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Water-Energy NexusPre-feasibility Study
Slide2About EcoPeace Middle EastEstablished in 1994
Our primary objective is to promote cooperative efforts to protect our environment and to promote lasting peace in our region
EcoPeace’s focus
is on transboundary water resources, including the Jordan River, Dead Sea, and Mountain and Coastal AquifersEcoPeace is change oriented
; we seek to shift the status quo through bottom up & top down strategiesFair Share of transboundary natural resources
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Nature
knows no borders
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Water
Reality in Jordan
Inconvenient Truths
Annual rainfall of less than
200mm
over 92% of the land
Annual per capita water availability of 120-145m3/per capita/year (far below the international water poverty line of 500m3 per cap per year)
Non revenue water due to losses and theft accounts for %51 of water supply
Irrigated agriculture consumes %51 and contributes %3 of GDP
Over exploitation of ground of surface water
Water subsidy and exportation of fruits and vegetables below the real cost
High cost of pumping due to distance between major water resources and population centres
High population growth – influx of Syrian refugees
Lack of coordination with neibouring countries regarding the management of water
Rising water needs due to economic development and growth
Limited involvement of the private sector in water projects
Limited energy sources available for water
projects
Slide5Climate Change
Slide6The water issue can be resolved today at a low political cost and high political gain for all sides
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Desalination
Treating wastewater
Slide7Solar Energy Potential in Jordan
Extensive available land
High solar radiation
Demonstrated political will for investment in renewables
Solar map of Jordan (kWh/year/m
2
)
Slide8Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Photovoltaic Panels (PV)
98.4% of solar energy produced world-wide uses Photovoltaic Technology.
There is much experience, knowledge, knowhow etc to rely on.
SOURCE:
International Energy Agency
Worldwide Electric Capacity of Solar Power by Technology (2016)
98.4%
1.6%
Steadily falling prices
Slide9In 2015 - 18,426 desalination plants
- in 150 countries.
The Growth of the Desalination Industry Globally
Desal
is becoming increasingly competitive with other sources
of water.
Slide10Supply to Jordan under WEN is lowest marginal cost of new water to Jordan
Water Economics
Slide11WEN’S 3 Components
Solar Energy Fields
in Jordan
Cross Border Distribution
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Desalination
in Palestine & Israel
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2
Jordan
Palestine & Israel
Palestine
& Israel
Jordan
West Bank
Jerusalem
Jordan
Tel Aviv
Gaza
Slide12Regional Water-Energy
Exchange
Slide13Resources as a basis for trade agreementsPost Coal & Steel Agreement Prosperity in Europe War Again Unimaginable
India-Nepal Hydroelectric DamsTurkey-Iraq Water and Energy Trade
European Coal and Steel Community
Slide14Proposed Strategy as a Catalyst for Regional PeaceInterdependence; no party has the upper handExpanded, institutionalized, long-term cooperationContributes towards advancing final water agreementSharing resources makes for good neighborsHelp insulate against humanitarian crises in times of political turmoil
Graphics by Edward Boatman and Cornelius Danger
Slide15Regional Benefits Expected from WEN
Slide16Regional Benefits Expected from WEN
Slide17Seek private sector leadership as investors / partners in WEN
Seek IFI support for full feasibility study and pilot proof of concept.
Seek sovereign risk fund guarantees.
Next Steps to Advance WEN
Slide18THANK YOUFor more information visit
www.ecopeaceme.org