From drip irrigation to desalination to water recycling, Israeli innovation in water technologies is being sought out to save lives all over our desiccating planet
WATER WORKS Does water collaboration have the potential to bridge the gap between Israel and the Palestinians? “Already Israel provides water to the Palestinians and the Kingdom of Jordan every day” says Seth Siegel author of the New York Times bestseller Let There Be Water. “Israel also trains water professionals throughout the region. Everyone can build on this quiet but important cooperation”
D rip. Drip. BEEP!
In deepest Africa an alert sounds at the desk of a local engineer. There’s a leak in the plumbing system of a school or a medical center or an orphanage — a minor nuisance in most of the world but of life-saving importance in the water-starved continent.
The system that brings water to these villages and allows the engineers to receive alerts in real time was developed a continent away in Herzliya Pituach by the Israeli non-profit Innovation: Africa. The technology even allows staff members in Israel and interested donors in New York to monitor their philanthropy a world away.
Innovation: Africa’s contribution to the field of water technology is but a small example of what is becoming a major export for the State of Israel. Drip irrigation desalination plants and apps that monitor common leaks are all in a day’s work for the Israeli water engineer. And just in the nick of time: With a world water crisis predicted within the next two decades Israeli technology can address a global crisis one step ahead of the rest of the desiccating planet.
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