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Drought can even affect the making of cement, which can result in a poor quality if not done properly. Cement is used in the construction of most everything! So if a community has a weak infrastructure, failing crops, stressed and depleted caretakers (women), and economic and civil instability, how is that community supposed to survive at all? I realised more and more how integrating the drought study into Akvopedia was crucial, not only for [http://www.iisd.org/casl/asalprojectdetails/asal.htm arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs)], but most all areas experiencing even temporary drought. As these areas were likely to be the least prepared. With so many factors being affected by drought, I noticed that '''efficiency''' and water technology '''appropriateness''' (for a specific geography and climate of a region) became extremely important throughout the CARE study.

[[File:contour_Trench_hill.JPG|thumb|left|400px|Contour trenches used to slow water moving down a hill so that absorption into the aquifer is possible. Photo: Unknown.]]