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                         Table 7: Action-Impact Matrix (AIM)
                   Action/Policy      Main Objective  Impact on key sustainable development issues            5
                                                      Water quality  Water   Human  Sea water   Ecosystem
                                                      degradation  quantity   health  Intrusion and
                                                                  degradation       Salinization
                   Recharge dam       control seawater                                          (-L)
                   building           intrusion and                                                                Abu Dhabi, UAE
                                      improvement of                   (+++H)                   downstream
                                      GW quality and                                            surface flow
                                      quantity                                                  is reduced
                   Public awareness   GW protection
                                      (quality and                            (+L)
                                      quantity)                     More improvement is needed
                   Water metering     Abstraction
                   project            control to                              (+L)
                                      improve GW
                                      quantity                          It is still in early stage
                   ---H           --M            -L            +L             ++M           +++H
                   High negative  Medium         Low negative  Low positive   Medium positive High positive
                                  negative
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