1. Dead Sea Solutions Monica Enriquez April 16, 2013 Israel: Science and Innovation

2. Dead Sea Water Levels

3. 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

5. 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

6. Unity in the Middle East

7. Sources: Red Sea – Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program Draft Final Feasibility Study Report, July 2012 http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTREDSEADEADSEA/Re sources/Feasibility_Study_Report_Summary_EN.pdf http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTREDSEADEADSEA/Re sources/Feasibility_Study_Report_Summary_EN.pdf Red Sea – Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Environmental and Social Assessment http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTREDSEADEADSEA/Resourc es/Environmental_and_Social_Assessment_Summary_EN.pdf http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTREDSEADEADSEA/Resourc es/Environmental_and_Social_Assessment_Summary_EN.pdf Water in Israel and Palestine Lecture: Figure 11-Avner Vengosh Lecture with Eli Raz