Succeeding in the Stakeholder Process: Everything We Need to Know We Learned in Kindergarten

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This article presents the challenge of water resource development and management, stating that a shared water resource should be put to use in the best interest of human consumption, agriculture, industry, and the environment. When a previously “unused” source becomes available because technological or cost barriers are overcome, water resource managers must address the concerns of multiple stakeholders with unique ideas in order to deliver beneficial projects. The author stresses that developing and managing sustainable water resources will be a matter of political, organizational, utility, and stakeholder cooperation. He applies the 13 lessons in Robert Fulghum's book, “Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”, to the challenges of water resource development and management, sustainability, and the stakeholder process. The author states that when faced with seemingly insurmountable, disintegrating, or stalled stakeholder negotiations, we would all be well‐served if we retu

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