Israel hopes its technologies on water resource management — from desalination to reuse of sewage to minimum water loss — can be adapted by the Philippines.
Like all countries in the Middle East, Israel faces challenges in water, since 50 percent of it is desert.
"Israel invested in technology to support the demands of a growing population and urbanization. The technologies, along with good policies and regulations, made Israel the leading country in the world in managing water," said Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss.
The Israeli companies that exemplified its innovation in water were introduced in a seminar held in collaboration with the Embassy of Israel in the Philippines through MASHAV (the Agency for International Development Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel).
The companies, the ARAD Group, Atlantium, Okiana, and Watergen provided cutting-edge Israeli technologies in advanced metering infrastructure, water and wastewater management and treatment solutions, water control solutions, and turnkey projects.
The seminar was attended by 50 officials from national government agencies, local government units, the private sector, and academe including Department of Interior and Local Government Usec. JV Llamas, the National Economic and Development Authority Asec. Roderick Planta, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System's Patrick Ty, Alaminos, Laguna Mayor Glenn Flores, and Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation president Rene Meily.
