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European Commission Fifth RTD Framework Programme

A Future for The Dead Sea: Options for a More Sustainable Water Management

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The Project
 

Introduction

Is there a problem?,

Why is the Dead Sea Important?,

 

Objectives

Project main objective and specific objectives

 

Approach

 

Methods & Building Blocks

Data collection and harmonization,

Scenario Development,

Synthesis,

Development of Options,

Integration,

 

Overview of Water Uses

Israel, Jordan and Palestine

 

Threats

Dead Sea Water Level,

Groundwater level,

Sinks, etc

 

Factors

Over abstraction, Diversion of rivers, pollution, etc

Preliminary Results

 

Physiography

Location and Topography

 

Climate

Precipitation, Evaporation, Temperature and Relative Humidity

 

Surface Water

Watersheds, Surface water flow, surface water quality, etc

 

Groundwater

Volume of water abstracted from wells, water quality, location of water springs, etc

 

Water Imports/Exports

 

Water Uses

Per Capita Water Supply, Domestic-Industrial-Tourism and Agricultural Water use, etc

 

Wastewater

Volume generated, Disposal Methods, Wastewater treatment and wastewater flows, future plans in the region.

 

Peoples' Attitudes and Perceptions

 

Biodiversity

Number and distribution of plant and some animal species in the study area, Biodiversity hot spots and Biodiversity corridors,

 

Land Use and Land Cover

Land use/cover in the study area and their changes,

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Question of the Week

 

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Scenario Management Tool

Dynamic Synthesis Model

Essential Needs of Nature

Proposal for Interdisciplinary Research Integration


What's new?
23.03.2006 Biodiversity Important Areas and Corridors
01.02.2005
15.01.2005
01.01.2005 Dead Sea Brochure In Arabic, English, Hebrew
15.12.2004

Public Perceptions and Attitudes Towards the Declining Water Level of the Dead Sea Basin: A Multi-Cultural Analysis

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Maps

View Maps of the Dead Sea (Image Format)

 

Interactive Mapping Using ARCIMS

Question of the Week
Did You Know That
The land cover types identified in the Dead Sea Basin are urban areas, road network, fruit trees, vegetables, wheat, natural trees (forest), shrubs land, Natural grass land, open space with little vegetation, open space with little or no vegetation, bare soil & rocks and fallow agricultural land and water bodies