Climate Change Negotiation Role-Play: Flooding in Milton Collectively Managing Climate Change Risks

TitleClimate Change Negotiation Role-Play: Flooding in Milton Collectively Managing Climate Change Risks
Publication TypeMiscellaneous
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsRumore, D, Susskind, L
Keywordsagreement, alliance, collaborative, conflict, facilitator, interests, negotiation, PON
Abstract

Seven-person, multi-issue facilitated negotiation among local government, community, business, and environmental representatives trying to reach agreement on a strategy for managing climate change risks in a mid-size coastal city.

URLhttp://www.pon.harvard.edu/shop/flooding-in-milton-collectively-managing-climate-change-risks/
Full Text

Flooding in Milton is a seven-person, multi-issue facilitated negotiation among local government, community, business, and environmental representatives trying to reach agreement on a strategy for managing climate change risks in a mid-size coastal city.

The game focuses on managing increased probability of river flooding through hard and soft infrastructure solutions, as well as land use planning. . It is one of four exercises developed as part of the New England Climate Adaptation Project.* The Milton game highlights potential financing strategies for various flood risk adaptation options, as well as dilemmas surrounding new commercial and residential development on undeveloped, flood-prone land along rivers.