Red-Dead canal back on the agenda
- From: Vol 3, Issue 9 (September 2002)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country: Israel and Jordan
- Related Companies: Harza Engineering
Among the declarations to come out of the recent World Summit on Sustainable Development was a joint announcement from Jordan and Israel that they are to pursue an estimated $1 billion project to transport water from the Red Sea near Eilat to the Dead Sea.
The announcement was made in Johannesburg by Jordan’s Minister for Planning, Bassem Awadallah, and Israel’s Minister for Regional Cooperation, Roni Milo, and revives a plan that dates back to the 1970s.
The Dead Sea has fallen from its historic level of 395m below sea level to 410m over the last 30 years. The Sea, which is located between ...
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