Hoverman et al. (2011) show how integrated water resources
management (IWRM) in the Solomon Islands is supported by
fostering stakeholders’ understanding of system complexity,
recognition of mutual dependence, appreciation of others’
perspectives, and development of the capacity to work
together and to create mutual trust. The researchers explored
issues of transparency, trust, accountability, and mutual
responsibility in discursive spaces. Despite historical
difficulties, through the use of bridging individuals,
participants of this study were generally able to transcend the
constraints of their individual knowledge cultures, expand
awareness and appreciation of the complexity of humanenvironment
systems for IWRM, and envisage new
opportunities for productively working together in integrated
catchment management.