It was a five-day hike of about 65 kilometers. Participants on the mission walked a route "from sea to sea" - from the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee, starting in Hanita, at an opening ceremony in their honor.
International World Water Day, held annually on March 22, draws attention to the importance of fresh water and advocating sustainable management of freshwater resources.
The reservoir, which cost NIS 25 million to build, will provide twelve million cubic meters of purified effluents to irrigate local agricultural fields thereby alleviate the water shortage in Israel.
A delegation of five scientists from Australia visisted Israel on a ten-day, fact-finding mission sponsored by the JNF Environmental Scholarship Fund (JNFESF).
The online edition of The Jerusalem Post – JPost.com – provides first class news and analysis about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Whether news about Iran, Gaza, Syria, Fatah, Hamas or Hezbollah, JPost.com covers the burning issues of the Middle East and the Israeli-Arab conflict.