Israel's solution for a water-starved world | Seth M. Siegel | TEDxTelAvivSalon

Seth M. Siegel a writer, lawyer, activist, and serial entrepreneur. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, which is now in print or production in 15 international editions. Seth has spoken on water issues at more than 225 venues in 60 cities, 23 states and on four continents. He is a Senior Fellow at the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Water Policy. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@petern58]

I have an autographed copy of the book which I got after listening to Seth's brilliant lecture in San Luis Obispo, California. And, because he cares so much about getting his message out to the younger generation, he gave me an autographed copy too for my grandchildren. They are now more knowledgeable about this topic and are passing it on to their peers.

[@watermanagement1246]

Well done Seth. A good balance of hope and warning. Israel is a shining example of big thinking and applied solutions. Actions speak louder than words.

[@344Dean]

Seth's message is one that needs to be heard wide and far. There are answers to our world's water challenges we just need to sit up, pay attention and make a commitment to act.

[@joelarnoldngassa8720]

&x WCW sf

[@esteghlalfan92]

love and peace from IRAN . good job guys💙💙💙💙💙

[@pearlshifer1776]

important information, I shared to Facebook.

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

water is simple.. politics makes it difficult

[@aryakafashi6443]

Trust me, its not that simple.

[@arsadhossain7296]

Miraculous, Singapore and all water scare countries of the world should learn and adopt some of these approach and technology .

[@desiexpat7]

Fantastic talk and I sincerely hope politicians in India as well will get up and take notice now before the crises hits. California, Bavaria Germany and many other places are getting into water crises and need to start the changes needed as well.

[@MsFlyingCake]

Bought your book, just finished 1/4 of it. Thank you very much!

[@virginiajimenez4159]

What the name of the book

[@suyashbhardwaj3419]

@@virginiajimenez4159 let there be water

[@virginiajimenez4159]

@@suyashbhardwaj3419 thank you

[@joefrisbie1594]

This is a remarkable accomplishment. Yet as we all do the have become to focused and missed a much more elegant and harmonious solution. Seawater radiators. Seawater enters the top. Percolates over a membrane which the sea breeze blows over (free energy). The "salts" precipitate out and fresh drinking water emerges out the bottom. Additionally not only do the salts precipitate out. They precipitate out in a specific order and therfore can be harvested and used. Every industrial mineral in the world is in sea water. So instead of having waste brine from technological desalination which is toxic to the seashore ecosystem you have an industrial product that creates another cash flow. Lithium, gold, and titanium are just three "strategic" resources that Israel could have unlimited access to.Congratulation but there is room for improvement.

[@JohnAnglin]

Points on the solutions start at 7:40

[@DavendraKissoon]

Thanks

[@gloriozdogan8096]

Is it so difficult to listen to Israel’s praise that you advise to jump “to solutions?” You need a good heart to benefit from God given wisdom in solving problems.

[@thehappychannel3720]

Is water desalination good or bad for environment? Maybe we don’t have a choice, but just looking for honest answer

[@berekettoraito3477]

thank you and from where I get the book?

[@Thiscannotbetruebutitis]

And you forgot to include another source of saving enormous amounts of water that Israel specialized in. Gathering Decades of experience that provide a valuable handbook in a war. Right now the world is learning how water restriction works since 10/7/23. Just don’t deliver enough water to certain people. As a result, they cannot grow food on their own because you control the water, of course. They also have two forget about sanitation. And a lot of them will be at the brink of dehydration, or die from it. Israel is teaching the world about using Water as weapon of war.

[@marcosfarahnagato4886]

Bravo! Hey TEDx Talks, I'd like to add translation to this video, but it's not enabled. I'd surely appreciate it, thanks in advance.

[@danf4447]

what about all the heavy metals, toxins and still active potentially toxic medicines still in the treated sewage?? thats not so good.

[@danf4447]

im jewish and i wonder if the palestinians and jordanians would have such a rosy view of israel's technological largesse and sharing...

[@zavval8491]

Make rain make gardens make rivers make lakes .with your bare hands

[@danf4447]

thorium reactor LFTR reactors that cannot go critical powering large desalination plants can be the answer

[@viruchamp]

Bought the book after watching this video.

[@georgepalmer5497]

Somebody needs to offer a billion dollar prize to anyone who can find a cost effective wat to desalinate sea water, with the cost of disposal of waste brine figured in. I'm also wondering about the cost of transferring water over distances, with improved technologies, by canal or by pipeline. I liked the idea of growing developed strains of agricultural crops appropriate to their environments, and I wonder if we could do the same by growing fast growing trees that don't have much foiliage. I'm also wondering if Israel could play a role in preserving the rainforests.

[@zavval8491]

You can fix the world

[@zavval8491]

We’re you always spot on predictions ? Or did you have to work on it

[@aster5031]

10/10

[@zavval8491]

Trinity New Mexico

[@zavval8491]

The ocean

[@droughtdietproducts4400]

As I write this comment, /20/2020 California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is starting to be implemented. What was once the hidden environmental cost of groundwater over drafting will be adjusted in mainly agricultural products as water management is mandate by law. The results are approximately 25% of the farms going fallow to bring groundwater in balance. That 25% of agriculture is a reduction in food production, at a time of growing populations and if other agricultural areas around the world start to take the same precautions - our food supplies are going to change dramatically.

[@tiitulitii]

There are too many people! !!!! And, UN has forgotten that during the last tens of years. I don't say why alhought I do know. Think!

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

ahaha we work in the saheil and sahara.. we farm ad ranch millions of acres and add millions yearly.. we will feed 2 billion extra in a decade.. israel is on an ocean.. its simple to get unlimited water ahahahah

[@danf4447]

that is commendable...but the huge aquifers under the sahara will run dry in less than 100 years if not replinished or conserved. what then?

[@eshaka123]

I live in Israel

[@infinitelystoned5812]

Melt the icecaps dummy

[@sharlottepeters4467]

Does Isreal Share its clean water with the indigenous Palestinians?

[@Roni24mamba]

yes

[@nurulazianizzatyazman6972]

Are you sure?

[@user-ju3nm3ny7n]

@@nurulazianizzatyazman6972 Yes - we're sure - because I've personally seen it.

[@user-ju3nm3ny7n]

You didn't watch the video, did you?

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

yes israel is a shining success..but youre ancient history.. we bring in trillions of gallons to the sahara every day ahahaha at almost no cost..youre a nutter

[@droughtdietproducts4400]

As I write this comment, /20/2020 California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is starting to be implemented. What was once the hidden environmental cost of groundwater over drafting will be adjusted in mainly agricultural products as water management is mandate by law. The results are approximately 25% of the farms going fallow to bring groundwater in balance. That 25% of agriculture is a reduction in food production, at a time of growing populations and if other agricultural areas around the world start to take the same precautions - our food supplies are going to change dramatically.

[@jakethekaratedude200]

The point that the lecturer/author is making is that we can reduce the amount of water we are using collectively AND increase our food production. It takes adopting new technologies, specifically the ones pioneered by Israel. Those technologies will allow Israel and California and Spain and India to still produce food, but through desalinization, rain water recycling, using treated sewage etc etc to produce the food we need in a drought covered world.