Red Dead Canal / World Bank Public Hearing
August 12, 2007
see http://www.foeme.org/events.php?ind=42 for hot links below.
On August 12, 2007, The World Bank has scheduled a public hearing on the issue
of the Terms of Reference for the Feasibility Study of the "Red Dead Canal".
It will take place in Jerusalem, from 09:30 - 12:30. (exact location to be
posted as soon as it is available)
Similar hearings will take place in Ramallah and Amman, although date, time and
place have yet to be advertised.
This is an opportunity for all interested / concerned citizens, academia,
organizations, businesses, municipalities, etc. to voice their questions and
concerns on the Terms of Reference for the Study of this complex proposed
project.
To best prepare for this important hearing, the following reading materials are
suggested:
FoEME Report on the proposed Red Dead Conduit - An analysis on the latest
research commissioned by FoEME on the Red Dead Conduit and its Relevance to the
World Bank Led Study
Executive Summary (Hebrew) of Report
World Bank Website on the Red Dead Conduit project
Eli Raz - Several articles about the Dead Sea (Hebrew)
Geologist, Kibbutz Ein Gedi, R&D Tamar Regional Council