Dead Sea Solutions Monica Enriquez April 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

Consequences: Red algal blooms and gypsum deposits in the Dead Sea Soil and ground water contamination due to pipeline leakages Massive pumping out of the Gulf of Aqaba could harm vulnerable ecosystems Estimated cost is over 10 billion U.S. dollars

Unity in the Middle East

Sources: Red Sea – Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program Draft Final Feasibility Study Report, July sources/Feasibility_Study_Report_Summary_EN.pdf sources/Feasibility_Study_Report_Summary_EN.pdf Red Sea – Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Environmental and Social Assessment es/Environmental_and_Social_Assessment_Summary_EN.pdf es/Environmental_and_Social_Assessment_Summary_EN.pdf Water in Israel and Palestine Lecture: Figure 11-Avner Vengosh Lecture with Eli Raz