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Why are there many people suffering from water shortage?


First of all, let’s see the water distribution map.On a worldwide level, there is enough water resource as described in 「Only 0.01% of totalBut there is not always water in place where people are living.Amount of rainfall is different from moment to moment.






Japan is an area of high rainfall in whole world.






You think that amount of rainfall is influenced by geographical conditions of country. Don’t you?
But there are other reasons.
Do you wonder at the existence of water spout and large pool in the Middle East?
The ability to get safe water depend on their personal income.






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