The city of Tshwane held this week a seminar with Israeli water experts at Tshwane House to learn about Israel's world-leading experience and technology in improving the supply, access, sanitation, and sustainability of water.
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Israel, a country that is more than half desert, is a recognized world leader in water management and technology that produces 20% more water than it needs, and recycles over 90% of its wastewater, and is willing to share its expertise with South Africa.
The seminar was opened by the Mayor of Tshwane, Cllr Cilliers Brink and included the expert insights of Yechezkel Lifshitz, director-general and chairman of the Board of the Governmental Authority for Water and Sewage in Israel and Dr. Yehonatan Bar-Yosef, project manager of Water Quality Management and Ecology at Keren Kayemet LeIsrael - the Jewish National Fund.
Lifshitz shared detailed information on how the Israeli water governance system was developed, and how South Africa could look to using a similar model, stating that "the Israeli model focuses on a professionalized water bureaucracy where strong cooperation is fostered across government departments, and amongst all stakeholders who share a seat at the table"
