Hebrew - English Program for Conference Opening day Entrance to the conference itself is by invitation only. For details contact us at: Maitald@kkl.org.il or tel: 02-6707453/0 For Details in Hebrew Click Here On Sunday, 10th January 2010, the Second Annual Manitoba-Israel Water Symposium will be officially opened in Jerusalem, hosted by KKL-JNF. Distinguished guests attending the conference include Christine Melnick, Minister of Water Stewardship of the Province of Manitoba, Canada; Vic Toews, President of the Canadian Treasury Board, Jon Allen, the Canadian Ambassador to Israel; from Israel - Uzi Landau, Israel's Minister of National Infrastructures,M.K. Shalom Simhon, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Professor Uri Shani, Director General of the Israel Water Authority will all be hosted by Efi Stenzler, KKL-JNF World Chairman, Avraham Duvdevani, KKL-JNF Co-Chairman and Yael Shaltiel, KKL-JNF Director General. From Monday, 11th January until Thursday, 15th January, water scientists from Israel and Manitoba will meet at professional symposium sessions in northern Israel and take water-related tours in the area. The sessions will focus on opportunities for mutual research, exchange of knowledge and promotion of joint research on water resources management. KKL-JNF and the Province of Manitoba have been collaborating and sponsoring joint projects and research on water-related issues for several years. The proposition to hold a water conference in Israel was initially made in 2007 when the Manitoba Minister of Water Stewardship, Christine Melnick and JNF Canada began to promote cooperative water-related projects. Although the scale of water-projects varies greatly between Manitoba and Israel, there are many elements in common. For example, despite the difference in size, Israel faces similar nutrient management issues in Lake Kinneret that Manitoba faces in Lake Winnipeg. Israel is recognized as a world leader in managing scarce water resources, recycling, re-using wastewater and similar fields. Much of this information has been researched and implemented by KKL-JNF, who is happy to share knowledge with professional bodies and countries throughout the world. With the help of its friends worldwide, KKL-JNF is at the forefront of innovative solutions to Israel's water crisis, including building water reservoirs, developing biological water technologies to purify wastewater for reuse and river restoration. As a result of past collaboration, four projects have already been instituted and it is hoped that more will be launched. 1. The Manitoba - Israel Water Experts Symposium, the first joint conference, which was held in Manitoba in August 2008. 2. The Minister's scholarship for international water studies for students. 3. Joint Manitoba - Israel research projects. 4. The current January 2010 Manitoba Israel Water Experts Symposium.
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