the water scarcity

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Across
  1. 2. Scarcity Crossword Puzzle
  2. 9. crops that need less water (8 letters) → XERISCAPE
  3. 12. of sufficient water resources to meet demand (5 letters) → DROUGHT
  4. 13. use of water (6 letters) → WASTAGE
  5. 14. from contaminated water (7 letters) → CHOLERA
  6. 15. Clues:
  7. 17. layer of water-bearing rock (7 letters) → AQUIFER
  8. 20. Clues:
  9. 21. weather patterns (7 letters) → CLIMATE
  10. 22. policies to manage water (8 letters) → REGULATION
  11. 23. of water turning into vapor (11 letters) → EVAPORATION
Down
  1. 1. period of abnormally low rainfall (7 letters) → DRYSPELL
  2. 3. channel for transporting water (7 letters) → AQUEDUCT
  3. 4. farming using minimal water (12 letters) → SUBSISTENCE
  4. 5. of removing salt from seawater (11 letters) → DESALINATION
  5. 6. of water in a region (7 letters) → SCARCITY
  6. 7. water for future use (10 letters) → CONSERVATION
  7. 8. stored in soil (9 letters) → MOISTURE
  8. 10. water source that may dry up (6 letters) → SPRING
  9. 11. Size: 15x15 (adjust as needed)
  10. 13. demand for water exceeds supply (5 letters) → CRISIS
  11. 16. essential for life (5 letters) → WATER
  12. 18. warming exacerbates this (12 letters) → CLIMATECHANGE
  13. 19. of water bodies (9 letters) → POLLUTION