"Peace Canal?": Conflict, Cooperation, and the Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance

Project files are comprised of 9 page pdf and presentation recording in mp4 format.Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories are among the most water-poor nations on earth. In the coming years, climate change, population increases, economic development, and the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis will exacerbate water scarcity--and tension--in the region. The Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance, a proposed pipeline that would run from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, intends to solve this problem by providing all three nations with potable water. Additionally, the reject brine created during the desalination process will be deposited into the Dead Sea, stabilizing its water level. The project is also intended to generate electricity. Ultimately, the project holds the potential to transform a situation of potential conflict into one of cooperation. However, the conveyance is a technical solution to a socio-political problem (equitable distribution of resources) and is unlikely to create a lasting peace