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- Assets (36) - Ecosystems (34) - Governance (53) - Values and Norms (24) - Water Quality (39) - Water Quantity (44)

- 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

- agricultural- confined livestock operations (11) - agricultural- cropland and pasture (55) - conservation lands (20) - forest land (16) - industrial use (26) - mining operations (8) - rangeland (16) - religious/cultural sites (14) - urban (27) - urban- high density (18)

- Agriculture or Irrigation - Domestic/Urban Supply - Fisheries - farmed - Fisheries - wild - Hydropower Generation - Industry - consumptive use - Industry - non-consumptive use - Livestock - Mining/Extraction support - Other Ecological Services - Recreation or Tourism - Other - None

- Community or organized citizens (40) - Cultural Interest (11) - Development/humanitarian interest (18) - Environmental interest (35) - Federated state/territorial/provincial government (30) - Industry/Corporate Interest (32) - Local Government (33) - Non-legislative governmental agency (36) - Sovereign state/national/federal government (50) - Supranational union (10)

- How can consultation and cooperation among stakeholders and development partners be better facilitated/managed/fostered? (10) - How can costs for water quality projects be distributed between polluters and beneficiaries? (2) - How can government be dis/incentivized to offer an inclusive planning process? (5) - 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? (5) - How can packages or options that link issues creatively or build on possible technology innovations be employed to create non-zero sum choices within negotiations that include water resources? (2) - How do issues of equity and development impact the identification of stakeholders in cases involving hydropower or other revenue generating water infrastructure? (5) - How do national policies influence water use at the local level? (2) - How does asymmetry of power influence water negotiations and how can the negative effects be mitigated? (9) - 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? (11) - What approaches are most beneficial for rapidly growing cities in the developing world to link water management to sustainable urban growth strategy? (1) - What calculations and considerations should be investigated by countries looking to harness additional hydropower? Which potential outcomes should be investigated or identified? (2) - What considerations can be given to incorporating collaborative adaptive management (CAM)? What efforts have the parties made to review and adjust a solution or decision over time in light of changing conditions? (7) - What effective mechanisms can downstream states/countries use to protect their water related interests/rights? (2) - 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? (9) - What mechanisms beyond simple allocation can be incorporated into transboundary water agreements to add value and facilitate resolution? (18) - What role(s) can hydropower play in a nation's energy strategy? (2) - What role can agricultural subsidies play in finding solutions to complex water management problems? (1) - What roles can desalination play in a country's national water policy and what energy ecological and water quality considerations ought to go into making such a decision? (1) - What types of benefit sharing models can be used to make desalination more economically feasible and beneficial in water-scarce regions? (1) - Where does the benefit “flow” from a hydropower project and how does that affect implementation and sustainability of the project? (4)