Collaboration will include treatment of municipal water, leakage
prevention, water purification, and wastewater treatment.
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, and Mexican National Water
Commissioner Jose Luis Luege Tamargo have signed a water cooperation
agreement between Israel and Mexico, NEWTech - Novel Efficient Water
Technologies director Oded Distel told "Globes".
Distel said that the collaboration would include a wide range of water
sectors, including treatment of municipal water, leakage prevention, water
purification, and wastewater treatment. Israeli and Mexican water experts
will visit each other, and Israeli and Mexican companies will establish
business ties.
The collaboration with Mexico is highly significant for Israel and Israeli
water technology companies. Mexico has the world's 11th largest economy, and
the country's 2 million square kilometers includes a wide range of climates
and precipitation regimes, ranging from extreme aridity to tropical rain
forest. Consequently, it needs a wide range of water solutions to overcome
shortages and other problems.
Israel's commercial attaché in Mexico Joshua Peleg notes that Mexico City,
with a population of over 20 million, consumes more water than it safely
should. Mexico recently placed investment in water at the top of its
national agenda.
Merav Ankori 31 Oct 07 11:17