Activity Assessment of institutional barriers for change Expert workshop on environmental flows Community-based research on social aspects Community-based research-validation Community-based research-gaming sessions Participative design of monitoring system Participative evaluation of project findings Method applied Nominal group technique Cognitive mapping and Group model building Public communication meetings and focus group discussions Strategic choice approach Role-playing game Cognitive mapping Cognitive mapping and Group model building Acceptance criteria Representativeness of participants Moderate Moderate High High High High Moderate Independence of participants Moderate High Low High Moderate High High Early involvement High High High High High High High Transparency High High Low High Low High High Process criteria Resource accessibility Moderate High Moderate Moderate Moderate High High Task definition High High Low High High High Moderate System understanding High High High High High Moderate High Cost effectiveness High High High High High High High