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4. Additional running costs Will the intervention incur additional running costs?
1 = High costs, 2 = Medium, 3 = Low, 4 = No operation
and maintenance costs
5. Local employment To what extent will the intervention impact job creation?
1 = Loss of jobs , 2 = Neutral, 3 = Few jobs (<10), 4 =
Many jobs (10–30)

6. Local capacity to What level is the institutional capacity currently at with
implement respect to the intervention?
1 = Very low, 2 = Low, 3 = Adequate, 4 = High Abu Dhabi, UAE
7. Acceptability to local What is the consumer acceptability of this intervention
community in terms of additional cost to them and convenience?
1 = None (high additional costs) , 2 = Low (some
additional costs or inconvenient), 3 = Neutral, 4 = High
(no additional costs)

8. Impact on local water What impact will the intervention have on the water
resources resources and the environment in the area?
1 = Negative, 2 = Neutral, 3 = Positive, 4 = Highly
positive

9. Long term applicability What is the period of impact of the intervention? (short
to long term)
1 = <2 years, 2 = 2–5 years, 3 = 5–15 years, 4 = 15–25
years, 5 = >25 years

Identified adaptation actions and strategies

Based on the scoring, the following portfolio of strategies should be further investigated
when developing a water resource management strategy that takes future climate change
impacts into account:

1. Supply side management: reduction of leaks programs, regional water resource planning,
local water resource management and monitoring, conjunctive use of surface and
groundwater and rainwater harvesting.

2. Demand side management: dry sanitation systems, education programs, tariff structures
and water restrictions.

Source: Mukheibir, 2005.

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