presentation on wed-2013 theme think.eat.save

7/28/2019 Presentation on WED-2013 theme Think.Eat.Save

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GAGAN GOELDy. Manager (Electrical)

Presented by:


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World Environment Day &

The theme for 2013 Every year, every where, everyone!

The World Environment Day celebration began in 1972 and has become one of the main

vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the

environment and encourages political attention and action. It is also a day for people from

all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter

outlookfor themselves and future generations. The theme for this years World Environment Day celebration is

The Think.Eat.Save campaign of the Save Food Initiative is a partnership between UNEP,

FAO and Messe Dsseldorf, and supports the UN Secretary- Generals Zero Hunger

Challenge. It seeks to add its authority and voice to these efforts in order to galvanize

widespread global, regional and national actions and catalyze more sectors of society to be

aware of and to act on the growing scandal of food waste.


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What is hunger? For most people in developed countries, being hungry is the

uncomfortable feeling you get if you skip lunch. But its very

different ifyoure one of the hundreds of millions who dont

get enough to eat every single day. Being malnourished

means you dont have the strength or energy to do even the

simplest tasks. Hunger makes you weak, tired and unable toconcentrate. Work or study of any kind is exhausting. All you

can think about is when you are going to eat.


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Hunger effect

On average, a person needs

about 1800 kcal per day as a

minimum energy intake. If you

dont get that you are likely to

be suffering from chronic

hunger and the human bodywill start to feed on itself: fat,

muscle tissue and finally the

organs. Death is inevitable

although many starving people

actually die from hunger-related diseases such as

tuberculosis, dysentery or

typhoid which a weak body is

unable to fight. Young children

and old people are particularlyvulnerable.

A young girl standing amid the freshly

made graves of 70 children in Dadaab(Kenya). Many of them died of malnutrition

during an extensive drought in East Africa,

which began in July 2011.


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Cause of Hunger

Among the key causes of

hunger are natural

disasters, war (conflict),

poverty, poor agricultural

infrastructure, over-

exploitation of the

environment & FOODWASTE OR FOOD

LOSS.


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Food loss measures the decrease in edible food

mass (excluding inedible parts and seed) "throughout

the part of the supply chain that specifically leads to

edible food for human consumption", that is, loss at

the production, postharvest and processing stages.

Food waste is food loss occurring during the retail

and final consumption stages due to the behaviorof retailers and consumers that is, the throwing

away of food.

Food Loss & Food Waste


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World Hunger Facts

While the planet is

struggling to provide

enough resources to

sustain its 7 billion

people (growing to 9billion by 2050), One in

seven people in the

world go to bed hungry

and more than 20,000children under the age

of five die daily from

hunger.


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World Hunger Facts

Each minute 28 humans diefrom hunger & malnutrition

21 are children

Equals a Hiroshima every3 days

Chronic Malnutrition: 10% of

World Population

250,000 infants/small children

die each week from diet-

related, easily preventable

disease.


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World Food Waste Facts

The irrigation water used globally togrow food that is wasted would be

enough for the domestic needs of 9

billion people - the number expected on

the planet by 2050.

If we planted trees on land currently

used to grow unnecessary surplus and

wasted food, this would offset a

theoretical maximum of 100% of

greenhouse gas emissions from fossilfuel combustion.

10% of rich countries' greenhouse gas

emissions come from growing food that

is never eaten.


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World Food Waste Facts

2.3 million tonnes of fish discarded in the North Atlanticand the North Sea each year; 40 to 60% of all fish caught

in Europe are discarded either because they are the

wrong size, species, or because of the ill-governed

European quota system.

An estimated 20 to 40% of UK fruit and vegetablesrejected even before they reach the shops mostly

because they do not match the supermarkets'

excessively strict cosmetic standards.

The bread and other cereal products thrown away in

USA households alone would have been enough to lift30 million of the world's hungry people out of

malnourishment

4 million people in the UK, 43 million in the EU and

around 35 million in the US suffer from food poverty.

24 to 35% of school lunches end up in the bin.


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What we can do?


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One Grain of Rice

When the Pandavas began their exile in the forest,

Yudhishtra was despondent at his inability to feed

the holy sages and others who accompanied him. At

this, Dhaumya, the priest of the Pandavas,

counselled him to pray to Lord Surya. Pleased with

Yudhishtira's prayers, Lord Surya blessed him with

the Akshaya Patra, a vessel that would give

unlimited food every day till Draupadi finished

eating.

Once unexpectedly, rishiDurvasa &

several of his disciples arrived at

the hermitage of Pandavas. There

was no food to serve them since

Draupadi had already finished

eating which made the

Pandavas nervous. The Pandavas

knew rishi Durvasa could get

enraged easily and when angered

could even curse them.

Durvasarishi expressed his desire

to first take a bath in the river

Yamuna situated close by and

then partake the food.

I am very hungry sister,

please give me some

food.

Lord Krishna then picked

up that grain of rice, ate

that, and said with a

sense of contentment,

Ekann ka ye danna sukh

dega mujko man mana


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One Grain of RiceRishi Durvasa and his followers all

of a sudden felt extremely full and

decided not to return to her hut so

that they didnt insult her food by

not eating. Draupadi was saved of

all the embarrassment, and of

course, a potential curse!

It is ironic that a country with

legendry stories like this one

also has millions of people who

are starving, kids who are

malnourished and food grainsthat are rotting due to lack of a

proper use, handling, storage

and distribution system.

India has a lot to learn from that

One Grain of Rice. So has the

world. Think about it.


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Tip-1 to reduce your foodprint

Shop Smart- plan meals, use

shopping lists and dont buy

more food than you need due

to offers. Though these may

be less expensive per kg, theycan be more expensive overall

if much of that food is

discarded.

Order meals so that you canclean plates.


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Tip-2 to reduce yourfoodprint

Buy Funny Fruits &

vegetables- many fruits

and vegetables are thrown

out because their size,

shape, or color are notright. Buying these

perfectly good funnyfruit, at the farmers

market or elsewhere,utilizes food that might

otherwise go to waste.


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Say Freeze and Use Your

Freezermany frozen

foods remain safe

indefinitely. Freeze freshproduce and leftovers if

you wont have the

chance to eat them

before they go bad. Butcheck shelf life of frozen

food & consume before

it go waste.


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Shelf Life of Food


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Use FIFO (First in First

Out) as a kitchen rule.

Check your pantry.

Cook and eat first whatyou bought first. Store

newly bought canned

goods at the back of

the cabinet. Keep olderones in front for easy

access.


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Donatenon-

perishable and

unspoiled perishable

food can be donatedto local food banks,

soup kitchens,

pantries and shelters.

Local and nationalprograms frequently

offer free pick-up and

provide reusable

containers to donors.


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THINK.EAT.SAVE.

One single creative idea and action can reduce food

wastage and many more. Just THINK.EAT.SAVE. Think

about right consuming in each step. Eat without

wasting even single pinch of food. Save food, save

environmentand save life of many hungry peoplearoundyou. Lets join our hands to save our environment by saving

our food and finally saving many human lives.


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