The Earth Institute's Columbia Water Center and the Jewish National Fund present Innovation and Technology Israels Solution to the Global Water Crisis," with Seth M. Siegel, businessman, activist, and writer. Open to the public. Siegel's essays on business, political and cultural issues have appeared in the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , the Los Angeles Times and other publications around the world. His book Let There Be Water Israels Solution For A Water-Starved World was published by St. Martins Press in September 2015 and is the culmination of meticulous research and hundreds of interviews, including with world leaders. The book tells the story of how Israel turned its scarcity of water into an opportunity to become an innovative pioneer in the global quest for a new water paradigm. For more information, please contact Yocheved Kolchin at ykolchin@jnf.org or 516.678.6805 x246