World Hunger Introduction Sources: The State of Food Insecurity 2005 (FAO) Millennium Development Goals Report 2005 The World Food Problem (2004, Leathers and Foster)

World Hunger Facts Worldwide, over 850 million people are undernourished one in seven 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

World Hunger Increased in 2007 50 million more people hungry in 2007 Than 2006 (FAO) Food prices up Increased demand from emerging countries Population increase Economic development Biofuels production Reduced crop production Climate change http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/faohome/home_photo/image_home_en.jpg

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

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

Common Scenario Mother Youngest child 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

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

Importance of Maternal Health http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/a0200e/a0200e00.htm

Causes of Hunger Poverty* 2.8 billion people earn less than $2/day * Based on Purchasing Power Parity http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050513/d.jpg

Causes of Hunger Extreme Poverty 1.2 Billion people earn less than $1/day* 75% of these live in rural areas many unable to own land Worst in Sub-Saharan Africa * Based on Purchasing Power Parity http://www.thp.org/africa/1bapr1-360.jpg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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