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Water Access in Nyarugusu refugee camp

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Countries:
Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: United Republic of Tanzania
Basins: --
Project SDGs:
Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.
Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Progress to Date: 140000 Increase access to sustainable water
Services Needed: Financial support
Desired Partner: Investor
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2020  »  Ongoing
Project Website: ungc-production.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/cop_2...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Additional Benefits: Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources
Project Source: Admin
Profile Completion: 85%

Project Overview

Grundfos Power Adapt is a new Grundfos product that makes it easier to use solar power for water supplies that require a reliable and constant energy input to operate 24 hours a day. This plug-and play solution allows a pump to draw power it needs from a back-up source, such as a grid or generator, during the hours of darkness. The solution is now fully operational in Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania where it supplies about 140,000 people with water from a series of boreho…

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Grundfos Power Adapt is a new Grundfos product that makes it easier to use solar power for water supplies that require a reliable and constant energy input to operate 24 hours a day. This plug-and play solution allows a pump to draw power it needs from a back-up source, such as a grid or generator, during the hours of darkness. The solution is now fully operational in Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania where it supplies about 140,000 people with water from a series of boreholes equipped with Grundfos submersible pumps. ÒThe drinking water is safe and that translates directly into improved health and saving lives,Ó says Will Furlong, Water MissionÕs Regional Director in Tanzania.
Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Project Benefits: Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources

Project Narrative

MAIN CHALLENGE The Green Ring of Granada: a lung for one of the most beautiful cities in Spain. We will create a green corridor surrounding the city, restoring forests and other urban landscapes, mitigating global warming in a very vulnerable region and ensuring the health of current and future generations. SITE OWNERSHIP Ayuntamiento de Granada since CAUSE OF DEGRADATION Land abandonment WHY THIS SITE? Recovering degraded areas surrounding the city of Granada, and transforming them into new forest like spaces and other urban facilities for the citizenship

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Driven to develop solutions for global sustainability with energy efficient pump solutions, Grundfos is one of the world's leading providers of pump solutions for water supply, industry, commercial buildings, and domestic buildings. Learn More

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