An updated factsheet about the preliminary results of the Red-Dead Conveyor feasibility and EIA studies (13.12.2011)

In a jointly signed letter to the World Bank dated May 9, 2005, the Beneficiary Parties (the State of Israel, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Palestinian Authority) requested the World Bank to undertake a Study Program to investigate the feasibility of reversing the environmental degradation of the Dead Sea by transferring water from the Red Sea.

The Study Program also aims at fostering regional cooperation. The three Beneficiary Parties have articulated a shared vision of the Study Program, centered on:

• Saving the Dead Sea from environmental degradation;

• Desalinating water and generating energy at affordable prices; and

• Building a symbol of peace and cooperation in the Middle East.