Israel wants to help Pacific with potable water

7:39 am on 28 August 2018

The Government of Israel says it stands ready to help every person in the Pacific have access to safe drinking water.

The Director General of Israel's foreign ministry, Yuval Rotem, told PACNEWS Israel was ready to share the technology that had allowed it to produce one third of its own drinking water and recycle 90 percent of waste water for use in agriculture.

The Director General of Israel's foreign ministry, Yuval Rotem

The Director General of Israel's foreign ministry, Yuval Rotem Photo: twitter

Mr Rotem said to stop Pacific countries becoming "forgotten islands", Israel could help them turn brackish water into drinking water using desalination plants and enhance food security with drip irrigations systems.

This year Israel provided Papua New Guinea with dialysis units and a portable water treatment system.