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World Hunger Introduction

World Hunger Introduction. Sources: The State of Food Insecurity 2011 (FAO) World Hunger Education Service 2011 Growing a Better Future 2011 (Oxfam) The World Food Problem (2009, Leathers and Foster). World Hunger Facts. Worldwide, about 1 billion people are undernourished

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World Hunger Introduction

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  1. World Hunger Introduction Sources: The State of Food Insecurity 2011 (FAO) World Hunger Education Service 2011 Growing a Better Future 2011 (Oxfam) The World Food Problem (2009, Leathers and Foster)

  2. World Hunger Facts • Worldwide, about 1 billion people are undernourished • Don’t get enough calories each day • Susceptible to illness • Unable to lead productive lives • Chronic undernourishment • Due to extreme poverty http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2004/112-14/hungry.jpg

  3. Undernourishment 1969-2011

  4. World Hunger Spike: Since 2008 • Poorest cannot afford food • Food prices up • Increased demand from emerging countries • Economic development • Population increase • Biofuels production • Reduced crop production • Climate change • Recession http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/faohome/home_photo/image_home_en.jpg

  5. Rising Food Prices

  6. World Hunger Facts • Over 20,000 people die each day due to causes related to undernutrition • ¾ of these are children under the age of 5 • About 6 million/year http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/06/30/poverty_wideweb__430x387.jpg

  7. Undernutrition and Child Death http://rehydrate.org/images/child-deaths-undernutrition.gif ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

  8. Common Scenario • Mother • Poorly educated • Food is scarce • Several children • Youngest child • undernourished • Disease resistance low • Drinks unsanitary water • Develops diarrhea • Loses interest in eating http://static.flickr.com/73/193642829_3da338122c.jpg

  9. Common Scenario • Mother removes solids from child’s diet • Not enough nourishment to fight disease • Diarrhea continues • Mother removes liquids • Dehydration • Death http://www.aa2sbu.org/aaezine/images/Fall2002/Starving_child_carried.jpg

  10. Malnutrition Cycle http://notaids.com/images/cycle.gif

  11. Importance of Maternal Health 1 in 6 babies in developing countries have low birthweight http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/a0200e/a0200e00.htm

  12. Causes of Hunger • Poverty • 2.3 billion people earn less than $2/day http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050513/d.jpg

  13. Causes of Hunger • Extreme Poverty • 1.3 Billion people earn less than $1.25/day • 75% of these live in rural areas • many unable to own land • Worst in Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.thp.org/africa/1bapr1-360.jpg

  14. Extreme PovertyPercentage who earn less than $1.25/day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Percentage_population_living_on_less_than_$1.25_per_day_2009.svg

  15. Causes of Hunger • Harmful Economic Systems • Control over incomes and resources by • Military • Wealthy • Politically powerful • Conflicts http://us-cdn.creamermedia.co.za/assets/articles/attachments/31567_i1683e.pdf

  16. Where are the Undernourished?

  17. World Hunger Map www.feedingminds.org/ img/map_world.jpg

  18. Sachs, J. 2005, The End of Poverty; Economic Possibilities for Our Time.

  19. Worldwide life expectancy http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/earth/images/final-images/life-expectancy-map.gif

  20. Side effects of Hunger and Poverty ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf

  21. Population Pressure • World Population has doubled in 40 years • Most of increase in developing countries • 5 billion people • Poverty and economic insecurity result in population growth • Children are a source of wealth to the poor http://www.sustainablescale.org/images/uploaded/Population/World%20Population%20Growth%20to%202050.JPG

  22. Hope: Demographic Transition • Example: U.S. History • When U.S. became industrial, fewer kids/family needed • Lowered infant mortality • No need to rely on children’s labor • More opportunities for women • Happened without birth control http://bss.sfsu.edu/tygiel/Hist427/1920sphotos/fordassemblylinehist102.jpg

  23. Agricultural Revolution Hunters & Gatherers Agriculture Food production Expanding population & environmental destruction Conquest for land Population Growth Technology Culture

  24. Effect of the Agricultural Revolution Wealth: Elite Own land, Well-fed Educated, Health care, Opportunities Poverty: Wealth, Tribute Food, Resources Landless, hungry, uneducated, unhealthy, no opportunities Conquered & Exploited: Peasants, Slaves, Workers

  25. Effect of the Industrial Revolution Sachs, J. 2005, The End of Poverty; Economic Possibilities for Our Time.

  26. Issues • Nutrition • Food Security • Agriculture • Environment • Technology • Education • Culture • Development • Ethics http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.resurgence.org/2005/egziahber233.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.resurgence.org/selection/egziabher1005.htm&h=350&w=350&sz=11&hl=en&start=15&tbnid=svh3od2uZpp9bM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfeed%2Bthe%2Bworld%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8

  27. Ethics • Is hunger and poverty morally acceptable? • Why or why not? • What should we do? http://www.whilechildrenstarve.org/images/starving-child-4.jpg

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