15.09.2011                      16.Elul, 5771

Wasserwirtschaft:

Water conservation touted over desalination

Groups says conservation is more effective at job creation; Landau stresses importance of diversifying water-saving methods.

Regional green group Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) attests that an increased focus on water conservation as opposed to streamlining efforts into expanding desalination facilities will be a more effective way to create green jobs and an exportable domestic market, according to an August report released earlier this week.
The report critiques some measures of the government’s response to the current water shortage, arguing that while increasing the desalination capacity is “sometimes necessary,” focusing on water-saving is overall a more effective strategy….