Save the Date: International Conference on Water, 23 October 2013, Tel Aviv

The Government of Israel and the OECD are co-organising an international conference on "Joining Forces to Develop Smart, Cost-Effective Urban Water Utilities: Policy, Economics, Environment, Regulation and Technologies" to be held on 23 October 2013 in Tel Aviv.

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