The document discusses frameworks for examining complexity and benefit sharing in transboundary water management. It outlines two research projects that used innovative approaches to increase social resilience and reduce conflicts around water issues. The first project used multi-stakeholder platforms and legal mechanisms in Colombia to facilitate collective action across economic and ecological scales. The second used companion modeling and role-playing games to promote collaborative water management and address power asymmetries between stakeholders. Both projects achieved increased trust, innovative solutions, and better outcomes by building human and social capital through participatory and scientifically informed dialogue.

1. Importance of innovation and complexity in sharing and managing transboundary water Annette Huber-Lee, Jonathan Woolley and Alain Vidal

3. CPWF Objective: To increase the productivity of water for food and livelihoods via increased social and ecological resilience , and alleviate poverty for disadvantaged groups.

4. Addressing complexity Far from Source: Patton, 2007 Certainty Agreement Close to Far from Close to Simple Plan, control Zone of Complexity Technically Complicated Experiment, coordinate expertise Socially Complicated Build relationships, create common ground

6. Conceptualizing Complexity Swallow, Johnson, Meinzen-Dick and Knox, 2006

13. Fuquene conversatorio Fuquene farmers ask their questions Staff record agreements for immediate signature In Fuquene, 26 agreements were signed on February 28, 2007

15. Research Highlights Companion Modeling and Water Dynamics Project

16. Companion Modeling for resilient water management (Trebuil, 2008) Stakeholders’ perceptions of water dynamics and collective learning at catchment scale How to model & integrate different stakeholders’ perceptions for collective action?

17. Companion modeling in action

19. Summary Lessons

21. Diversity of people increases innovation