Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program

Rate of Decline

The Dead Sea is shrinking at a rapid rate. Its water level has fallen over twenty-five meters in less than fifty years and continues to drop at a rate of approximately one meter per year.

Consequences of Declining Water Levels

The declining water level of the Dead Sea has serious and far reaching environmental, social, and economic consequences for the Dead Sea region and beyond. Some of these consequences may soon become irreversible.

Cooperation and Commitment

On May 22, 2005 at the annual World Economic Forum - Dead Sea, the Government of Jordan, the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority (the "Beneficiary Parties") announced their agreement and commitment to study the feasibility of transferring water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea as a means to arrest the rapidly declining water level of the Dead Sea and to allow its gradual refilling over time.

Tranferring Needed Water

The concept of water conveyance of the Red Sea to the Dead Sea requires an in-depth feasibility study, an environmental and social assessment study and a study of alternatives.

Preserving History

The Dead Sea is a site of exceptional historic, cultural, economic, and environmental importance for the Middle East and for the world.

WHAT'S NEW? (pdf)

Draft reports for public consultations
These documents will be discussed in the next round of public consultations at the times and locations shown below under Schedule for Stakeholder Meetings. More info.

Feasibility Study
Arabic l English l Hebrew (Errata)

Environmental and Social Assessment
Arabic l English l Hebrew (Errata)

Study of Alternatives
Arabic l English (Full Report) l Hebrew

Notes on the draft reports from the Beneficiary Parties

Israel l Palestinian Authority

Resources

Study Program Financing

Q&A (pdf - January 2013):
Arabic l English l Hebrew

What's New

Jun 15, 2010	Red Sea Dead Sea Study Program to Report on Latest Findings
Jun 07, 2010	Contract award information for Dead Sea Modeling Study - April 2010


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