11.  Excessive use of the aquifers would lead to sea water seeping in and mixing with scarce fresh water, he warned.

12.  Fights have already broken out between villages over scarce water sources, with some building dams to hoard streams.

13.  Hillel Shuval, a Hebrew University expert, insists agriculture should compete for scarce water on real terms.

14.  In drought-stricken areas, violent clashes have occasionally erupted over scarce water resources.

15.  Scarce water, poor air quality in urban areas and unmonitored waste dumping are testimony to the poor environmental management of the past.

16.  The case pitted the tribes against a group of organizations and interest groups seeking the same scarce water from the Klamath River Basin along the California-Oregon border.

17.  The FAO also said there were conflicts over scarce water and children in some areas were dying of starvation.

18.  The ITI also taught villagers that a mere three handfuls of scarce clean water can wash the germs off their faces.

19.  Power cuts are common and running water scarce, with years of drought and devastating earthquakes continuing to blight much of the country.