Famine the global issue
Faminethe global issue
Introduction
Famine is the problem of everyone.
Famine – the global issue
Plan :
1. Introduction
2. The current state of the famine in the world
3. Basic facts
4. Examples of concerned countries
5. Populations touched
6. Solutions
7. Conclusion
Introduction
Famine – the global issue
Definition of hunger
Basic facts
An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.
Famine – the global issue
Definition of famine
Basic facts
A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death.
Famine – the global issue
Current state
We have to deal with food insecurity in
- Africa
- Aisa
- South America and Carribean
Famine – the global issue
Current state
Countries concerned in Africa:Angola, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mosabique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d´Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda
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West Africa
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Countries involved
East and Central Africa
Famine – the global issue
Countries involved
Southern Africa
Famine – the global issue
Countries involved
Current state
Countries concerned in Aisa:Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East
Timor, India, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka
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Aisa
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Countries involved
Current state
Countries concerned in Mediterranean, Middle East and
Central AsiaAfghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestinian Territoires, Syria, Tajikistan, Yemen
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Mediterranean, Middle East and Central Asia
Famine – the global issue
Countries involved
Current state
Countries concerned in Latin America and Caribbean
Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru
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Latin America and Caribbean
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Countries involved
Basic facts
How much people are starving?
There is enough food in the world today for every man, woman and child to lead healthy and productive lives. And yet, hunger afflicts one out of every seven people on earth.
Famine – the global issue
Population
Basic facts
The global population was 2.8 billion in 1955 and is 5.8 billion now. It will increase by nearly 80 million people a year to reach about 8 billion by the year 2025.
In 1955, 68% of the global population lived in rural areas and 32% in urban areas.
In 1995 the ratio was 55% rural and 45% urban; by 2025 it will be 41% rural and 59% urban.
Globally, the population of children under 5 will grow by just 0.25% annually between 1995-2025, while the population over 65 years will grow by 2.6%.
Famine – the global issue
Life Expectancy
Basic facts
More than 50 million people live today in countries with a life expectancy of
less than 45years.
About 300 million people live in 16 countries where life expectancy
actually decreased between 1975-1995.
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Structure of deaths
Basic facts
In 1955, 40% of all deaths were among children under 5 years, 10% were in 5-19 yearolds, 28% were among adults aged 20-64,
and 21% were among the over-65s.
By 2025, 8% of all deaths will be in the under-5s, 3% among 5-19 year-olds, 27% among 20-64 year-olds and 63% among the over-65s.
Famine – the global issue
Hunger
Basic facts
Each day, 24, 000 people die of hunger or hunger-related diseases.
Most of them are children.
10% of children in developing countries die before the age of five.
800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition.
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Mortality in major famines
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History
Examples of concerned countries
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1) India
50 percent of the world's hungry 35 percent of India's population
Too many inhabitants innondations
Examples
Famine – the global issue
2) Colombia
57 percent of the Colombian population ¼ does not have enough to take care of his basic
needs.
Violence by drug traffickers economic recession in 1999
Examples
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3) Niger
63 percent live below the poverty threshold 34 percent live below the extreme poverty line
natural disasters
Examples
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Who suffer from the famine ?
Women Children
very high maternal mortality rate
Lack of education
Who ?
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Solutions
Famine – the global issue
Short time solutions
Humanitarian helps– Collections– NGO
Feeding problems– Genetically Modified Food– Spiraline
Solutions
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Short time solutions
Solutions
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Long time solutions
Fighting poverty– School for every children– Education to get a job
Shared ressources
Solutions
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Conclusion
Famine is a serious problem and the solution is difficult to implement
Famine – the global issue
Internet sources
www.wfp.org www.acdivoca.org www.who.org www.fao.org www.un.org
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Question and answers
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