Mapping should include stakeholders who have a formal responsibility and who have an impact on the decision-making process, as well as stakeholders w'ith a material interest or who might be impacted by the project/policy process or its outcomes. The mapping exercise can help: i) show' the core governance functions of identified stakeholders (i.e. policy making, regulation, financing, service delivery, w'ater resources management, etc.); It can shed light on the stakeholders who have the most influence or power over the process, for instance when they have control over decisions or how they are implemented. It also helps identify possible gaps and overlaps, and to look beyond the “usual suspects” to reflect the actual diversity of actors.