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- Arid/desert (Köppen B-type) (21) - Continental (Köppen D-type) (17) - Dry-summer (16) - Dry-winter (11) - Humid mid-latitude (Köppen C-type) (15) - Moist (10) - Moist tropical (Köppen A-type) (12) - Monsoon (13) - Semi-arid/steppe (Köppen B-type) (22) - alpine (6) - cold-climate (permafrost, tundra, polar) (2) - temperate (11)

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- Agriculture or Irrigation (53) - Domestic/Urban Supply (45) - Fisheries - farmed (5) - Fisheries - wild (12) - Hydropower Generation (32) - Industry - consumptive use (13) - Industry - non-consumptive use (9) - Livestock (11) - Mining/Extraction support (5) - Other Ecological Services (17) - Recreation or Tourism (12)

- Community or organized citizens (36) - Cultural Interest (10) - Development/humanitarian interest (16) - Environmental interest (30) - Federated state/territorial/provincial government (27) - Industry/Corporate Interest (27) - Local Government (30) - Non-legislative governmental agency (32) - Sovereign state/national/federal government (43) - Supranational union (7)

- How can consultation and cooperation among stakeholders and development partners be better facilitated/managed/fostered? (9) - 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? (3) - 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? (4) - 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? (4) - 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? (6) - 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? (3) - 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? (5) - 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? (7) - What mechanisms beyond simple allocation can be incorporated into transboundary water agreements to add value and facilitate resolution? (17) - What role(s) can hydropower play in a nation's energy strategy? (3) - 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)