Israel UAE | Business Guide | 2021

●● Reduce the water scarcity index by three degrees from 6.58 in 2017. ●● Increase the reuse of treated water to 95%. ●● Increase national water storage capacity by establishing six connecting networks between water and electricity entities across the UAE. Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy announced a plan to build the world’s largest desalination plant. Production is due to start in 2022 , and raise Abu Dhabi’s RO output to 30 % of total desalinated water production (from 13 % currently). Filling In The Gaps Opportunities for foreign entrepreneurs: offeringnewways for making drinkingwater productionmore efficient (like solar-powered reverse-osmosis desalination technologies), solutions for storage, and wastewater treatment and reuse. About 51 % of the UAE’s water supply comes from groundwater, and there is a need to improve the natural renewal of groundwater resources. The treatment and sanitation of wastewater are also in need of large investment. Treatedwastewater caters tomost industrial and agricultural requirements. Equipment isanotherpartof thestory:waterandwastewater membranes, pipes, and components are needed in large amounts. The samewithwater monitoring equipment like auto samplers and flow meters, as well as more water efficient faucets, toilets, and pipes with low leakage. An Israeli Drop Of Water Eventhough predominantly a desert, Israel has foundmany ways ofmakingwater available - through desalination, for agricultural use andeven for drinking. Today, most of Israel’s freshwater comes from its five desalination facilities. The innovative Israeli water technology ecosystem comprises no less than 180 companies. Among the best-known Israeli water-tech solutions is the famous water irrigation system (Drip Irrigation) to control water consumption in agriculture. The local need to improve the quality of drinking water by using and recycling water filters can be answered with bilateral cooperation, developing easy access or biological solutions for purifying and re-using drainwater and improving existing rainwater harvesting systemsmight be another collaboration. Israeli innovations picture an exciting futuristic vision: some of them include uploading municipal water data to the ‘cloud`, enabling remote cellular control of water systems (compared to previously used radio communication). Others offer realtimemonitoringof a city'swater pipes, and setting up alarmsystemswhen sewage leaks in, analyzing specific water infrastructure parameters to discover anomalies, and more. Its also possible to do atmosphericwater sourcing, or producing water out of thin air, literally. UAEWater - In Numbers ●● Water precipitation in depth (2017) - 78mm/year. ●● Water resources per capita (2017) - 16m³/person/ year. ●● Water consumption per capita: 550 liters a day. ●● People with no access to a safe drinking water source (2015): 0.4 % of the population. ●● In 2019, the UAE Government’s investments in water and energy projects (2019) - $1.6 billion. Israeli Water-Tech Sub-Sectors (by Number Of Companies) Water &Wastewater Treatment - 89 ● Irrigation - 52 ● Water Systems - 41 ● Water Network Management - 21 ● Desalination - 17 ● Domestic Use - 13 ● Water Quality Detection - 11 (Source: SNC) 61