Let there be water : Israels solution for a water starved world With hardly a day without a water crisis story somewhere Let There Be Water offers prescriptions on how countries cities and businesses can avoid the worst of it. With sixty percent of the country in a desert and despite a rapidly growing population Israel has been jumping ahead of the water innovation curve for decades. Israels national unity and economic vitality are in part the result of a culture and consciousness that understands the central role of water in building a dynamic thriving society. By boldly thinking about water Israel has transformed the normally change averse water greedy world of agriculture with innovations like drip irrigation creation of smart seeds for drought friendly plants and careful reuse of highly treated waste water. Israel has also played a leading role in the emerging desalination revolution. Beyond securing its own water supply Israel has also created a high export industry in water technology a timely example of how countries can build their economies while making the world better. Built on meticulous research and hundreds of interviews with both world leaders and experts in the field Let There Be Water tells the inspiring story of how this all came to be As every day brings urgent reports of growing water shortages around the world there is no time to lose in the search for solutions. The US government predicts that forty of our fifty states and sixty percent of the earths land surface will soon face alarming gaps between available water and the growing demand for it. Without action food prices will rise economic growth will slow and political instability is likely to follow.Let There Be Water illustrates how Israel can serve as a model for the US and countries everywhere by showing how to blunt the worst of the coming water calamities.Even with sixty percent of its country a desert not only doesnt Israel have a water problem; it has an abundance of water. Israel even supplies water to its neighbors the Palestinians and the Kingdom of Jordan every day.Based on meticulous research and hundreds of interviews Let There Be Water reveals the methods and techniques of the often off beat inventors who enabled Israel to lead the world in cutting edge water technology. Let There Be Water also tells unknown stories of how cooperation on water systems can forge diplomatic ties and promote unity. Remarkably not long ago now hostile Iran relied on Israel to manage its water systems and access to Israels water know how helped to warm Chinas frosty relations with Israel. Every town every country and every reader can benefit from learning what Israel did in order to transform itself from a parched land into a water superpower.Beautifully written Let There Be Water is an inspiring account of vision and sacrifice that will long be admired by government officials and engaged citizens facing water shortages and other seemingly insurmountable challenges