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Mapping the vulnerability

• f mountain peoples

to food insecurity

Thomas Hofer – New York 6 May 2016

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22% of the earth land surface

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915 million people = 13%

• f global population

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60 - 80% of global freshwater

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25% of terrestrial biodiversity

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60% of all Biosphere Reserves

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15-20% of global tourism

Why focus on mountains?

Why this study?

 Measuring the vulnerability of

mountain people (update)

 Understand trends (2000-2012)  Inform policy makers and support

advocacy campaigns

 Form basis for further research  Promote investments in mountains

Mountain areas

32 million km2 = 22% of earth’s land surface

Mountain population (2012)

915 million people live in mountain areas 13% of the world’s population, of which 70% live in rural areas

Mountain population (2012)

Mountain population by region: 91% in developing countries (835 million)

22% 17% 52% 9% A

L C

A D

Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Asia Developed countries

Mountain population trend

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200 300 400 500 Africa Latin America Asia Oceania Developed Countries Mountain population (million) 2000 2012

Overall there was a 16% increase from 2000 to 2012

Mountain population trend by region

Vulnerability to food insecurity

 2000: 253 million = 35% mountain population

rural: 209 million = 38%

 2012: 329 million = 39% mountain population

rural: 274 million = 45%

Since 2000 the number of people vulnerable to food insecurity in the mountains has increased

Vulnerability by regions

Methodology

Defines as vulnerable:

 Rural population living in areas

with < 1370 kcal/person/day (beans, cassava, maize, potatoes, rice and wheat) and < 14 gr proteins/person/day

(meet: beef, sheep goat, pig, chicken; milk: cow, sheep, goat; eggs)

 Urban population living below the national poverty

lines (23.6% according to WB for 2012)

Conclusion

 The number of food insecure people in the mountains is

unacceptably high:

 Rural mountain areas: 1 in 2  Global average: 1 in 8 (SOFI 2012, FAO)

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22% of the earth land surface

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915 million people

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60 - 80% of global freshwater

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25% of terrestrial biodiversity

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60% of all Biosphere Reserves

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15-20% of global tourism

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High vulnerability to food insecurity

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Lack of political attention

Paradigm shift is required!

The way forward (I)

The way forward (II)

 Joint effort of all countries to meet SDGs  Collaboration of all mountain countries  Targeted investments  Mountain facility (launched on 22.4.)

Nobody should be left behind!

Thank you for this

• pportunity!