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Chapter  2:  Concept  note   Stage  3:  Political  and  institutional  feasibility   Potential  fit  and  misfit  of  solutions  with  existing  institutional  arrangements   – In   terms   of   Moss’   components,   how   is   the   management   of   water   resources   institutionally   configured?   – Which  political  and  institutional  arrangements  and  processes  are  most  relevant  to  implementing   solutions?   – What  kind  of  institutional  configuration  might  the  proposed  solutions  require?   – How  compatible  are  the  requirements  of  the  proposed  solution  with  the  existing  arrangements   and   processes?   What   level   of   fit/misfit   exists   between   the   proposed   solutions   and   existing   institutional  arrangements?   – Overall,  how  feasible  do  solutions  appear  to  be?     Stage  4:  Ways  forward   Most   appropriate   means   of   implementing   solutions   and   promoting   more   favorable   institutional   and   policy   contexts     In  terms  of  solutions  with  a  high  degree  of  fit:   – What  specific  measures  and  resources  are  required  to  implement  solutions?   – Who  should  be  included/consulted  in  implementation?   – How  long  would  it  take?  And  how  should  costs  and  benefits  be  equitably  distributed?     In  terms  of  solutions  with  a  low  degree  of  fit:   – What   will   be   the   benefits   of   institutional   and   policy   reform   and   how   will   these   benefits   be   distributed?   – What  will  be  the  costs  and  who  will  bear  them?   – Who   will   be   the   bearers   of   institutional   transformation?   Who   will   constitute   the   coalition   of   interest  groups  to  push  forward  and  implement  the  change?   – Around  which  storylines/issues  can  such  efforts  be  organized  most  productively?   – How  can  these  coalitions  be  supported?   – What  can  realistically  be  done  to  adapt  the  enabling  and   – Constraining  conditions  for  this  institutional  transformation?   – How   can   knowledge   producers   and   processors   such   as   project   researchers   and   managers,   consultants  and  reflective  practitioners  play  a  more  active  role  in  this  process?   The Political Economy in Yemen of Water Management: Conflict Analysis and Recommendations  40  of  241