▁to ▁produce ▁drink ing ▁water . ▁ ▁Original ▁plan ▁and ▁features , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁The ▁effort ▁first ▁got ▁attention ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁various ▁regional ▁leaders ▁began ▁to ▁promote ▁this ▁set ▁of ▁ideas . ▁ ▁One ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁includes ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁$ 3   b ill ion , ▁ 1 6 6   km - long ▁( 1 0 3 - mile ) ▁canal ▁system ▁along ▁the ▁Ara va , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Two ▁Se as ▁Canal . ▁This ▁engineering ▁scheme ▁would ▁bring ▁Red ▁Sea ▁water ▁to ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁and ▁could ▁provide ▁additional ▁projects ▁and ▁benefits ▁to ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁increase ▁co operation ▁between ▁Israel is , ▁Jord ani ans , ▁and ▁Palest ini ans , ▁through ▁greater ▁development ▁and ▁economic ▁integration . ▁Some ▁environmental ists ▁have ▁critic ized ▁the ▁plan , ▁saying ▁that ▁re h abil itation ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ▁River ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁better ▁way ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea , ▁and ▁would ▁bring ▁less ▁dis ruption . ▁ ▁This ▁Valley ▁of ▁Peace ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 - kil ometer ▁[ 2 3 - mile ] ▁cor rid or ▁being ▁proposed ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁President ▁Sh imon ▁Per es ▁for ▁regional ▁economic ▁development . ▁About ▁ 4 2 0   km ▁of ▁the ▁cor rid or ▁runs ▁along ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁border , ▁with ▁no ▁border ▁f ences , ▁and ▁another ▁ 1 0 0   km ▁touch es ▁on ▁the ▁Palest