Verification
The project should establish a verification system to allow the project proponent as well as external stakeholders to review the progress of the mitigation efforts.
The HIA should provide the information necessary for external reviewers and key stakeholders to verify what is actually occurring at a household and community level. It is essential that simple KPIs be selected to ensure that data are available in a timely fashion. For most projects, it is unrealistic to begin the verification process before the project has collected at least 6-12 months’ worth of information.
For the external verification to be effective, it should not begin prematurely, since it takes time and can be costly. For most health indicators, yearly verification reviews are likely to be sufficient. Formal external verification for health performance should be performed at selected time intervals, but it is possible to create a platform for more frequent community stakeholder involvement and input.