G4 2015 synoptic

G4 2015 synoptic

fig 1: calorie consumption, current & projected pop'ns & GDP
1. world ave 2800 this is >daily rec intake in UK
  1. generally: richer countries consume more calories; less densely pop countries too
  2. 8 countries - 5 pop inc; 1 pop dec; 2 pop stable
    1. Burundi China India USA Yemen All increase
    2. Belarus Stable
    3. UK Japan Decrease
  3. Burundi pop inc 50% and Yemen doubling, both <ave calorie intake currently, both low GDP (smaller pops)
fig 2: selected water req's in food prod
1. takes 1 litre of water to produce 1 calorie of food
2. 1 kilo of grain (3900 cals) req's 2225l of h2o; 1 kilo of meat (1700 cals) req's 10 000 litres. meat takes 4 x more water to produce for only half the calories
fig 3: change in calorie intake (globally)
1. daily calorie intake annually grows 13.75 calories during last 50 years. This is approx. 5000 calories extra per person per year
fig 4: meat consumption 1961 vs 2002
1. increasing in all countries, espec China 48 lg/person/yr; Japan too; Japan 5x more; China 17x; USA 1/3 more
  1. Economic development is promoting meat rich diets
  2. Some people importing meat Japan as it cant farm its own
fig 5: ave daily calorie intake by country
1. rich North 2600+ per capita; Africa mixture, some <1800 plus Afghanistan
fig 6 % undernourished by country
1. Sub-Saharan Africa Most under nourished
2. Central africa covered in rainforest so ground isnt suitable to grow crops
3. Exports/Imports of food
4. Food distribution around the world is the problem
5. Food Affordability
6. Lack of calories stunts growth
  1. Health problems
    1. Malnutrition
    2. Immunity decreased
    3. Severe weight loss
    4. Starvation
fig 7 global water recharge rates
1. Along the equator has some of the
fig 8 water cycle
fig 9: global rainfall pattern
fig 10: index of food production
fig 11: estimated potential cropland expansion
fig 12: progress towards reducing number of hungry
fig 13: sources of dietary energy: high and low income countries by %
fig 14: global water usage inc food prod
fig 15: use of green & blue water and evapo-transp losses
fig 16: global water scarcity
fig 17: water supply challenges
fig 18 freshwater availability
fig 19 options for agric water management
fig 20: water stats
fig 21: usage of water by sector
fig 22: movements of virtual water

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