Countries Work Together to Save the Dead Sea with the Red Sea
by Shafika Mattar/TN : Dec 13, 2006 : AP
“[The] study is an excellent example for cooperation, peace and conflict reduction.”
The AP reports that officials from Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority “met along the shores of the Dead Sea to settle details of a study — dubbed ‘the Red-Dead Sea canal project’ — to save the shrinking body of water.” The United States, France, Japan and the Netherlands are said to be helping to finance the study.
Reporter Shafika Mattar noted that geological experts warned that the Dead Sea will disappear in 50 years if current trends persist, and that a drop in the water level would increase the earthquake possibilities. The project would “exploit the 1,320-foot difference in altitude between both areas.”
According to the report, if implemented, the 248-mile desert area between the two seas would benefit from the fresh water “to turn the region into an agricultural hub for the benefit of the three countries.”
The Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, said the “study is an excellent example for cooperation, peace and conflict reduction.”
Source: Breaking Christian News
