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The irrationality of the flood crisis

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December 2020

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Ayalon, O. (2020). The irrationality of the flood crisis. Samuel Neaman Institute.
https://www.neaman.org.il/en/the-irrationality-of-the-flood-crisis-2/

Every winter we hear about the collapse of urban drainage infrastructure as a result of heavy rains, but the budget of all drainage authorities in Israel for 2020 is only NIS 55 million, while in Nahariya alone, the cost of damage in January 2020 is estimated at NIS 300 million.

In this article published in Calcalist, Prof. Ofira Ayalon highlights the problems of poor management on the part of the local government and shows us that it can be done differently.

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