Stakeholders management
One of the strategies for stakeholder identification is consultation - consult government and non-government partners, including community members who have vast or enough knowledge of in the area. In addtion, consult past project reports and the decentralized responsible agencies and departments.
Negotiation skills allows one to negotiate between the two interesting parties to common to terms to make do away with something for the other party for a common good. Having this skill enables better understanding between the conflicting parties. Communicating effectively (timely, clearly, purposefully etc) helps both parties to feel belong and respected.
One of the best practices is mutual respect irrespective of one's power and resources. Also, equaly responsibility when and where need be. Moreover, complementarity mind set and results-oriented approaches will ensure continuos and sustained collaboration.