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Natural, Societal & Political Domain Variables:

- Assets (9) - Ecosystems (12) - Governance (18) - Values and Norms (7) - Water Quality (17) - Water Quantity (18)

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:

- agricultural- confined livestock operations (2) - agricultural- cropland and pasture (20) - conservation lands (9) - forest land (5) - industrial use (8) - mining operations (3) - rangeland (6) - religious/cultural sites (9) - urban (7) - urban- high density (6)

Water Use:

- Agriculture or Irrigation (21) - Domestic/Urban Supply (21) - Fisheries - farmed (2) - Fisheries - wild (1) - Hydropower Generation (11) - Industry - consumptive use (5) - Industry - non-consumptive use (2) - Livestock (3) - Mining/Extraction support (2) - Other Ecological Services (9) - Recreation or Tourism (6)

Stakeholder Type:

- Community or organized citizens (11) - Cultural Interest (4) - Development/humanitarian interest (5) - Environmental interest (13) - Federated state/territorial/provincial government (10) - Industry/Corporate Interest (10) - Local Government (10) - Non-legislative governmental agency (13) - Sovereign state/national/federal government (17) - Supranational union (3)

Key Question:

- How can consultation and cooperation among stakeholders and development partners be better facilitated/managed/fostered? (6) - How can costs for water quality projects be distributed between polluters and beneficiaries? (1) - How can government be dis/incentivized to offer an inclusive planning process? (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 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? (1) - How do issues of equity and development impact the identification of stakeholders in cases involving hydropower or other revenue generating water infrastructure? (1) - How do national policies influence water use at the local level? (1) - How does asymmetry of power influence water negotiations and how can the negative effects be mitigated? (5) - 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 approaches are most beneficial for rapidly growing cities in the developing world to link water management to sustainable urban growth strategy? (1) - 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? (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? (1) - What mechanisms beyond simple allocation can be incorporated into transboundary water agreements to add value and facilitate resolution? (9) - Where does the benefit “flow” from a hydropower project and how does that affect implementation and sustainability of the project? (1)

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