Dead Sea Solutions

Monica EnriquezApril 16, 2013

Israel: Science and Innovation

Dead Sea Water Levels

Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project

3 Main Objectives• Save the Dead Sea from environmental

degradation• Desalinate water and generate hydro

electricity for Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority

• Serve as a symbol of peace in the Middle East

Unity in the Middle East

Sources:• Red Sea – Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program Draft

Final Feasibility Study Report, July 2012 http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTREDSEADEADSEA/Resources/Feasibility_Study_Report_Summary_EN.pdf

• Red Sea – Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Environmental and Social Assessment http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTREDSEADEADSEA/Resources/Environmental_and_Social_Assessment_Summary_EN.pdf

• Water in Israel and Palestine Lecture: Figure 11-Avner Vengosh