An essential look at the unknown story of how Israel has avoided the coming water crisis despite being mostly desert.
Seth M. Siegel is a writer, businessman, lawyer, and activist. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A founder of several successful companies, in partnership with industry and government, he found that technological innovation holds the key to averting the worst of the coming shortages. Siegel lives in (water-abundant) New York City.
"Insightful...an instructive reminder that climate and geography
don't control a state's destiny. Nature, as it turns out, is not as
important as government nurture." --The Wall Street Journal "A
must-read that is both fascinating and informative. " --San
Francisco Chronicle "With global water shortages generating
political, military and humanitarian crises across the globe,
Israel's astonishing ingenuity for wresting abundance from drought
is an inspiring and instructive blueprint for the planet." --Robert
F. Kennedy, Jr. "If you are worried about global water
shortages-and you should be-read this book. Seth Siegel brings an
urgent message of how the world can save itself using remarkable
techniques and technology developed in Israel. Let There Be Water
is essential reading. I highly recommend it." --Michael Bloomberg
"A really interesting account of the possibilities for technology
to solve one of the greatest and underestimated challenges of our
age." --Tony Blair "Water scarcity is one of the most urgent
threats to our economy and society. In Let There Be Water, Seth
Siegel explores the crisis through the lens of a solution, telling
the powerful story of how the people of Israel came together to
overcome their water problems, so that the rest of the world can
learn from their example and get ahead of the looming crisis."
--Arianna Huffington "Brilliant." --Bret Stephens, Pulitzer
Prize-winning author "This extraordinary work will long be read by
people grappling with water shortages and other seemingly
insurmountable challenges." --Shimon Peres, Nobel Peace Prize
laureate and former president of Israel "From the arid front lines
of the freshwater scarcity crisis, Siegel provides an eye-opening
account how Israel turned adversity into opportunity to become an
innovative pioneer in the global quest for a new water paradigm."
--Steven Solomon, author, WATER: The Epic Struggle for Wealth,
Power, and Civilization "Let There Be Water is an essential look at
the unknown story of how Israel has avoided the coming global water
crisis despite being mostly desert. Through smart policies,
conservation, technology and a new water-focused export industry,
this book shares water-independent Israel's lessons that every
interested citizen and country needs to know." --Dan Senor,
co-author of the New York Times bestseller Start-Up Nation "Let
There Be Water is the expertly and movingly told story of how
Israeli specialists and NGOs greatly helped many Africans gain
access to clean water. Seth Siegel shows how Israel uses its water
skills both to help developing nations and as a tool of diplomacy.
We all have so much to learn from this superb book." --Ruhakana
Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda "Fascinating account....A major
contribution to this hotly debated issue and to broader questions
of environmental policy." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "With current
drought conditions across Western North America, this hard-won
water wisdom should be of interest to concerned readers." --Library
Journal
"A fascinating and detailed study that intertwines history,
politics, technology and sociology, addressing a subject that is
crucial to every living person."--Bloomberg.com, "Favorite Summer
Reads" roundup "Let There Be Water is an important work of
non-fiction, a story that needs to be told. There are lessons in
here for everyone." --Former U.S. Senator Mark L. Pryor "In the
last 50 years, one place has taken water scarcity and turned it
into water abundance--Israel. The Israelis did it with science,
skill, and by thinking 50 years ahead. Seth M. Siegel's book Let
There Be Water pieces together the surprising story of how Israel
made itself into a 'water superpower' with clarity, with verve, and
most important, with a sense of hope for everyone else facing water
problems." --Charles Fishman, New York Times bestselling author of
The Big Thirst: The secret life & turbulent future of water
"Capturing Israel's revolution from thirsting wasteland to thriving
wellspring, Seth M. Siegel meticulously traces a fledgling nation's
quest to emerge as an international "water superpower," in his new
book Let There Be Water: Israel's Solution for a Water- Starved
World." --The Jerusalem Post "Lively, informative new book." --The
Jewish Week "Israel's determination to create water security is a
half-century-long lesson in the liberating economic power of smart
water, and a vivid illustration that scarcity doesn't need to lead
to deprivation. It can often drive exactly the opposite: innovation
and even abundance." --Strategy + Business "Israel's determination
to create water security is a half-century-long lesson in the
liberating economic power of smart water, and a vivid illustration
that scarcity doesn't need to lead to deprivation. It can often
drive exactly the opposite: innovation and even abundance."
--American Associates, Ben-Gurion University' Impact magazine "This
excellent, well-researched book enumerates the numerous 'bullets'
Israel fired in its successful quest for water independence.
Additionally, it offers the lessons learned in Israel as models for
the world as climate change and population growth continue to
stress the global supply of fresh water." --San Diego Jewish Book
World "A fact-filled and wholly fascinating account of the Jewish
homeland's ways with water." --Jewish Journal.com "This smart,
engaging, and extremely feel-good book tells one of the stories
that best illustrates how Israel consistently turns crises into
opportunities and challenges into victories...Siegel's accessible
handling of technological issues, his focus on key individuals
inside and outside of government, and his boundless enthusiasm for
Israel's accomplishments and international leadership make Let
There Be Water a highly appealing read." --Jewish Book Council "A
great read that addresses our water challenge." --George P. Bush,
Texas Land Commissioner "Let There Be Water will change the way you
think about Israel. Don't miss it." --Lloyd Goldman, American
Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev President
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