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Free review copies of non-English Teacher’s Packages will be emailed upon request. Please contact
chouse@law.harvard.edu
or telephone 800-258-4406 (within the U.S.) or 781-239-1111 (outside the U.S.) SCENARIO:
The fictional countries of Pablo and Burford face a water crisis brought on by extreme water quality and quantity problems. The dismal water situation is largely a result of unsustainable agricultural activities in the borderlands separating the two countries.
Two years ago, the Presidents of Pablo and Burford instructed the responsible national authorities to prepare a sustainable agricultural and water protection plan. Since then, the Burford Environmental Department and the Pablo Agriculture Department having been working to organize a joint summit to negotiate the framework of such a plan. In the midst of summit planning, a new controversy regarding agrochemical pollution of borderland groundwaters emerges. The summit now has been scheduled for six months earlier than originally planned.
The summit will be co-chaired by representatives of the Burford Environmental Department and the Pablo Agriculture Department. The other participants include the Governor of the Burford border state of Grady and representatives from a number of national and international NGOs with interests in groundwater policy. The agenda includes nine decision items, and the participants are expected to reach agreement by at least a two-thirds vote on all nine items.
MAJOR LESSONS:
Importance of agenda control
Power of option creation
Repercussions of voting procedures on the content and sustainability of the outcome
Importance of reaching agreement on terms and scientific facts before negotiating
Impact of BATNA on the negotiation
TEACHING MATERIALS:
For all parties:
General Instructions and Information for All Parties
Issues to Resolve
Pablo-Burford map
Appendices A - E (Country Information, Hydrology, Location of Borderland Aquifers, Glossary, and Evaluating Zine)
Additional Reading References
Role-specific:
Confidential instructions for representatives of:
BED (Burford's federal environmental regulatory agency)
BIO (an international consortium of 72 biotech companies)
CONSUME (a small anti-hunger NGO in Pablo)
EARTH (an international consortium of environmental NGOs)
FARM (Burford Farm Association)
Chet Freeman (Governor of the Burford border state of Grady)
PAD (Pablo Agricultural Department)
SUSTAIN (a nonprofit sustainable agriculture organization from the Burford border state of North Rhine)
TRADE (a Pablo agribusiness trade alliance)
UNION (National Farmer's Union of Pablo)
Teacher's Package (110 pages total):
All of the above
Game Manager Position Summary Sheet
Detailed teaching notes
KEYWORDS/THEMES:
Multi-party negotiation; science-intensive policy disputes; transboundary environmental disputes; water quality and quantity negotiations; cross-cultural negotiations; facilitation
SIMILAR SIMULATIONS:
Hitana bay Development Simulation
Tovisaria Power Sector Simulation
IPMS series
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