Officials from the Jordanian ministry of water and irrigation have met with Egyptian officials to discuss Egypt’s worries over the Red-Dead water conveyance project. This came as a trial from the Jordanian part to accomplish what is seen as a step towards solving the problem of water in Jordan, which is considered the world’s fourth poorest country in water.

On the other hand, Egyptian officials have declared their worries concerning this project’s effect on the Red Sea, a subject that was addressed during their visit to Jordan, which they concluded with a visit to both seas.

“The delegation, which arrived in Jordan on Monday, met with Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abu Saud, who briefed them on the objectives of the project and its importance to Jordan, the world’s fourth water-poorest country.”- The Jordan Times.

Obviously, the Egyptian visit was a successful one (from an official Jordanian point of view), as Egypt’s previous concerns faded away upon their meeting with Jordanian officials.

“Jordan sees the Red-Dead project, which entails transferring water from the Red Sea to the rapidly disappearing Dead Sea, as a long-term solution to its water problems.” – The Jordan Times.

I really wonder how such a step is considered as a long-term solution to the Jordanian water problem!!! There is either something that I don’t understand about the subject, or, well, there is something that I don’t understand here... Do we really know the effects of this project on both water bodies? Are we really going to keep the Dead Sea alive by doing this? Or are we going to kill the Red Sea as well? I really wish I could read the results of the researches conducted around this issue, because as Jordan is the world’s fourth poorest country in water, we can afford any mistakes here.