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'''Demand-responsive approach and ownership of technology and structures'''
* Technical - Men and women should decide what technology & service levelsthey need, and location of facilities. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_rural_appraisal Participatory Rural Appraisal] (PRA) can help identify perceived needs and can result in better performing projects. Women should be actively involved.
* Technical - Encourage flexibility in design depending on PRA results. During technical design, the true participatory process allows continual learning and adjustment to go both ways – in this view, participation is not a concession by powerful outsiders but an essential process for project success.
'''Mix & match'''
* Technical - There is no one solution for drought-prone areas – best is to mix and match according to:
** Time of water use (e.g. open dams for use directly after rains leads to more used and less evaporated water, sand dams used in areas where livestock go in dryseason)** Technical constraints (certain techniques suitable only certain places – e.g. sand dams built in riverbed, berkeds built awayfrom riverbed)
