Clean water through borehole renewalsThe project aims to provide safe and clean water to hundreds of households within the Nyagatare District in Rwanda by repairing existing and – if necessary – installing new boreholes. In the rural region in the north of Rwanda locals use wood or coal fuelled three-stone fires to purify their water. This is not only inefficient but also releases lots of CO2 emissions. Many existing boreholes are not used anymore, because maintenance has been poorly managed or was too expensive.
By renovating existing boreholes and installing new hand-pumps more than 1,000 people can access save water and will need less firewood to purify their water. Until 2019 a total of 48 boreholes were rehabilitated. For the entire duration of the project it is ensured, that the quality of the water is suitable for human consumption.
How does technology for clean drinking water help fight global warming?Two billion people in the world have no access to clean drinking water. Many families have to boil their drinking water over an open fire, resulting in CO
2 emissions and deforestation. Where water can be cleaned chemically (e.g. with chlorine) or mechanically (with filters), or where groundwater can be provided from wells, these CO
2 emissions can be avoided. Clean drinking water projects in the ClimatePartner portfolio are registered with
international standards.
