Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley

Final Report of the Regional NGO Master Plan

verfasst von: Jeroen Kool

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buchreihe : Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace

Enthalten in: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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This book summarizes the NGO Master Plan that provides a comprehensive program to rehabilitate the Lower Jordan River and its tributaries in Jordan, Israel and Palestine. It is a regional and civil society effort designed to promote the restoration of the valley’s environmental and ecological values within a realistic financial and economic framework. The plan identifies 127 specific regional and national "interventions"(projects) until the year 2050, based on seven strategic planning objectives: pollution control, sustainable water management and river rehabilitation, sustainable agriculture, Jordan River basin governance, ecological rehabilitation, sustainable tourism and cultural heritage development, and urban and infrastructure development. The total investment value is 4.58 billion USD, the plan ranks the interventions and identifies their feasibility in a short, medium and long term investment cycles considering the political environment.

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Chapter 1. Introduction

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WEDO/EcoPeace Middle East assigned Royal HaskoningDHV on the 27th of August 2012 to develop national NGO Master Plans for sustainable development of the Jordan Valley for Jordan and Palestine, and one Regional Master Plan for the Jordan Valley, located between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. WEDO/EcoPeace view this final Master Plan as an advocacy tool to engage with national stakeholders and the international community for the full or partial adoption of the proposed interventions.

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Chapter 2. The Jordan Valley

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In March 2014, a Baseline Report has been prepared and published by Eco Peace Middle East on their website, describing the current situation in the Jordan Valley, including the physical and environmental characteristics of the valley, the population living in the valley and their socio-economic status and the governance structures in the valley.

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Chapter 3. Projections and Objectives

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Based on the population projections made by the Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli Departments of Statistics, an assessment has been made of the total population in the valley in the years 2025 and 2050. This includes natural growth of the autonomous population to 0.92 % in 2050.

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Chapter 4. Meeting the Strategic Planning Objectives

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A total of 127 interventions have been identified with a total investment value of 4.58 Billion USD until the year 2050. The full set of interventions is presented in Annex 1 and grouped around the various strategic planning objectives. Interventions have been distinguished in terms of Israeli (ISR), Jordanian (JOR), Palestinian (PAL), or Regional (REG) interventions.

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Chapter 5. The Year 2050

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Under the scenario and strategy described in this Regional Master Plan, by 2050 the Jordan Valley will be a co-operative, confident and peaceful region with a healthy economy and strong development perspectives for the people living here.

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Chapter 6. Final Conclusions and Recommendations

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This Regional NGO Master Plan for Sustainable Development of the Jordan Valley aims at identifying feasible interventions that will restore the valley’s environmental and ecological values within a realistic financial and economic framework, in which a future State of Palestine will be recognized as one of the three riparians, side by side with Israel and Jordan with all three nations entitled to an equitable share of the valley’s resources.

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Titel: Sustainable Development in the Jordan Valley
verfasst von: Jeroen Kool
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-30036-8
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-30035-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30036-8