Who is Involved Duration and Cost Timing for the Study Financing Focus of the Study Cooperation Among the Beneficiary Parties Civil Society / Getting involved Background Information Useful Links
Who is Involved As mentioned, the three Beneficiary Parties are involved in this study. In addition, stakeholder groups and individuals from civil society will participate throughout the Study consultation process. The World Bank will assist with oversight and implementation of the Study. Duration and Cost Work on the Study is estimated to take about two years from signing the contracts. The total value of the Study Program - including the Feasibility Study, the Environment and Social Assessment Study, study management, the Panel of Experts, stakeholder consultation meetings, and the World Bank Trust Fund audits and related expenses - is estimated at US$15.5 million. The cost reflects the degree of details the various complex environmental, social, economic, and technical issues and concerns are to be addressed. It also reflects the cost of extensive public discussion and stakeholder involvement required of complex studies such as this one. Timing for the Study The continued decline of the Dead Sea has created an increasingly critical situation in need of urgent attention. Financing The beneficiary parties have asked the World Bank to coordinate donor financing and to manage the study. To this end, the World Bank has established a multi-donor trust fund and contributions have been confirmed from France, Greece, Japan, the Netherlands, and the USA. Other interested international donors are invited to examine the Study Program and to contribute to the implementation of the study. Focus of the Study The Red Sea to Dead Sea Water Conveyance option was identified during the 1996 - 1998 Prefeasibility Study as the conveyance route with the greatest likelihood of success and the least potential negative impact. The beneficiary parties jointly have agreed to pursue this Feasibility Study. Together they will undertake a comprehensive investigation of this water conveyance route, including analysis of the environmental, technical and economic aspects of the proposed Project, and an extensive environmental and social assessment of potential impacts. Cooperation among the beneficiary parties Joint preparation of the Terms of Reference and, later, statements of support made by ministerial-level representatives of the beneficiary parties at the World Economic Forum – Dead Sea in May 2005 and the donors' meeting in Paris in July 2005 demonstrate the formal commitment among the parties to continued cooperation. Notably, these formal commitments were preceded by a lengthy process wherein multi-disciplinary teams from the three beneficiary parties worked together to draft the TOR. These efforts, which continued during troubled times in the region, demonstrates the true commitment of the beneficiary parties to arrest the decline of the Dead Sea water level and follow through with the Study. While addressing serious environmental issue in the region, the Study serves as an example of the peaceful and cooperative activities taking place in the region. Civil Society / Getting involved As a private citizen you can follow the progress of the Study through this website. For residents of the region, discussions with stakeholders will be conducted throughout the term of the Study. The dates of the stakeholder and public consultations will be posted on this website as they become available. Background Information Useful Links: World Bank Safeguard Policies World Bank Procurement Procedures |
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