Isra-Tech | AgroTech, FoodTech & WaterTech

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Israeli companies and international participants at a B 2 B meeting zone, as part of the event

world. Since its foundation, it has been developing agriculture in semi-desert conditions, and has been dealing with a severe shortage of land and water. Due to these facts, Israel has become a powerhouse for water solutions, including methods for transporting water in times of emergency and crisis, desalinating seawater and reclaiming wastewater. It currently presents some of the most advanced solutions in the world at the cutting edge of technology, that can promote the efficient utilization of water sources. At the same time, it provides local water corporations advanced cyber protection technologies, developed in the state and business cyber system. For example, Mekorot, Israel's water company, puts a great deal of effort and resources into stopping cyber attacks, through highly sophisticated layers of protection. As a result, the company is considered to provide the highest level of protection for critical infrastructure, as determined by the Israeli National Cyber Directorate. When it comes to water recycling, Israel ranks first in the world, as it manages to treat about 90 % of wastewater for reuse in agriculture. The next country on the list manages to recycle only about 20 % of its wastewater. Moreover, in the field of water desalination, Israel has recorded notable achievements on a global scale, as it's building the largest desalination plants in the world, and its desalinated water production technologies are significantly cheaper than that of the rest of the world. Israel is even a leader in the field of water management, where its water loss rate is only 8 %, compared to about 40 % in developing countries and 24 % in Europe.

International guests of the event visiting the "Sorek" desalination plant

disrupt normal life in the targeted countries. This reality, in which there are hundreds of thousands of attempts to sabotage and penetrate the computer systems of water companies and corporations every year, requires dealing with a complete set of solutions, including protocols and preparations for various scenarios prepared in advance. While the supply of fresh water in the world is decreasing, due to global warming, the demand for water is increasing by the day - for drinking, agriculture, and industry purposes. Demographic growth also takes its toll and requires finding more and more water sources, and the gap between demand and supply is growing. According to predictions, by the year 2050 one-third of the world's population will suffer from severe shortage of water. The answer to these problems lies in new water technologies, whose aim is of a dual nature, maybe even triple: to prevent water loss within the existing systems while monitoring for defects and leaks; promoting methods and processes for water recovery and seawater desalination, while making them cheaper and more economically viable; and the implementation of cyber protection systems in water and sewage facilities that are considered critical infrastructure. A Powerhouse for water solutions In each of these routes, Israel has something to offer the