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Israel: Environmentalists concerned over Red-Dead canal plans
Environmental groups have expressed concern about plans to build a canal between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea - transferring water from the former to save the latter. They say not enough research has been done and alternative options have not been checked.
Some experts have pointed out that the area is known for seismic activity.
The Red-Dead project would take water out of the Red Sea, desalinating some of it for use as drinking water, which would be used for Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians. The rest of the water would go to help save the Dead Sea.
Many environmental activists agree that the option of saving the River Jordan, water from which is also siphoned off by Syria, Israel and Jordan for drinking water, has not been explored enough. Others have suggested a Dead-Med canal.
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| News type | Inbrief |
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| Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INFRASTRUCTURES , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES |
| Geographical coverage | Israel, Jordan, Palestine |
| News date | 01/08/2008 |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
