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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 30 > Water in a troubled region

Water in a troubled region

Serious shortage leads Israel, others to controversial projects, including linking the Dead and Red seas

By Howard Schneider / The Bulletin
September 30, 2009

AMMAN, Jordan " An acute water shortage has prompted Israel and Jordan to embark on audacious water-supply projects that supporters say will prevent an impending regional crisis but environmentalists have criticized as ill-advised attempts to rewire nature.

The efforts include a pipeline to....

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