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Poverty is as much a cause of desertification as a consequence. Of all the water on Earth, only 2.5 per cent is fresh water. And of this fresh water, the total usable supply for ecosystems and humans is less than 1 per cent. Populations living in drylands are often some of the poorest on the planet and are forced to over-exploit their land to survive. This makes drylands particularly vulnerable to water scarcity.