Israel is located in an area where water resources are scarce and not potable. The country has been facing this chronic problem since it?s establishment in 1948. Likewise, the temperature in most of the country during the year is above 30?C, with a dry and hot weather. The current cumulative deficit in Israel's renewable water resources amounts to approximately 2 billion cubic meters, an amount equal to the annual consumption of the State. The deficit has also lead to the qualitative deterioration of potable aquifer water resources that have, in part, become either of brackish quality or otherwise become polluted. ( n.a, n.d)

The main sources for potable water in Israel are the Sea of Galilee, jordan Valley, Negev and Arava aquifers. The country has suffered from four consecutive years of drought, which led to the research of new methods to cope with the water demand around the whole country. The scarcity of water contributed to the claiming of certain areas in the Palestinian Territories, and even accused of rationing the water in the West Bank. Even though Israel?s relation and occupation of Palestinian land being a severe and contradicting topic, my aim with the report is not talk about Politics, but about the water issue in the region.

After having to deal with the lost of crops in the agricultural sector and in the suppy of water to citizens, Israel took a different approach to solve the problem, investing in new technologies and innovative water management programs. Nowadays, it ranks one of the top countries in the export of water and is currently helping other countries facing problems with water resources.

One of the innovations known worldwide is the irrigation method that became famous all over the world and became a symbol of the reshaping of Israel, from a country without vegetation and improper land to a country with a rich diversity of vegetation and agricultural production. The irrigation innovation not only uses less water, but increases the production and growth of plants, vegetables and fruits.

Israel today is a huge competitor in the market of food worldwide, with a specialty in water-efficient crops, including wheat and closely-bunched tomatoes. Likewise, Israel is investing in African countries, helping provide water efficient seeds to subsistence low income farmers.