Water in israel

The climate crisis, national resilience, and the unifying power of water

Mekorot has proven that water management does not begin and end with technology, but with a holistic framework.

  	 • Barak Graber, Acting CEO,  Mekorot Development & Enterprises
Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.

Water restrictions continue into second day as most Israeli desalination plants shut down again

Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.

Water restrictions imposed throughout Israel amid nationwide supply disruption

Rehabilitating water channels and transforming them into attractive spaces for hiking and camping. The Eastern Jordan Canal.

Nature protection project aims to revitalize northern springs and landscapes


Visiting Central African Republic president looks for joint ventures

Rivlin said that Israel was always ready to assist in the development of African states, but that African states should be supportive of Israel in international forums like the UN in return.

President Reuven Rivlin

L’or bleu, ultime vecteur de paix ?

Israël, nouvelle superpuissance de l’eau, détient une clé importante de l’entente avec ses voisins

Yitzhak Rabin et le roi Hussein de Jordanie au bord de lac de Tibériade

Israel Leads the Way In Water Technology Innovation

The Jerusalem Post

Without disinfectants or intensive use of energy

Israeli, US researchers develop filter membranes to make treated wastewater drinkable

Sparkling water

Israeli start-up extracting water from air, around the world

Water Gen tech works in remote locations, and where pipes are no longer safe.

Maxim Pasik, executive chairman of Water Gen

Israel’s Emefcy teams up with NY water firm to enter Chinese market

Emefcy will be collaborating with RWL Water, founded by Jewish-American businessman and philanthropist Ronald Lauder, to offer a range of packaged treatment plant solutions in China.

Eytan Levy, CEO of emefcy.

Did the Weizmann Institute team up with Paris Hilton?

Bizarre April Fool's video joke turns out to really be an ad campaign for SodaStream.

Paris Hilton

A multi-pronged approach to water economy innovation

“It will be a beautiful pond with biological life that will clean the water.”

The Jewish National Fund has been helping to build Israel’s reservoirs for several years. The number of such reservoirs is now more than 250

Tropical Fish and Flowers in the Desert?

The Jerusalem Post

Israel is first in wastewater reuse, but Palestinians are last

Water and wastewater management cannot and need not wait for a political settlement, and the public, must demand from our governments to act now.

Where is this pipe leading? A water pipe near Hebron last year