Israel, Jordan, Palestinians in Water-Sharing Pilot Plan
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Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians signed a memorandum of understanding today that outlines regional water-sharing initiatives from the Red Sea to Dead Sea to relieve shortages in the arid lands, the World Bank said.
The agreement includes an 180-kilometer (112-mile) pipeline northward from Jordan’s Red Sea port of Aqaba to the Dead Sea to channel 100 million cubic meters of water a year. The pipeline will cost $300 million to $400 million, Israel Regional Development Minister Silvan Shalom said in a statement.