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World Hunger Introduction Sources: The State of Food Insecurity 2015 (FAO) The World Food Problem (2009, Leathers and Foster)
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World Hunger Facts Worldwide, about 800 million people are undernourished –Most in the Developing world Don’t get enough calories each day –Susceptible to illness –Unable to lead productive lives Chronic undernourishment –Due to extreme poverty But undernourishment has been slowly declining since 1990 http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2004/112-14/hungry.jpg
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Decrease in Undernourishment since 1990
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Undernourishment 1990-2015
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Hunger has increased in Sub Saharan Africa
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World Hunger Issues Poorest cannot afford food –Food prices up Increased demand from emerging countries –Economic development Population increase Biofuels production Reduced crop production –Climate change –Slow Economic Recovery From recession of 2008 http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/faohome/home_photo/image_home_en.jpg
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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
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Undernutrition and Child Death ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf http://rehydrate.org/images/child-deaths-undernutrition.gif
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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
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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
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Malnutrition Cycle http://notaids.com/images/cycle.gif
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Importance of Maternal Health http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/a0200e/a0200e00.htm 1 in 6 babies in developing countries have low birthweight
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Causes of Hunger Poverty –2.3 billion people earn less than $2/day http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050513/d.jpg
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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
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Extreme Poverty Percentage 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
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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
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Where are the Undernourished?
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World Hunger Map www.feedingminds.org/ img/map_world.jpg
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Sachs, J. 2005, The End of Poverty; Economic Possibilities for Our Time.
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Worldwide life expectancy http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/earth/images/final-images/life-expectancy-map.gif
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Side effects of Hunger and Poverty ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/a0200e/a0199e.pdf
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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
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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
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Agricultural Revolution Hunters & Gatherers Agriculture Population Growth Technology Conquest for land Food production Culture Expanding population & environmental destruction
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Effect of the Agricultural Revolution Elite Conquered & Exploited: Peasants, Slaves, Workers Wealth, Tribute Food, Resources Wealth: Own land, Well-fed Educated, Health care, Opportunities Poverty: Landless, hungry, uneducated, unhealthy, no opportunities
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Effect of the Industrial Revolution Sachs, J. 2005, The End of Poverty; Economic Possibilities for Our Time.
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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=1 1&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
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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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