Israel to Help California Combat Historic Drought
Israel to Help California Combat Historic Drought
October 29, 2014
Inquisitr — The Israelis know a thing or two when it comes to managing arid lands, and making them flourish, even when the rains don’t fall “in their time.”
So when it came to getting some help for the poor farmers of California, who have suffered massive financial losses as a result of the dry weather, California Governor Jerry Brown contacted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Prof. Eilon Adar
They signed a strategic cooperation agreement earlier this year for Israel to help out the arid state.
California’s droughts have already purportedly cost the state’s economy $2.2 billion and has left more than 500,000 acres of fields fallow in its wake.
Prof. Eilon Adar, director of BGU’s Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, a world renowned expert in groundwater flow systems, will work to help the state work out solutions to the issue.
During a recent visit to San Francisco and the Silicon Valley, Prof. Adar toured numerous desalination plants in northern California, and participated in a state-wide conference where a wide range of technological solutions were presented.
“If we managed to overcome the water issues in the Middle East, we can do it anywhere in the world. Nonetheless, [to address the issue in California] they will need to improve the management and efficiency of the water market and increase and optimize the coordination between the water companies,” says Prof. Adar.
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