
The folder contains: 14 image files for global blue water scarcity (Fig 4 - 7 of Report 53)


12 image files for Figure 4:
Figure 4. Monthly blue water scarcity in the worlds major river basins. Period: 1996-2005.
	WS01 - water scarcity for month of January
	WS02 - water scarcity for month of February
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	WS12 - water scarcity for month of December

Figure 5. Number of months during the year in which water scarcity exceeds 100% for the worlds major river basins. Period 1996-2005.


Figure 7. Annual average monthly blue water scarcity in the worlds major river basins (calculated by equal weighting the twelve monthly blue water scarcity values per basin). Period 1996-2005.


Please cite this document as follows:

Hoekstra, A.Y.  and Mekonnen, M.M. (2011) Global water scarcity: monthly blue water footprint compared to blue water availability for the worlds major river basins, 
	Value of Water Research Report Series No. 53, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands.
 

	http://www.waterfootprint.org/Reports/Report53-GlobalBlueWaterScarcity.pdf