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Global Summit

Prepare for the ‘Global Summit’ where students will pitch for funding from the UN World Food Programme.

Students will represent a country currently facing food insecurity to find out about the following:

Food Security/insecurity levels
Causes of food insecurity in this country (threats to food security)
Food Production and challenges associated with this (is it sustainable?)
Impact of food security level on population
Responses to food insecurity levels (Non Government Organisations & Local/State/Federal Government

Gale Power Search This link opens in a new window
Searches all Gale Databases in our subscription package.
Password: library
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides access to a wide range of academic journals.
Use the following details if accessing from home:
Username: mfac
Password: journals2019
Science Reference Centre - EBSCO This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to a wide range of Scientific Journals and Science books.
User name: mfac
Password: Buderim20!
The Conversation This link opens in a new window
Australian based organisation, authors must be a member of an academic or research institution.

Online Reference Generator
Use the Online Referencing Generator to generate the correct bibliographic detail for all resources used. It will also give you hints about how to write the in-text reference for each resource used.
Once you have the individual details you will need to put them into a Reference List. Refer to the 'Guide to Referencing' for guidance if unsure. The key point is to sort this list alphabetically by author's last name or the first initial of the title if there is no author.

Global Hunger Index Scores by 2022 GHI Rank
The Global Hunger Index is a peer-reviewed annual report, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at the global, regional, and country levels.
Happy Planet Index
The Happy Planet Index measures what matters: sustainable wellbeing for all. It tells us how well nations are doing at achieving long, happy, sustainable lives.
FAOSTAT- Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations Statistic Data
FAOSTAT provides access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.
Mapped: Food Production Around the World
Explore the world's food system crop-by-crop from production to plate.
Agricultural Production - Our World in Data
Data on agricultural production.
Understanding the Demographic Transition Model
Five stages that studies have shown that populations tend to progress through as they move from a hunter/gatherer society to a post-industrial society.
Population Pyramid
Search for Population Pyramids by country and year.
Demographic Transition Model
An interactive Story Map exploring the links between the Demographic Transition Model and population pyramids (population structure) for almost all the countries in the world.