Research project INHAND
Integrated Water Management Concept for Craft Villages in Vietnam
Partners:
- Institut für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft und Abfalltechnik (D)
- Leibniz Universität Hannover (D)
- Herbst Umwelttechnik GmbH (D)
- VIS International GmbH (D)
- Center for Training and International Cooperation (VN)
- Institut für Umwelttechnik und Management (IEEM) an der Universität Witten / Herdecke gGmbH (D)
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Duration: January 2011 - March 2015
Project description:
Protection of natural resources as well as sustainable development have come to an increasing significance all over the world. In many countries a social and political revision has taken place towards an environmental sound industrial production. However a substantial part of consumer goods are being produced in developing and transition countries where environmental protection and occupational health issues are not considered adequately.
Projekt Kick-off-Meeting in Bac Ninh, Vietnam; Copyright: Peter Werner
Notably in the field of waste- and wastewater management there is often a lack of technical solutions as well as know-how, sustainable financing and responsible operators. Therefore, using a craft village in Vietnam as an example, the INHAND project will provide technical solutions as well as training measures and all stakeholders will be involved in the discussions and decision making.
The project focuses on a food processing craft village in Vietnam - main product is wine from cassava and rice. Wastewater from this production and households is currently drained untreated into the surrounding rice fields. The objective of INHAND is to develop a wastewater management system and a pilot plant for the village. The pilot plant will be designed as a three step pilot plant: aerobic treatment of the wastewater, anaerobic treatment of the waste streams and a digester drying facility.
Main approaches are:
• Treatment of wastewater
• Energy recovery from the organic waste streams
• Inventory of production processes regarding their environmental impact
• Identification and training of future operators of the treatment
• Enhancement of people’s environmental awareness