The size of countries displayed is in proportion with the number of people who died from droughts there between 1975 and 2005. 98% of deaths: Ethiopia, Sudan and Mozambique.

Glaciers and ice caps cover about 10% of the world’s landmass. These are concentrated in Greenland and Antarctica and contain 70% of the world’s freshwater. Unfortunately, most of these resources are located far from human habitation and are not readily accessible for human use. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), 96% of the world’s frozen freshwater is at the South and North Poles, with the remaining 4% spread over 550,000 km2 of glaciers and mountainous icecaps measuring about 180,000 km3 (UNEP, 1992; Untersteiner, 1975; WGMS, 1998, 2002).

This map shows, in proportions, the quantity of water available versus the quantity of water that is disapearing on earth. \

Is we take for example India: not so much resources but huge depletion

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