Facing worst drought in history, Israel relies on innovations, cuts

Dina Kraft

A grove of eucalyptus trees growing in the Negev, planted in a depression made in the sand in order to collect floodwater.

By Dina Kraft

Published: 08/20/2008

Facing the worst water crisis in its history, Israel is recycling sewage water, building desalinization plants and cutting consumption. Some experts say the severe drought has been made worse by government myopia.

Contact information	By Dina Kraft Published: 08/20/2008
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/200808200819watercrisis.html
Keyword(s)	drought
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND
Relation	http://www.semide.net/topics/WaterScarcity
Geographical coverage	Israel
News date	06/10/2008
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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