Final Presentation for FS HN 342 Summer 2011 Session

1. Overpopulation and Hunger in Developing Countries Hannah Kubicek FS HN 342 07/08/2011

2. Population Statistics World Population = 6.93 billion 40% of the world’s population accounts for 5% of the global income 1.7 billion people live in absolute poverty

3. Population Demographics http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2009/2009wpds.aspx

4. Why Overpopulation Is A Problem 925 million people do not have enough to eat 98% of the world's undernourished people live in developing countries. http://vegonline.org/Vegetarians-&-Sustainability/Can-Vegetarianism-Help-Solve-World-Hunger.html

5. What Will Happen If We Continue With Population Growth? By 2050 the worlds population will have increased by 1/3 to more than 9 billion By 2030 the world food demand will have risen by 50% Energy, water, and land needed for agricultural production are becoming increasingly more scarce. http://www.mysaviorgod.com/help/hunger.html

6. What Needs To Be Done Higher income High levels of education Higher levels of employment for women Easy access to contraceptives Restructure in Government infrastructure http://gwilliam.com/nathan/page/2/

7. How Government Can Help Provide family planning services Satisfy basic social needs Educate all social groups Provided alternative careers to motherhood Encourage small families. http://ux.brookdalecc.edu/fac/socsci/criminaljustice.html

8. Is This Morally Acceptable? Overpopulation goes against peoples RIGHT to live and RIGHT to be given a comfortable life. Women in Developing world have the RIGHT to freedom. http://digiteen09-3.flatclassroomproject.org/Rights+%26+Responsibilities

9. References "World Population." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 05 July 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population>. Kissing, Steve. "Running on Empty." Cincinnati 44.3 (2010): 48. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 5 July 2011. Brown, Lester R., and Washington, DC. Worldwatch Inst. World Population Trends: Signs of Hope, Signs of Stress. Worldwatch Paper 8. 1976. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 5 July 2011.