S/N

Strategies

SA

A

D

SD

Mean

Decision

1

Provision of water supply infrastructure such as pipe borne water and boreholes

344

7

-

-

3.98

Agreed

2

Provision of new irrigation schemes and dams

317

34

-

-

3.90

Agreed

3

Engaging the beneficiary communities for which water provision is planned

349

2

-

-

3.99

Agreed

4

Integrated water resources management (i.e. incorporating water supply, sanitation and hygiene into water development plans)

333

18

-

-

3.94

Agreed

5

Creating awareness to the people as to the impacts or the impending impacts of climate change on water resources

318

-

33

-

3.74

Agreed

6

Encouraging local watershed management

312

39

-

-

3.88

Agreed

7

Clarifying the legal entitlement to water resources for all users

219

132

-

-

2.72

Agreed

8

Participatory risk assessment involving the

local people and all other stakeholders

89

33

121

108

2.28

Disagreed

9

Mainstreaming gender in community water management

21

12

-

318

1.24

Disagreed

10

Traditional breeding of crop, forage, livestock and fishery species for improved resistance to climate stresses such as drought and flooding

341

10

-

-

3.97

Agreed

11

Implementation of seasonal climate forecasting

211

133

-

7

3.56

Agreed

12

Modification of crop calendars

153

-

-

198

2.30

Disagreed

13

Modification of irrigation techniques

169

-

-

182

2.44

Disagreed

14

Organizing gender specific technical training programmes in water resources management

199

-

152

-

3.13

Agreed

15

Provision of capacity building opportunities for women to diversify their sources of livelihood

206

-

-

145

2.76

Agreed

16

Avoiding gender bias in household water provision

144

87

-

120

2.72

Agreed

17

Afforestation initiatives

143

87

119

3

3.05

Agreed

18

Proper enforcement of laws on watershed protection

213

41

-

97

3.05

Agreed