I have written a draft of my essay. Which will be copied down in the box. Please read through and edit it and continue it to make the word count 1500 words. Its all about sustainable development goals and im focusing on the second goal which is zero hunger.
Zero Hunger
The sustainable development goals are opportunities for all countries to promote prosperity and protect the earth. The sustainable development goals consist of 17 different goals which all impact each-other they include no poverty, zero hunger, Good health and wellbeing, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth. All goals should be successfully achieved by 2030. Zero hunger is the second goal which unfortunately due to Covid-19 isnt heading in the right direction. Approximately 821 million people are hungry which is equivalent to more than 8.9 of the earth’s population, making it one in every nine people. Due to covid-19 the number of starving people has increased drastically and reducing the number to zero by 2030 is highly unlikely to happen. (United Nations Sustainable Development, 2018) Achieving zero hunger will definitely need donations to be successful, as of now an additional $267 billion per year is the average amount to end world hunger. Investments in rural and urban areas will be required to improve underprivileged people in their livelihood. (Zero Hunger: Why It Matters, 2018)
A way to achieve zero hunger is broken down into 5 steps which include taking advantage of our globalized economy, in doing this the economic growth will higher the purchasing power of the poorest 2 billion people which in turn will create incremental demand, generating new jobs and jump-starting local economies. Investing in inclusive development isnt just the right thing to do but some argue it’s a good business too. Accessing food and water is an essential step for our main goal. Investing in making the supply chain more accessible will save millions of lives. The third step is reducing food waste which is often from left over food on plates or extra crops that dont be used. A more diverse range of crops to be harvested will be very beneficial for all the people that need to eat as wheat, rice, corn and soy represent 60% of all calories consumed. The last step to achieving zero hunger is to ensure all children are healthy and nutritious within the first 1000 days especially. This way the children will be much healthier and will face less health complications as they grow up. (Zero Hunger, 2020)
Climate change and poverty are the biggest challenges when it comes to zero hunger. The temperature, unpredictable rainfalls and very significant events have all transpired from climate change making it very challenging for food production. Food waste is one of the major factors effecting zero hunger as 1.6 billion tons is the estimated number of foods being wasted according to the FAO. In Nepal social structures are very important. Women must feed their children and other members of the family before eating. As a result, all the notorious benefits are gone to the children and other members and the women is simply left with leftovers. Although it seems very nearly impossible to reach zero hunger by 2030 is still doable. Advanced technology can significantly help reduce zero hunger as its used for rural farmers to be educated on food production. (Adhikari, 2018)
Due to Covid-19 zero hunger is not on track to be achieved by 2030. Millions of more people now have lost jobs which results in them not being able to buy food anymore. The 2020 GHI scores are rankings made up of 107 countries to group level hungers, ranging from low to extremely alarming. The GHI scores all show a steady decline starting from 2000 however the most recent official data which was predicts the health, environmental and economic crisis in 2020 is not accurate as the number of suffering people increased significantly during the world pandemic which is still ongoing. The ranking however does show which countries are at the alarming level which include Chad; Burundi; Yemen; South Sudan; Somalia; Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic. As well as 40 countries labeled as serious. The latest predictions show that approximately 37 countries will not achieve even low in the GHI score ranking by the next decade causing the sustainable development goal to be very challenging and difficult but never impossible. (Myerson, 2020)
Investing in accelerators will be a good choice as accelerators can create transformative possibilities for reducing hunger and malnutrition as fast as possible across developing countries. A great example is Bangladesh as countrywide strategies employ different kinds of policies and investments to increase growth and provide social protection and promoting healthy diets. Since 1990 till the year 2016 Bangladesh had the fastest and greatest reductions in malnutrition history. This was achieved as Bangladesh created public policies that encouraged economic growth, raised agricultural production and began safety net programs. All combined they provided an environment of improved food opportunities and availability in households to avoid hunger. Rwanda, Brazil, Vietnam and China had similar success by integrating policies and investments into a countrywide plan of action and in all reports results have been effective. (Fan, 2018)
References
United Nations Sustainable Development. (2018). Goal 2: Zero Hunger – United Nations Sustainable Development. [online] Available at: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/hunger/ [Accessed 9 Dec. 2020].
Zero Hunger. (2020). Zero Hunger. [online] Available at: https://cutt.ly/RhAe6Iq [Accessed 13 Dec. 2020].
Adhikari, L. (2018). World Food Day: Achieving zero hunger by 2030 difficult, not impossible. [online] DownToEarth. Available at: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/food/world-food-day-achieving-zero-hunger-by-2030-difficult-not-impossible-61887 [Accessed 13 Dec. 2020].
Myerson, H. (2020). Are we on track to achieve zero hunger by 2030? [online] Concern Worldwide. Available at: https://www.concernusa.org/story/zero-hunger-2030/.
Fan, S. (2018). Ending Hunger by 2030 Is possible, If We Can Accelerate Progress. [online] Ifpri.org. Available at: https://www.ifpri.org/blog/ending-hunger-2030-possible-if-we-can-accelerate-progress [Accessed 13 Dec. 2020].
ZERO HUNGER: WHY IT MATTERS. (2018). [online] Available at: https://cutt.ly/thAsxBf [Accessed 13 Dec. 2020].
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