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In China's Hubei, Gansu, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, as well as parts of the European Union and several south-central states in the USA, significant droughts are affecting crops and food security for millions.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/businesspro-us-eu-drought-idUSTRE74I22V20110519
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-20/expanded-drought-threatens-kansas-wheat-crop-climatologist-says.html,
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43107859/ns/business-consumer_news/,
http://www.iol.co.za/business/markets/commodities/drought-in-eu-us-stressing-crops-1.1071796,

In Ajmer District of western India's Rajasthan state, 586 villages are identified as being in a water-crisis zone, with the Public Health and Engineering Department authorizing truck delivery of much-needed drinking water.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/586-villages-face-water-crisis-in-Ajmer/articleshow/8376803.cms
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/PHED

A report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that proper planning could see 80% of the world's energy coming from alternative sources by mid-century, supplied by sustainable resources to continue meeting future needs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13337864,
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20465-renewables-may-supply-80-per-cent-of-our-energy-by-2050.html,
http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/05/10/why-does-the-ipcc-want-us-to-cut-down-trees/