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Protecting the Dead Sea Basin: The Position of Friends of the Earth Middle East on the Red Dead Conduit and the protection of River Jordan
Protecting the Dead Sea Basin: The Position of Friends of the Earth Middle East on the Red Dead Conduit and the protection of River Jordan
Pages 114-119
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The competing sectors, the mineral extraction industry, fresh water supply, tourism, local agriculture and urban development exploit the Dead Sea's resources without consideration of the area's natural carrying capacity. Due to present unsustainable development policies the Dead Sea is a living example of a ‘tragedy of the commons.' Over the last forty years, the Dead Sea water level has dropped by some 25 meters.
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Fresh water coming from the Sea of Galilee and the Yarmouk River have been diverted or dammed so that the Jordan River's flow is today less then ten percent of its historic volume and that volume constitutes mostly sewage and diverted saline springs from the Sea of Galilee. The Call of the Governments of Jordan and Israel to Protect the Dead Sea Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)
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Raw sewage flowing from surrounding cities untreated into the Dead Sea is polluting ecosystems and threatening the tourism value of the Dead Sea as a natural spa and place of healing. The proposed conduit raises many environmental questions related to the Dead Sea and Red Sea hydrology, water chemistry and impacts on the natural biota.
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Civil society groups must be fully involved in all stages of this process, and where relevant independent third party experts should conduct assessments and evaluations. Crossing the Jordan With the support of UNESCO Amman office Friends of the Earth Middle East published a report entitled "Crossing the Jordan" in March 2005 to advance the rehabilitation of the lower Jordan River.
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Declaration for the Lower Jordan River Valley Recognizing: • The universal, natural, and cultural significance of the area • That current practices are at the demise of natural and cultural values and at the expense of people's livelihoods • That all peoples / riparians along the valley must share the benefits of the resources of the valley, and that in so doing the right balance must be struck with nature • That sustainable tourism – along and/or crossing the Jordan - is the economic activity that can promote sustainable development and bring prosperity to the valley • That the ecological rehabilitation of the River Jordan is a commitment made by the governments in the region on their signed peace treaties and/or agreements, and that now is the time to implement that commitment before damage done becomes irreversible • That this necessitates the prevention of ongoing pollution and return of sufficient quantities of clean water flowing back to the Jordan River • That appropriate UNESCO mechanisms are a strong basis for ecological rehabilitation of the river and valley • That the three governments are called on to develop a coordinated and collaborative detailed action plan including extensive public participation that UNESCO and other donor states are asked to adopt and give technical and financial assistance towards implementation. EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME)
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Friends of the Earth Middle East is the only regional organization in the Middle East that brings Jordanian, Israeli and Palestinian environmentalists together for the promotion of sustainable development.
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