Economic Effects of Sustainable Sanitation - SuSanA

6 Case Study Kampala
Case Study Kampala
In this chapter the general remarks of chapter 2, regarding slums, undernourishment, public
health and their interrelationships to sanitation are considered. Combined with the idea of
sustainable sanitation and motivated by its positive effects, a logistics system for human
excreta delivering sustainable sanitation on a large scale is designed. Additionally to that the
objective is to design the system as profitable as possible. Chapter 6.1 presents a situation
analysis, whereas Chapter 6.2 proposes the above mentioned system.
6.1 Situation analysis
The situation analysis is based on the findings of the interviews and focus group discussions,
complemented by information gathered from a literature review. The following analysis is
divided into three parts, whereas the first is dealing with the sanitation situation, the second
gives insights concerning agriculture and the third provides information about private service
providers. The single thematic blocks themselves are introduced by giving a general overview
of the situation followed by specific remarks establishing the connection to the proposed
logistics and reuse of human excreta.
6.1.1 Sanitation situation in the slums of Kampala
After a general overview of the sanitation situation in slum areas of Kampala is given in the
following subchapter, the second one will be dealing with sustainable sanitation in slums.
6.1.1.1 General overview
From 1.2 million inhabitants living in Kampala, 36% are dwelling in slum settlements
(UNHABITAT, 2010). The slums are distributed throughout the urban- and peri-urban area
(cf. Figure 12). The city population growth rate of the past five years is listed with 4.4%.
4.8% are projected for the upcoming five years, whereas the global average is 1.9% (UN,
2008).
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