Red-Dead “pilot” scheme draws criticism
- From: Vol 10, Issue 7 (July 2009)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country: Israel
- Related Companies: World Bank
The proposed dimensions of the first phase of the Red-Dead canal project have raised eyebrows in Israel.
A $1 billion project to test the feasibility of the Red-Dead water conveyance scheme was announced on 27 June following talks between Israel's vice premier Silvan Shalom and World Bank president Robert Zoellick.
The so-called "pilot" scheme involves pumping 548,000m3/d of seawater from the Red Sea through a 180km pipeline to the Dead Sea. Half the volume ...
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