-4635039 E-mail: yedi@vip.km169.net
Project Reviewer (NetRes / Collaborators) that monitors the project:
Xianbing Liu, Kansai Research Centre, IGES E-mail: liu@iges.or.jp
Area
Climate Change 3R Biodiversity & Ecosystem Water Capacity Development etc. Others
Award
Gold Silver Bronze Incentive
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