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Case Study > Climate : Dry-winter or alpine & Land Use: urban

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Natural, Societal & Political Domain Variables:

- Assets (2) - Governance (5) - Values and Norms (2) - Water Quality (5) - Water Quantity (3)

Climate: (Click arrow to add another value)

- Arid/desert (Köppen B-type) - Continental (Köppen D-type) - Dry-summer - Dry-winter - Humid mid-latitude (Köppen C-type) - Moist - Moist tropical (Köppen A-type) - Monsoon - Semi-arid/steppe (Köppen B-type) - alpine - cold-climate (permafrost, tundra, polar) - temperate - Other - None

Land Use: (Click arrow to add another value)

- agricultural- confined livestock operations - agricultural- cropland and pasture - conservation lands - forest land - industrial use - mining operations - rangeland - religious/cultural sites - urban - urban- high density - Other - None

Water Use:

- Agriculture or Irrigation (7) - Domestic/Urban Supply (6) - Fisheries - farmed (1) - Fisheries - wild (2) - Hydropower Generation (4) - Industry - consumptive use (4) - Industry - non-consumptive use (1) - Livestock (2) - Mining/Extraction support (1) - Other Ecological Services (2) - Recreation or Tourism (3)

Stakeholder Type:

- Community or organized citizens (4) - Cultural Interest (2) - Environmental interest (4) - Federated state/territorial/provincial government (3) - Industry/Corporate Interest (3) - Local Government (1) - Non-legislative governmental agency (4) - Sovereign state/national/federal government (6) - Supranational union (2)

Key Question:

- How can costs for water quality projects be distributed between polluters and beneficiaries? (1) - How can increasing urban water demand be balanced between the needs of the urban population and industry? (1) - How can mutual trust amongst riparians be nurtured? What actions erode that trust? (1) - How do issues of equity and development impact the identification of stakeholders in cases involving hydropower or other revenue generating water infrastructure? (1) - To what extent can international actors and movements from civil society influence water management? How and when is this beneficial/detrimental and how can these effects be supported/mitigated? (2) - What effective mechanisms can downstream states/countries use to protect their water related interests/rights? (1) - What kinds of water treaties or agreements between countries can provide sufficient structure and stability to ensure enforceability but also be flexible and adaptable given future uncertainties? (1) - What mechanisms beyond simple allocation can be incorporated into transboundary water agreements to add value and facilitate resolution? (5) - What role(s) can hydropower play in a nation's energy strategy? (1)

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