Thetis - All made in Arsenale Venice

The countries that financed the feasibility study for the futuristic World Bank project that will bring water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea will meet in Milan on February 22 at an event organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thetis has been requested to investigate the potential environmental impact of the transnational infrastructure on the Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat (Red Sea). The initial results of the study, which is now approximately 70% complete, will be presented at the meeting. Begun in March 2010, the study will conclude this summer. Thetis’ role in this project is to coordinate the work group operating in collaboration with institutes and experts that have experience studying the Gulf of Aqaba, including the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science in Eilat and Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (Israel), the Marine Science Station in Aqaba (Jordan) and Prof. S. Monismith of Stanford University (USA).
The amount of water that the tunnel will transfer to the Dead Sea is considerable – an estimated two million cubic metres per year. The project will cost approximately 10 million dollars and will require significant infrastructure construction in the areas involved. Thetis’ task force, coordinated by Dr. Andrea Barbanti (Director of the Environmental and Land Engineering Division), is completing an assessment of the impact that these structures will have on water circulation and the coral reef marine environment.
In conducting this study, Thetis capitalized on the considerable expertise it has gained through years of experience with international projects. In fact, the Italian company’s international experience includes: playing a leading role in the sustainability assessment analysis for the islands in Chongming County (China), conducting a sustainable mobility management study in New Delhi (India) and participating in numerous projects in other countries, including Croatia, Romania, Libya and Thailand.