Sectors review of Israel's Water Technologies

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Since its founding, Israel has been coping with water scarcity and has been treating the subject as a national priority. The country has been constantly developing novel and efficient water technologies, which can benefit the world as it is increasingly dealing with water scarcity concerns due to global warming.

Israel's success in answering the country's water needs stems from its ability to incorporate an extensive variety of solutions under multiple constrains.

Israel's Areas of Expertise

·       Water Resources Management - First to adopt a comprehensive all encompassing approach on a national scale

·        Irrigation Solutions - highest ratio of crop per water unit

·       Purification & Reclamation -  countless innovative breakthroughs

·         Desalination - the most economical in the world

·         Water Security - applying years of experience in Defense to counter a new threat

Israel's Water Achievements

·         Israel has the most advanced national water management system

·         Israel, with a 75% water recycling rate, is the world's number one water recycler. The second largest water recycler is Spain, with a rate of 12%

·         Israeli-invented Drip Irrigation helped achieve70%-80% of water efficiency in agriculture -the highest rate in the world.

·         Israel has achieved the highest ratio in the world of crop yield per water unit.

·         Israel is home to the world's largest Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant, annually producing 100 million m3 at the low cost of approximately $0.52 per m3 of water - the most cost-efficient of its kind in the world.

·         Israel creates 25% of its consumed water

·         Israel's total water consumption has remained the same since the 1960s, despite a growing population, rising water requirements and increasing agricultural production.

Israel NEWTech - Novel Efficient Water Technologies

National Program Promoting the Water Technology Sector

Recognizing Israel's potential to be a leader in the growing international water technologies market, the government designed a unique national program, made official in June, 2006. Israel NEWTech builds upon Israel's experience in coping with water scarcity problems, incorporating all the separate industry elements in order to advance the sector at an international level.

The Israeli government is heavily invested in the program and has allocated substantial resources towards strengthening the foundation of the water tech cluster and the promotion of its capabilities worldwide.

Israel NEWTech Objectives

§         Increase Israeli Exports: Israel aims to double its water technology exports in the industry by 2010.

§         Enhance International Investment: Already a well-established destination for international investment in "conventional" hi-tech sectors, Israel aims to boost international investment activity in its water technology sector.

§         Promote Water Technology R&D: Through international cooperation, Israel intends to further expand its R&D activities in water technology.

Israel NEWTech Strategy

§         Back academic studies and advanced professional training

§         Support R&D and academic research with industrial applications

§         Promote novel Israeli technology implementation

§         Market Israel 's proven abilities worldwide

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