Innovators from across the world are in Taipei for Taiwan International Water Week to showcase cutting-edge water treatment technologies. As the world continues to face the effects of climate change and drought, these key industry players say new innovations can help tackle water insecurity.
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00:00It's Taiwan International Water Week, the country's leading water-themed trade show.
00:05Here, businesses and organizations from across the world are showcasing the newest innovations
00:09in water treatment technology, and a key theme this year is sustainable water recycling.
00:15And this machine, made by a Japanese company, takes dirty water and purifies it so it's
00:19safe to drink.
00:20It's a new concept, a new product, that combines recycling with clean water.
00:26In the future, everyone will be aware of this, and we can quickly obtain clean water.
00:35In recent years, droughts have become more common in Taiwan, as climate change and unusually
00:40dry weather deplete the country's fresh water supply.
00:43Seventy-one percent of Taiwan's fresh water is used for agriculture, 19 percent is used
00:48for household consumption, and 10 percent is used for industrial use.
00:53But as the country's lucrative semiconductor industry expands its chip manufacturing capabilities,
00:58it has already started guzzling up supplies previously earmarked for farming, highlighting
01:03a growing demand for clean water.
01:05The demand for clean water has increased, and the water treatment experiment has generated
01:12a lot of demand and business.
01:17Taiwan is keen to position itself at the forefront of water treatment technology, and as the
01:22world continues to face the adverse effects of climate change, innovators at this expo
01:26say this is just the start of how technology can help stave off water insecurity.
01:31Klein Wong and Wesley Lewis in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.