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Mid-East governments sign Red Sea-to-Dead Sea water deal
Source: BBC
Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority have signed a water sharing pact aimed at one day replenishing the rapidly drying Dead Sea.
The agreement will build a pipeline to carry brine from a desalination plant at the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, while providing drinking water to the region.
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But critics fear the plan's impact on the Dead Sea's fragile ecosystem.
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The agreement was signed on Monday at the headquarters of the World Bank in Washington DC. The project is expected to cost $250m-$400m (£152m-£244m).
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25308701
