Israel is considered a country with “absolute” water scarcity. Water management in Israel is largely characterized by limited freshwater resources, poor natural distribution of those resources, and a growing and dispersed population.
Israel is one of the countries in the world that has dedicated the greatest efforts and resources to cope with water scarcity. Over the years, Israel has accumulated significant knowledge and developed strategies to foster a productive agriculture in a context of water scarcity.
Furthermore, Israel has become a global leader in innovative water technology industry. Israel is implementing new strategies to face the emerging challenges related to recurrent droughts, climate change, increased water demands and over exploitation of groundwater resources.
Participants from all around the world were trained in Israel during 2018 in the several training programs MASHAV (Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) offers, which aim to share Israel's expertise in research, technologies and best practices in fields related to water management, agriculture and food security.