Ulaanbaatar
Eco-friendly toilet facilities to be built in Khuvsgul Lake National Park
Society
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Integrated Livelihoods Improvement and Sustainable Tourism at Khuvsgul Lake National Park Project is being implemented with grants by the Asian Development Bank and Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. Within the project, eco-friendly model toilet facilities are planned to be built at the Khuvsgul Lake National Park.
International expert on liquid waste management Pier Donati developed blue prints of toilet facilities with four technological solutions and three of them have been chosen, being introduced to the officials of the Administration of Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Department of Clean Technology, Investment and Production. These are as follows:
1. Draw-out technology dry toilet facilities with sealed tank at public quayside in Khatgal Village
2. Drying technology toilet facilities at public camping points and stopover points in the national park.
3. Portable dry toilet facilities with litter bin for use during public events.
The offered technologies are widely used in national parks, which having drinking water resources in Switzerland, Finland and USA and also comply with MNS5924:2015 standard of Mongolia. Moreover, entering point to the Khuvsgul National Park and camping points are planned to be established.
The project aims to support local livelihoods through improved capacity for sustainable tourism and subsistence activities, in participation with the park administration and other key stakeholders. The project design adopts an integrated approach for livelihoods, tourism, waste management, and land use planning, and will serve as a model for other protected areas in Mongolia.
International expert on liquid waste management Pier Donati developed blue prints of toilet facilities with four technological solutions and three of them have been chosen, being introduced to the officials of the Administration of Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Department of Clean Technology, Investment and Production. These are as follows:
1. Draw-out technology dry toilet facilities with sealed tank at public quayside in Khatgal Village
2. Drying technology toilet facilities at public camping points and stopover points in the national park.
3. Portable dry toilet facilities with litter bin for use during public events.
The offered technologies are widely used in national parks, which having drinking water resources in Switzerland, Finland and USA and also comply with MNS5924:2015 standard of Mongolia. Moreover, entering point to the Khuvsgul National Park and camping points are planned to be established.
The project aims to support local livelihoods through improved capacity for sustainable tourism and subsistence activities, in participation with the park administration and other key stakeholders. The project design adopts an integrated approach for livelihoods, tourism, waste management, and land use planning, and will serve as a model for other protected areas in Mongolia.
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