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Science 25 August 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5790, pp. 1081 - 1084
DOI: 10.1126/science.1126011
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Seeking Sustainability: Israel's Evolving Water Management Strategy

Alon Tal

The water management policies adopted to address Israel's chronic scarcity have not been without environmental consequences. Yet, through a trial-and-error process, a combined strategy of water transport, rainwater harvesting, and wastewater reuse and desalination, along with a variety of water conservation measures, have put the country on a more sustainable path for the future.

Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer 84990, Israel.

E-mail: alontal{at}bgu.ac.il

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