The Red Sea–Dead Sea canal: Its origin and the challenges it faces

Damien Closson; Herbert Hansen; François Halgand; Nada Milisavljevic; Frédéric Hallot; Marc Acheroy

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-14779-1_5

The Red Sea–Dead Sea canal: Its origin and the challenges it faces

Damien Closson, Herbert Hansen, François Halgand, Nada Milisavljevic, Frédéric Hallot, Marc Acheroy

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The purpose of this chapter is to allow uninformed readers to understand the situation in which the Red Sea–Dead Sea canal arose. The water policy in the Middle East is complex and some key elements are provided so that the reader understands (1) why Jordan is currently actively seeking a fresh water source based on the desalination of seawater of the Red Sea, (2) why the Palestinians (West Bank), who have large quantity of freshwater in their ground, are also looking for freshwater from the canal project, (3) why Israel is involved in this project while its water reserves allow it to do without that channel.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-124
Number of pages	18
Journal	Environmental Science and Engineering
Issue number	9783642147784
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14779-1_5
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Demand Side Management
Desalinate Seawater
Desalination Plant
Palestinian Authority
Virtual Water

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