One option being discussed for stopping the Dead Sea from shrinking is channelling water from the Red Sea. The Red Sea-Dead Sea canal project has been touted by some as a possible panacea for providing desalinated water to the people of the area and stabilizing the level of the Dead Sea.
Supported by the international community, including the World Bank, the proposed pipeline is expected to cost billions of dollars and pump some 1.8 billion cubic meters of water per year from the Red Sea near Eilat and Aqaba to the Dead Sea, a distance of 190 km.
However, environmental groups are concerned that the proposed canal can damage the unique natural system of the Dead Sea, including the coral reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba. They are calling for an integrated regional development plan and better water management such as diverting some of the waters of the Jordan River back to the Dead Sea.
Supported by the international community, including the World Bank, the proposed pipeline is expected to cost billions of dollars and pump some 1.8 billion cubic meters of water per year from the Red Sea near Eilat and Aqaba to the Dead Sea, a distance of 190 km.
However, environmental groups are concerned that the proposed canal can damage the unique natural system of the Dead Sea, including the coral reefs in the Gulf of Aqaba. They are calling for an integrated regional development plan and better water management such as diverting some of the waters of the Jordan River back to the Dead Sea.
