World Day to Combat Desertification

World Day to Combat Desertification is today, June 17! Did you know that desertification wipes out an area three times the size of Switzerland every year?

This year the theme is drought and water scarcity.

Of all the water on Earth, only 2.5 per cent is freshwater. When demand for water exceeds available supply, it results in water scarcity.

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