A/HRC/2/8 page 14 more than 20 years.43 According to the authorities, water infrastructure that has been extensively damaged includes the pipelines from Ain El Zarka spring to the villages of eastern Saida and from Nabeh El Tasseh spring to the village of Aankoun, 31 water tanks in different areas and two artesian wells, Bfarwa well and a well in Fakher El Din.44 UNICEF has also reported that underground pipes and other water-related infrastructure have been seriously damaged or destroyed in many areas.45 Amnesty International in its report questioned whether attacks on such civilian infrastructure, including water facilities, were deliberate attacks, rather than collateral damage.46 30. The destruction of irrigation infrastructure will also continue to hinder the reestablishment of agriculture. The south of Lebanon is dry and arid, and the underground water level is very deep - about 600 m. Much of the agriculture in the region cannot be sustained by the rains alone. Without irrigation, much of the next harvest, even if it can be planted, will be lost. Fadi Comair, Director-General of Hydraulic Resources of Lebanon, expressed concern that much of the complex system of the Litani canal, which provides irrigation water to southern Lebanon, had been destroyed. With many irrigation canals now full of unexploded bombs, he estimated that it would take several years to clear the irrigation canals and repair the infrastructure. A shortage of fuel and electricity has also contributed to the water crisis, as water pumps require electricity or fuel-fed generators to run.47 Electrical facilities, power plants and fuel stations have suffered extensive damage, and at least 20 fuel depots have been completely destroyed.48 IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 31. The right to food and water is protected under international human rights and humanitarian law. Given the essential nature of food and water to the survival of civilian populations, these are central obligations in time of war, as well as in time of peace. In the light of the findings described above and the international obligations of the parties involved in the war, the Special Rapporteur makes the following conclusions and recommendations: (a) Violations of the right to food under international human rights and humanitarian law should be further investigated, including to determine whether they constitute grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I and, possibly, war crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; (b) The Commission of Inquiry established by the Human Rights Council should also investigate violations of the right to food and recommend measures for awarding reparation and determining accountability; (c) The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission established in accordance with Additional Protocol I should be accepted by the Government of Israel and the Government of Lebanon to investigate violations of the right to food under international humanitarian law; (d) Individuals should be held responsible for violations of the right to food and water. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in her statement to the Human Rights Council at its second special session noted that when legal obligations