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Managing the wicked problem of Devils Lake flooding along the US–Canada border

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  • Gehendra Kharel
  • Rebecca Romsdahl
  • Andrei Kirilenko

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The flooding of Devils Lake, North Dakota, is a multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar, and yet unsolved water management issue along the US–Canada border. In this study, we define this situation as a ‘wicked problem’ and suggest a ‘green paradiplomacy’–based framework that fosters multiactor, multiscale collaboration across jurisdictions as a management strategy. We interviewed stakeholders and combined their perceptions with currently employed management strategies to assess the potential for green paradiplomacy to address the Devils Lake problem. This study may encourage further discussion of green paradiplomacy as a strategy to manage other transboundary watershed problems along the US–Canada border and elsewhere.

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  • Gehendra Kharel & Rebecca Romsdahl & Andrei Kirilenko, 2019. "Managing the wicked problem of Devils Lake flooding along the US–Canada border," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(6), pages 938-958, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:35:y:2019:i:6:p:938-958
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2018.1523050
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    1. P. E. Todhunter, 2021. "Hydrological basis of the Devils Lake, North Dakota (USA), terminal lake flood disaster," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 106(3), pages 2797-2824, April.

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