Water

The Crisis

Seven consecutive years of drought, coupled with an increased demand from a rapidly growing population, have led to the overexploitation of Israel’s limited natural water resources. The total water deficit is at an all-time high of about 530 billion gallons, an amount exceeding Israel’s annual water needs. Major water bodies, including the Kinneret—Israel’s only freshwater lake—have dwindled to critically low levels, threatening irreversible contamination of the water supply and long-term ecological damage.