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Appropriate Technology & Planning Environmental Projects

for Developing Countries

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Northern Illinois University

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Environmentalism & Appropriate Technology

Planning Projects:

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Problems & Solutions

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Problems

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Different Contexts, Different Solutions

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There are deep differences between rich & poor countries.

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There are deep

differences between

rich & poor people within a country.

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Many things are cool for upper middle class & rich families:

reduce cost of energy, solar panels, etc.

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But some technologies are not appropriate for the

poor.

Why?© 2013 Rey Ty

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3Rs1.Reduce

2.Reuse

3.Recycle© 2013 Rey Ty

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For people in rich countries,

3Rs are awesome & fashionable.

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But 3Rs are part of daily life for middle class & poor families in developing

countries.

Nothing New!

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people in developing countries collect, sell & buy bottles & old newspapers.

Even way before 3Rs became fashionable in the rich countries,

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If there is a backyard, people in poorer countries, in

general, plant root crops, vegetables & fruit trees for family

consumption.

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Of course on the other side of the coin,

there are garbage & plastic flying around all over the place as well. These are all poverty-

related matters.

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Problems of appropriateness

& transferability of technology.

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Solutions

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The poorest use sunlight as

such, water direct from the

source, charcoal for

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There are sustainable development & environmentally-friendly projects that use appropriate technology which are best suited for the majority of the poor in the poor countries.

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Solar Water Bulbs

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Solar Oven

A cardboard box, aluminum foil & a sheet of glass on top.

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Solar Ovens

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Clean Water: Colloidal silver breaks down the pathogens’ cell walls causing them to die.

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Source: http://www.sswm.info/category/implementation-tools/water-purification/hardware/point-use-water-treatment/colloidal-silver

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Organic Multi-

cropping

Organic coconut, banana, coffee, pepper & pineapple

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Gray Water

for Vegetable & Other Plants

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Gray Water

for Vegetable & Other Plants

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Gray Water

for Vegetable & Other Plants

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Gray Water for Irrigation

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Waste management is a problem in poor communities.

Poverty needs to be addressed in order to

solve the waste problem sustainably. We can't tell the poor where to dump their

garbage if there are no waste disposal units or waste collection. They have nowhere else to throw their garbage.

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We must always actively consider cost first and foremost (if we are

catering to the majority poor).

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We must consider1. local

acceptance 2. transferability 3. & adaptability

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Your Comments & Critique

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Workshop: Brainstorm technologically appropriate environmental project ideas.

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Environmentalism & Appropriate Technology

Planning Projects:

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