AquaPedia Pilot Case Study — Submission Wizard

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1. Situation Overview

Case name

Time orientation

Scale

System

Key stakeholder community

Current status

Map coordinates optional — format: latitude, longitude, e.g. 23.8103, 90.4125. In Google Maps, right-click the location and select the coordinates to copy them.

Timeline 6–8 key events — what happened and what changed

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2. Why This Problem Matters

Short description 2 lines max

Expanded description

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3. Interests of Key Stakeholders

Add one entry per relevant stakeholder community — click "Add another stakeholder" for each one.

Stakeholder (author) Alignment of interests Dominant dynamic

How stakeholder interests have evolved, are evolving, or may evolve over time

Full breakdown short vs long-term interests, cooperation and conflicts, stated position vs underlying interests

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4. Mapping the Problem Space

System type

Boundary mismatch

What is contested

Mis-framing if any

Full mapping watershed vs policyshed vs problemshed, relevant stakeholder communities, what's known vs contested vs feasible

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5. Core Diagnostic Insights for Action

Key diagnostic insight 2 lines max

Why this insight matters for desirable outcomes

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6. Decision Window (Signal for Action)

Trigger event, why action is possible now, risk of inaction 3 lines max

Nature of signal, timing/duration, link to enabling conditions, constraints

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7. Decision Pathway

Strategic move

Pathway type

Recognition of interdependence — present or absent

Value Creation present or absent

Adaptive Governance present or absent

Who acts for whom

What changes

Why actionable now

Full pathway rationale what specifically changes, how it activates enabling conditions, what's possible now, what happens if not taken

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8. Dispute Resolution Efforts

Efforts tried, and results 3 lines max

Full engagement process, approaches, outcomes, gaps

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9. Tools and Processes Used

Tool types choose up to 3

Joint fact-finding Scenario modeling Mutual gains negotiation Adaptive treaty clauses Stakeholder mapping Mediation Other

Why these tools

Choice of tools, context-specific obstacles and challenges

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10. Success Metrics

Up to two measurable, trackable metrics 2 lines max — what worked or failed

Expanded metrics discussion capacity/constraints, what worked or failed and why

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11. What Is Transferable / What Is Context-Bound

Transferable lessons up to two — plus most likely success/failure mode, 2 lines max

Context-bound factors

Expanded transferability discussion institutional, cultural, hydrological constraints and local nuances

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12. Author and Bibliography

Author name(s)

Institutional affiliation(s)

Full author/affiliation detail

Bibliography sources readers can access directly

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AquaPedia Metadata

Authors must select from predefined categories — consistent with the case description above.

Scale

System

Presence/absence of enabling conditions

Recognition of interdependence Mutual value creation Adaptive governance

Diagnostic insights choose up to 2

Scale mismatch System misidentification Mixing uncertainty and ambiguity Exclusion of relevant stakeholder community Other (specify)

Decision pathway

Confidence level in decision outcome

Processes and tools used or proposed choose up to 3

Joint fact-finding Scenario modeling Mutual gains negotiation Adaptive treaty clauses Mediation Other (specify)

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