1. Destructive Drought in Rhone-Alpes Summary The causes of droughts The Consequences 3 2 1 Water on Earth

2. Two thirds of the Earth is covered by water But of the Three percent that are pure Only one percent is accessible Water on Earth

3. 97% 3%

4. a precious supply in some regions; Water : Taken for granted in the others

5. The causes of droughts 173 billion cubic metres fall by rain in France 34 billion of them are used for safe water production, industry, irrigation and cooling of power stations Change of the rainfall frequencies But most of the time, drought is due to very high temperatures which occur by chance.

6. Rhône-Alpes The consequences

7. Rhône Alpes : a great corn producer using an irrigation system. Because of the drought : Corn production in Rhône Alpes was reduced by 100,000 hectares in four years (2003-2006), which represents 13%.

8. Cattle dying from hunger because of drought

9. Forest fire because of drying of the trees The year 2003 was a very bad year for tree growth Some trees lose their leaves voluntarily The others burn in forest fire

10. Damaged earth cracked by the loss of water and excessive heat.

11. Is this the France of the future ?

12. Presentation by : Laurent Pouchoulin Pierre-Yves Maillard Project W.A.T.E.R