Assessment Description

Refer to the “Hunger and the Global Environment Project Overview,” located in the Class Resources folder, for complete assignment instructions.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Section 1: The Global Scope of Hunger

• Define hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity (cite WHO, FAO, or UN).

• Present global data: number of people affected, geographic distribution (Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, etc.).

• Identify vulnerable populations (children, women, rural poor).

Section 2: Causes of Global Hunger

• Environmental causes: climate change, droughts, soil degradation, water scarcity, natural disasters.

• Economic and political factors: poverty, war/conflict, unequal food distribution, lack of infrastructure.

• Social and cultural factors: gender inequality, education gaps, population growth.

Section 3: Hunger and the Global Environment

• Link hunger to environmental degradation: overfarming, deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions from industrial agriculture.

• Discuss how environmental issues worsen hunger cycles.

• Show how unsustainable food

Section 5: Case Studies/Examples

• Highlight at least one successful intervention (e.g., Kenya’s adoption of drought-resistant maize; India’s midday meal program).

• Explain how it addressed hunger while promoting sustainability.

Conclusion

• Summarize the key points.

• Re-emphasize the link between hunger and environmental sustainability.

• End with a call to action: how individuals, governments, and international organizations can work together. APA

References (APA format, sample sources)

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2023). The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2023. FAO.

• World Health Organization. (2022). Malnutrition.

• United Nations Environment Programme. (2021). Food systems and the environment. UNEP.

• World Food Programme on (2023).