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Israel


Israel has an EMWIS website run by its NFP, the Hydrological Service of Israel.

Key indicators

Area (100 sq km): 21
Population (mill): 6.6
GDP ($ bill):  104
Water per cap:  259 m3
Water withdrawal:
total 94.1%
agriculture 54%


Important reports

EU Neighbourhood Policy:
   Country report, 2004
   Action plan

Local water and sanitation services, 2005.

Country news
Country events
Country projects

Folder Links

URL Delegation of the European Commission to Israel
URL European Neighbourhood Policy (EC) An EU policy for strengthening links with neighbouring countries.
URL List of relevant laws and regulations
URL Ministry of Environment: ENvironmental topics in ISrael

This site includes information in English on:

  • international cooperation
  • Bodiversity
  • Rivers
  • Sustainable development
  • Waste water
  • Water
  • Environmental indicators
  • Laws and regulations
  • Education curriculums
  • Publication (section dedicated to water and rivers)
URL Ministry of National Infrastructures
URL Ministry of the Environment - legislation overview
URL Water Research Institute
URL Water and Environment in the EU/Israel Action Plan
URL Water in Israël: Israël Ministry of Foreign Affairs Located on the edge of a desert belt, Israel has always suffered a scarcity of water. Archeological discoveries in the Negev and other parts of the country reveal that local inhabitants thousands of years ago were already concerned with water conservation, as evidenced by a variety of systems, designed both to collect and store rainwater and transfer it from one place to another. The total annual renewable water resources amount to some 60 billion cubic feet (1.7 billion cu.m.), of which about 65 percent is used for irrigation and the balance for urban and industrial purposes. The country's water sources consist of the Jordan River, Lake Kinneret and a few small river systems. Natural springs and underground water tables, tapped in controlled quantities to prevent depletion and salination, are also utilized. As maximum use has been made of all freshwater sources, ways are being developed to exploit marginal water resources through the recycling of waste water, cloud-seeding and desalination of brackish water. To overcome regional imbalances in water availability, most of Israel's freshwater sources are joined in an integrated grid. Its central artery, the National Water Carrier, completed in 1964, brings water from the north and central regions, through a network of giant pipes, aqueducts, open canals, reservoirs, tunnels, dams and pumping stations, to the semi-arid south.
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