Jordan’s modern mirage Reporting from the Red Sea - Dead Sea Conveyance project
Publisher: CEE Bankwatch Network
Volume: 12 pages, pdf
Description:
In November 2014 CEE Bankwatch Network visited Jordan to explore issues surrounding the Red Sea - Dead Sea Conveyance project. The aim of the mission was to understand better the problems, concerns and hopes of local communities living along the route of the project, and identify the risks and benefits of the project through interviews with specialists having knowledge of its development. The mission was organised with the support of the Phoenix centre for social and economic rights in Amman and included a trip through the Jordan River valley and the Dead Sea, and interviews with farmers and citizens in the vicinity. The second day continued along the proposed routing of the Red Sea Dead Sea Conveyance, including visits to the World Heritage Site Wadi Mujib, and the settlements of al Mazra, Ghor Safi, Finan, Gharandal, Rahma, Qatar and Aqaba. Meetings were also held in Amman with experts and the environmental group EcoPeace, who has followed developments around the project from its inception.