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2011 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

The Red Sea–Dead Sea Canal: Its Origin and the Challenges it Faces

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

Published in: Macro-engineering Seawater in Unique Environments

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Abstract

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.

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Metadata
Title
The Red Sea–Dead Sea Canal: Its Origin and the Challenges it Faces
Authors
Damien Closson
Herbert Hansen
François Halgand
Nada Milisavljevic
Frédéric Hallot
Marc Acheroy
Copyright Year
2011
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Macro-engineering Seawater in Unique Environments

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-14778-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-14779-1

Copyright Year: 2011

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14779-1_5