Water Management in Israel : Key Innovations and Lessons Learned for Water Scarce Countries
Despite being one of the most water scarce countries in the world, Israel has achieved water security and full cost recovery through tariffs through a series of ambitious reforms. This involved nine key innovations, namely (1) putting in place a na...
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okr-10986-280972021-05-25T09:03:39Z Water Management in Israel : Key Innovations and Lessons Learned for Water Scarce Countries Marin, Philippe Tal, Shimon Yeres, Joshua Ringskog, Klas B. WATER SCARCITY SANITATION ISRAEL WATER MANAGEMENT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WATER REFORMS Despite being one of the most water scarce countries in the world, Israel has achieved water security and full cost recovery through tariffs through a series of ambitious reforms. This involved nine key innovations, namely (1) putting in place a national water conveyance system to connect all water infrastructure, (2) reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation, (3) large-scale desalination PPP for potable water independence, (4) using aquifers as reservoirs, (5) interception of surface water run-off, (6) promoting crop selectivity and importation of virtual water, (7) efficient irrigation technologies, (8) demand management and public communication, and (9) creating a supporting environment for innovation. The Israeli experience holds nine important lessons learned, which are of major importance for other countries facing increasing water scarcity: (1) building public awareness of the value of water, (2) control of water allocations, (3) access to quality data for integrated management, (4) national conveyance water system, (5) massive infrastructure investment must be done in parallel with institutional reforms, (6) low price for desalinated water depends on well-designed PPP schemes, (7) wastewater reuse is beneficial but requires subsidies, (8) corporatization of water utilities requires sound regulation and heavy-handed supervision, and (9) even in a country with large resources and strong capacity, this has been a long process and mistakes have been made. 2017-08-31T21:05:14Z 2017-08-31T21:05:14Z 2017-08 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/657531504204943236/Water-management-in-Israel-key-innovations-and-lessons-learned-for-water-scarce-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28097 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Israel |
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WATER SCARCITY SANITATION ISRAEL WATER MANAGEMENT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WATER REFORMS Marin, Philippe Tal, Shimon Yeres, Joshua Ringskog, Klas B. Water Management in Israel : Key Innovations and Lessons Learned for Water Scarce Countries |
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Despite being one of the most water
scarce countries in the world, Israel has achieved water
security and full cost recovery through tariffs through a
series of ambitious reforms. This involved nine key
innovations, namely (1) putting in place a national water
conveyance system to connect all water infrastructure, (2)
reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation, (3) large-scale
desalination PPP for potable water independence, (4) using
aquifers as reservoirs, (5) interception of surface water
run-off, (6) promoting crop selectivity and importation of
virtual water, (7) efficient irrigation technologies, (8)
demand management and public communication, and (9) creating
a supporting environment for innovation. The Israeli
experience holds nine important lessons learned, which are
of major importance for other countries facing increasing
water scarcity: (1) building public awareness of the value
of water, (2) control of water allocations, (3) access to
quality data for integrated management, (4) national
conveyance water system, (5) massive infrastructure
investment must be done in parallel with institutional
reforms, (6) low price for desalinated water depends on
well-designed PPP schemes, (7) wastewater reuse is
beneficial but requires subsidies, (8) corporatization of
water utilities requires sound regulation and heavy-handed
supervision, and (9) even in a country with large resources
and strong capacity, this has been a long process and
mistakes have been made. |
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Marin, Philippe Tal, Shimon Yeres, Joshua Ringskog, Klas B. |
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Marin, Philippe Tal, Shimon Yeres, Joshua Ringskog, Klas B. |
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Marin, Philippe |
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Water Management in Israel : Key Innovations and Lessons Learned for Water Scarce Countries |
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Water Management in Israel : Key Innovations and Lessons Learned for Water Scarce Countries |
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Water Management in Israel : Key Innovations and Lessons Learned for Water Scarce Countries |
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Water Management in Israel : Key Innovations and Lessons Learned for Water Scarce Countries |
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Water Management in Israel : Key Innovations and Lessons Learned for Water Scarce Countries |
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water management in israel : key innovations and lessons learned for water scarce countries |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/657531504204943236/Water-management-in-Israel-key-innovations-and-lessons-learned-for-water-scarce-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28097 |
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