Comparative assessment of joint water development initiatives in the Jordan River Basin
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
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This paper presents a comparative assessment of developmental initiatives to increase regional water supply in the Jordan River Basin using a Multi Criteria Decision Analysis technique with sensitivity analysis on criteria weights. The results indicate that the Red Sea–Dead Sea Conveyance (RSDSC) constitutes an optimal option within the context of alleviating water shortage and promoting regional cooperation. While a surface water pipeline from Turkey emerges as an attractive option when the quantity of delivered water is emphasized, the potential for out of basin water transfers are becoming increasingly less desirable with population growth, political turmoil in the region, development, and climate change challenges. © 2016 International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research.
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Jordan river basin, Multiple criteria decision analysis, Red sea–dead sea conveyance, Seawater desalination, Simple additive weighting, Transboundary water, Dead sea, Indian ocean, Jordan basin, Red sea [indian ocean], Turkey, Decision analysis, Desalination, Multicriteria analysis, Resource assessment, Resource development, River basin, Seawater, Transboundary cooperation, Water supply