VOL. XLV

No 36

9-September-2002

ISRAEL/JORDAN

Israel, JordanLaunch Plan For $800Mn Dead Sea SeawaterPipeline

Delegatesfrom Israel and Jordan announced on 1 September plans to construct a 320km,$800mn pipeline to carry seawater from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea in an effortto prevent the inland lake, which is 400ms below sea level, from drying up. Ina presentation made at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the two countries said they were to launch feasibilitystudies for...