The list of questions below can be used as a framework to evaluate projects in drought-prone areas.
====Technical====
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* '''Are there methods of improving construction and design of existing techniques in the area which could improve water quantity? ''' Example: telescopic lining in hand-dug well, leak-proof tanks, deep enough wells, spacing of sand dams in series, proper gravel packing in boreholes or around infiltration gallery, use of porous concrete.''
====Institutional====
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* '''Is the type of management structure in place the one most likely to improve water availability given the type of infrastructure?''' Example: catchment-based communal association = pasture management = less siltation = more water stored.
====Financial / economic====
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* '''Are there ways of improving access to finance which can improve water availability?''' Example: micro finance, low-cost loans.
* '''Are there methods of improving ownership levels of infrastructure?''' Example: increased contribution including cash, private ownership.