First Aid to the Dead Sea
Sunday, 28. June 2009, 08:19:46
The World Bank has approved a pilot plan for a canal linking the Red Sea to the rapidly shrinking Dead Sea. The bank will provide $1.25 billion in finance for the project. The initial proposal is for a 180 km channel to transport 200 million m3 of water per year, of which half would run directly into the Dead Sea and half would feed a giant desalination plant jointly run by Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.
As it is an enormous mass of water my different sources understandably have a problem with getting the digits right - running from 2 km3 to 200 m3, which makes quite a difference. I have kept to the Israeli source (they ought to know!).
Another problem is partly linguistic, partly technical - will it be a canal, channel or tunnel (or a combination of two of these)?
See also my post on Rivers Run Dry and the Dead Sea Dies.
• http://business.maktoob.com/20090000006320/World_Bank_approves_Dead_Sea_canal_plan/Article.htm
• http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3737659,00.html
In Norwegian:
• http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=559938
As it is an enormous mass of water my different sources understandably have a problem with getting the digits right - running from 2 km3 to 200 m3, which makes quite a difference. I have kept to the Israeli source (they ought to know!).
Another problem is partly linguistic, partly technical - will it be a canal, channel or tunnel (or a combination of two of these)?
See also my post on Rivers Run Dry and the Dead Sea Dies.
• http://business.maktoob.com/20090000006320/World_Bank_approves_Dead_Sea_canal_plan/Article.htm
• http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3737659,00.html
In Norwegian:
• http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=559938
WIDGETIZE
Leif Rømcke # 29. June 2009, 20:18
If all three realize they will earn good money, maybe they can work together? When they work together, there is de facto peace!
Ole Nielsen # 1. July 2009, 10:35
For the time being I am sailing along the Norwegian coast ... on my way to Svalbard.
Best wishes.
Ole
Leif Rømcke # 7. July 2009, 15:41
And I'm in Norway for the first time in 5 years.
Norway