Table 1 Benefits and costs.

From: Analysis of long-term strategies of riparian countries in transboundary river basins

Player

Parameter

Description

Country 1

\({x}_{1}^{(1)}\), \({x}_{2}^{(1)}\)

Probabilities of Country 1 cooperating or not cooperating, respectively

F1

Water benefit for Country 1

E1

Potential benefit due to cooperation of Country 1

C11

Cost inflicted on Country 2 due to non-cooperation of Country 1 when Country 2 and 3 are cooperative

C12

Cost inflicted on Country 3 due to non-cooperation of Country 1 when Country 2 and 3 are cooperative

C13

Cost inflicted on Country 2 due to non-cooperation of Country 1 when Country 2 is cooperative and Country 3 is not cooperative

C14

Cost inflicted on Country 3 due to non-cooperation of Country 1 when Country 2 is cooperative and Country 3 is not cooperative

C15

Cost inflicted on Country 2 due to non-cooperation of Country 1 when Country 2 is not cooperative and Country 3 is cooperative

C16

Cost inflicted on Country 3 due to non-cooperation of Country 1 when Country 2 is not cooperative and Country 3 is cooperative

C17

Cost inflicted on Country 2 due to non-cooperation of Country 1 when Country 2 and 3 are not cooperative

C18

Cost inflicted on Country 3 due to non-cooperation of Country 1 when Country 2 and 3 are not cooperative

Country 2

\({x}_{1}^{(2)}\), \({x}_{2}^{(2)}\)

Probabilities of Country 2 cooperating or not cooperating, respectively

F2

Water benefit for Country 2

E2

Potential benefit due to cooperation of Country 2

C21

Cost inflicted on Country 1 due to non-cooperation of Country 2 when Country 1 and 3 are cooperative

C22

Cost inflicted on Country 3 due to non-cooperation of Country 2 when Country 1 and 3 are cooperative

C23

Cost inflicted on Country 1 due to non-cooperation of Country 2 when Country 1 is cooperative and Country 3 is not cooperative

C24

Cost inflicted on Country 3 due to non-cooperation of Country 2 when Country 1 is cooperative and Country 3 is not cooperative

C25

Cost inflicted on Country 1 due to non-cooperation of Country 2 when Country 1 is not cooperative and Country 3 is cooperative

C26

Cost inflicted on Country 3 due to non-cooperation of Country 2 when Country 1 is not cooperative and Country 3 is cooperative

C27

Cost inflicted on Country 1 due to non-cooperation of Country 2 when Country 1 and 3 are not cooperative

C28

Cost inflicted on Country 3 due to non-cooperation of Country 2 when Country 1 and 3 are not cooperative

Country 3

\({x}_{1}^{(3)}\), \({x}_{2}^{(3)}\)

Probabilities of Country 3 cooperating or not cooperating, respectively

F3

Water benefit for Country 3

E3

Potential benefit due to cooperation of Country 3

C31

Cost inflicted on Country 1 due to non-cooperation of Country 3 when Country 1 and 2 are cooperative

C32

Cost inflicted on Country 2 due to non-cooperation of Country 3 when Country 1 and 2 are cooperative

C33

Cost inflicted on Country 1 due to non-cooperation of Country 3 when Country 1 is cooperating and Country 2 is not cooperative

C34

Cost inflicted on Country 2 due to non-cooperation of Country 3 when Country 1 is cooperating and Country 2 is not cooperative

C35

Cost inflicted on Country 1 due to non-cooperation of Country 3 when Country 1 is not cooperative and Country 2 is cooperative

C36

Cost inflicted on Country 2 due to non-cooperation of Country 3 when Country 1 is not cooperative and Country 2 is cooperative

C37

Cost inflicted on Country 1 due to non-cooperation of Country 3 when Country 1 and 2 are not cooperative

C38

Cost inflicted on Country 2 due to non-cooperation of Country 3 when Country 1 and 2 are not cooperative