− Long stretches of the LJR are expected to be completely dry unless urgent action is taken by the parties to return fresh water to the river. − The river has lost over 50% of its biodiversity primarily due to a total loss of fast flow habitats and floodsĪnd the high salinity of the water. − The remaining flow consists primarily of sewage, fish pond waters, agricultural run-off, and saline waterĭiverted into the LJR from salt springs around the Sea of Galilee. − Over 98% of the historic flow of the LJR is diverted by Israel, Syria and Jordan for domestic andĪgricultural uses. This tri-lateral study has exposed several si − gnificant and previously unpublished findings including: The LJR today is a highly degraded system due to severe flow reduction and water quality decline. Jordan River and preserve this important site of shared natural and cultural heritage. The findings are alarming and require urgent concreteĪction from all parties with support from the international community in order to breathe life into the dying Representatives from each of the riparian countries. Palestine, Israel and Jordan and overseen by a Regional Advisory Committee involving key governmental This study represents the first ever regional environmental flows study of the LJR prepared by experts from Pre-requisite for gaining the political support for the flow of fresh water back to the river. River’s rehabilitation, FoEME understands that a regional approach that brings all sides to act together is a Is uniquely positioned to advance this study from a regional perspective. Jordan and Palestine which could potentially be returned to the Lower Jordan River as part of a riverĪs the only regional environmental organization comprised of Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians, FoEME Water is required to rehabilitate the LJR? Complementing this study, FoEME undertook an analysis of theĮconomic opportunities to save or produce fresh water resources from within the water economies of Israel, The Environmental Flows study presented here answers the question – how much and what quality of

Political decision makers in Israel, Jordan and Palestine to act to rehabilitate the Lower Jordan River (LJR). The Jordan River Rehabilitation Project’s Environmental Flow study is the first of a two part study undertakenīy EcoPeace/ Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) to strengthen the knowledge base and enable

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