Some 80 countries with about 40 per cent of the world apos s population are facing acute to chronic water scarcity.

However, the level of resources allocated to subprogramme 5 on LDCs was inadequate.

Yet public water utilities in developing countries are usually inadequately funded, poorly managed and inefficient.

Hard Wisdom for Scarce Water

It is well known that water scarcity and unfair water distribution and control breed both civil and international conflict.

Health Water points in slum areas, public toilets and even family hospitals are the responsibility of local governments without resources in poor countries.

The floods also caused shortages of vegetables in the State shops.

Our village is not short of water.

In China alone, more than 300 cities face a shortage of water and 100 of them are in acute distress, the result is an estimated loss of US 14 billion in economic output each year.

Meanwhile, water shortages and the deterioration of water quality are being reported in most parts of the country.

Looks like we're out of water.

Clean water is scarce.

Clean water is scarce.

Water is indispensable to life.

This is it.

In response to the scarcity of water resources, several African countries, particularly those situated in arid and semi arid zones, have drawn up strategies for the preservation of underground water, which is in heavy demand as a result of rapid urbanization and the expansion of farming.

that they may want bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.

that they may want bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.

That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.

That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.

But we could very soon end up not having enough of the fresh water that accounts for just 3 of all the water available on our planet. When one considers the fights we are capable of having over oil, one shudders to imagine where a lack of water could lead.

13. Pollution also contributes to water scarcity.

(d) Availability of services many indigenous households lack basic services such as drinking water and electricity.

The lack of resources for the NAPs hampers the gradual convergence of programming frameworks concerning water, land and range management, forests and energy.

The shortage of water in the Gaza Strip has increased its price to five times that in Israel.

In the northern city of Korhogo, the supply reservoir is nearly dry, causing an acute water shortage.

In Kenya, female headed households are more likely to have inadequate water and sanitation.

The total per capita water consumption in Israel was less than half of that defined by the United Nations as the shortage red line .

The dry season exacerbated the problem of water shortages.

We are not short of oil in this country.

One specific result was water scarcity, with once abundant sources of water drying up.

Intra State conflicts are a key reason for the lack of security, of investment and of development.

In Republika Srpska, 51.4 per cent of households are linked to city water supply, 27.7 per cent to local water supply, while wells are the drinking water source for 13.45 per cent of households.

But for how long will a majority serve a minority? 160 For how long will it accept a lack of water, sanitation, education, and dignity?

But for how long will a majority serve a minority? For how long will it accept a lack of water, sanitation, education, and dignity?

They have not enough water on most days and too much to handle when it rains.

B. Absence of national legislation to protect domestic workers

It doesn't need to be refrigerated, it doesn't need water, which is often lacking.

Due to the water shortage, all the flowers in the garden have died.

Due to the lack of water, many of the plants have withered.

6.2 States should subsidize water and sanitation services for low income households and poor areas that lack the means to secure access to such services.

The principal obstacles to developing the agriculture sector are shortage of labour, lack of water and few marketing facilities.

After all, it was the buildings, not the earthquake, that killed 220,000 people, that injured 330,000, that displaced 1.3 million people, that cut off food and water and supplies for an entire nation.

It also noted the increase in water pollution and destruction of ecosystems, especially in developing countries, as well as the link between desertification and migration resulting from shortages of water for consumption and economic activities.

Member of the National Committee for Rehabilitation of the Electrical