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FRESHWATER AVAILABILITY CUBIC METRES PER PERSON AND
PER YEAR, 2007

A fifth of the world’s people,
more than 1.2 billion, live in
areas of physical water
scarcity, where there is
not enough water to meet
all demands. A further 1.6
billion people live in areas
experiencing economic
water scarcity, where
the lack of investment in
water or insufficient human
capacity makes it impossible
for authorities to satisfy the
demand for water.
Scarcity
Stress
Vulnerability
Data non available
0 1 000 1 700 2 500 6 000 15 000 70 000 684 000
Source : FAO, Nations unles, World Resources Insitute (WRI), 2008

PROJECTED GLOBAL WATER SCARCITY IN 2025

Demand for the world’s
increasingly scarce water
supply is rising rapidly,
challenging its availability for
food production and putting
global food security at risk.
Even as demand for water by
all users grows, groundwater
is being depleted, other water
ecosystems are becoming
polluted and degraded, and
developing new sources of
water is getting ever more
Physical water scarcity
Economic water scarcity costly.
Little or no water scarcity
Not estimated Note: Indicates countries that will import more
than 10% of thier cereal consumption in 2025
Source : International Water Management Institute, Colombo

Physical water scarcity: More than 75% of river flows are allocated to agriculture,
industries, or domestic purpose.
Approaching physical water scarcity : More than 60% of river flows are allocated.
Economic water scarcity Water resources are abundant relative to water use, with less
than 25% of water from rivers withdrawn for human purpose, but malnutrition exists. What makes the desert beautiful is
Little or no water scarcity : Abundant water resources relative to use. Less than 25% of that some where it hides a well.
water from rivers is withdrawn for human purposes.
– Antoine de Saint-Exupèry

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