Analysis Of Situation Of African Countries

• About 66% of Africa is arid or semi-arid and more than 300 of the 800 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live in a water-scarce environment – meaning that they have less than 1,000 m3 per capita per year.

• 115 people in Africa die every hour from diseases linked to poor sanitation, poor hygiene and contaminated water. 

• Mostly african countries r facing extreme water scarcity.

• There were 1695 natural disasters in Africa which were related to weather,water and climate which caused 7.5 million deaths and an economic loss of $38.5 billion 

• In these disasters 60% of the events were caused by floods which caused only 4% of the deaths. 

👉 Draught was behind only 16% of events that caused 95% of deaths. 

• Africa is at topmost place the world in no. Of deaths caused by druaght. 

• Women and children in sub-Saharan Africa spend 40 billion hours a year collecting water. 

• And situation is that Whenever rain comes the people of Madagascar collect pit water. 

• Due to less water table the cost of water in nigeria is more than food...and due to this scarcity, the tribes even dont wash vegetables before eating..