Baseline Report describes the current situation in the Lower Jordan River Basin and Valley

Released in February this baseline report provides the first ever attempt to synergize data from Israel, Jordan and Palestine on a wide range of critical areas necessary for sustainable water and integrated development of the Lower Jordan River Valley.

The report describes the existing reality on issues including: land use and infrastructure, water resources and supply, environment and ecology, cultural heritage, and the climate change related impacts on the basin as well as socio-economic issues such as population, agriculture, tourism and industry and current water allocations. The baseline report includes a detailed digitized environmental flows study from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea using the WEAP model. An aim of the NGO master plan is to envision integrated regional sustainable development in the Valley under a two state solution of the peace process.

The Baseline report has been issued by Royal Haskoning DHV (RHDHV) in partnership with CORE Associates (Palestine), MASAR (Jordan) and DHVMED (Israel) on behalf of Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) and its partners, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Global Nature Fund (GNF).

To download the full Baseline Report click here

Public hearings in Jordan and Palestine on the Lower Jordan River Baseline Report

Following the release of the Baseline Report, FoEME held public hearings in both Amman and Ramallah to present, involve and receive feedback from relevant stakeholders and decision makers in Jordan and Palestine.

The Hearings were well attended but, nevertheless, additional meetings will also be organized to hear further reactions and comments, before continuing to the next project phase of advancing the NGO Master Plan.

Click here for a broadcast of the event in Amman

Click here for a set of photos from the Amman Stakeholders Consultation Meeting