(adults and children)admin on March 31st, 2009
World Hungeradmin on March 31st, 2009
Sources is:
http://www.wfp.org/hunger
There are 963 million undernourished people in the world today. That means one in nearly seven people do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life. Hunger and malnutrition are in fact the number one risk to the health worldwide — greater than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
Among the key causes of hunger are natural disasters, conflict, poverty, poor agricultural
infrastructure and over-exploitation of the environment.
As well as the obvious sort of hunger resulting from an empty stomach, there is also the hidden hunger of micronutrient deficiencies which make people susceptible to infectious diseases, impair physical and mental development, reduce their labour productivity and increase the risk of premature death.
Hunger does not only weigh on the individual. It also imposes a crushing economic burden on the
developing world. Economists estimate that every child whose physical and mental development is stunted by hunger and malnutrition stands to lose 5-10 percent in lifetime earnings.
Among the Millennium Development Goals which the United Nations has set for the 21st century, halving the proportion of hunger people in the world is top of the list. Some progress has been made but the key causes of hunger remain.
For a 10-minute briefing on Hunger, explore our Hunger Map, Hunger Stats and Hunger FAQs.
Examplesadmin on March 28th, 2009
It's working
Both pictures were taken from ALEX-Egypt
Regards
…Amrow Hijazi…
The Environmental Food Crisis: A Crisis of Wasteadmin on March 28th, 2009
Dear All,
ENS-newswire wrote a good article on last february says:
“Already, nearly 80 percent of all endangered species are threatened due to agricultural expansion, and Europe has lost over 50 percent of its farmland birds during the last 25 years.
“Simply ratcheting up the fertilizer and pesticide-led production methods of the 20th century is unlikely to address the challenge,” said Steiner. “It will increasingly undermine the critical natural inputs and nature-based services for agriculture such as healthy and productive soils, the water and nutrient recycling of forests, and pollinators such as bees and bats.” ENS news.
Please also visit the site to see a good map about climate “Based on a consensus estimate of six climate models and two crop modelling methods this map shows projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080″
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2009/2009-02-17-01.asp
Regards
…Amrow Hijazi…
DEVELOPMENT: Wasted Food Is Also Wasted Wateradmin on March 28th, 2009
A good article by Thalif Deen in ipsnews.net about the wasted food means wasted water says:
“That’s like leaving the tap running and pouring 40 trillion litres of water into the garbage can - enough water to meet the household needs of 500 million people,” says the report co-authored by SIWI, along with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Sri Lanka.
The study also says that wasted food is wasted water because of the large quantum of water that goes into the cultivation and processing of food. ”
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43632
Regards
…Amrow Hijazi…
