Transcript G8 Summit Powerpoint

Narrative Time!
Marianna
Jordan
Clayton
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2016 G7 Summit
May 26-27, 2016
Shima Kano Hotel, Kashiko Island, Japan
(Wednesday, 12.2.15, University of Florida)
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I Thought It was the G8
Today’s Discussion
Addressing the Issue…
Details…
S 2nd Largest in Africa & 11th Largest worldwide
S 67.51 Million People (19th Most Populous)
S Tremendous civil unrest – First Congo War, Second
Congo War, Kivu Conflict
S Direct & Indirect Impacts
S http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic
_of_the_Congo
Details…
S Patriarchal – Impact of War on Women
S French is Official Language
S Tremendous Diversity – Positives & Negatives
S Literacy Rate - 67.2% (80.9% male and 54.1% female)
S 65% of children 10-14 are in schools
S Transportation is mainly through the
water ways
Geographical Details…
S Location: Central Africa. Bordering nations--Angola, Burundi, Central
African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
S Area: 2.345 sq. km. (905,063 sq. mi.; about the size of the U.S. east of
the Mississippi)
S Cities: Capital--Kinshasa (pop. approx. 9 million). Regional capitals--
Bandundu, Bukavu, Goma, Kananga, Kindu, Kisangani, Lubumbashi,
Matadi, Mbandaka, Mbuji-Mayi
S Terrain: Varies from tropical rainforests to mountainous terraces,
plateaus, savannas, dense grasslands, and mountains
S Climate: Equatorial; ranges from tropical rainforest in the Congo River
basin, hot and humid in much of the north and west, cooler and drier in
the south central area and the east
Details about People…
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Nationality: Congolese
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Population (2015 est.): 79,375,136
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Annual population growth rate (2015 est.): 2.45%
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Ethnic groups: Approximately 250 African ethnic groups; the Luba, Kongo,
and Anamongo are some of the larger groups
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Religions: Christian 70% (Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%); Kimbanguist
10%; other sects and traditional beliefs 10%; Muslim 10%
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Languages: French, Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba
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Education: Literacy (2015 est.)--French or local language: 63.8% (total
population), 50% (women), 78.1% (men).
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Health (2007 est.): Infant mortality rate -- 71.47 deaths/1,000 live births. Life
expectancy (2008 est.) -- 56.93 years
Details about Government…
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Republic; highly centralized with executive power vested in the president.
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Independence: June 30, 1960 (from Belgium).
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Branches: Executive--President (head of state) nominates the Prime Minister (head of
government), who, together with his/her cabinet, is approved by parliament.
Legislative--Bicameral parliament consisting of a directly elected National Assembly
and an indirectly elected Senate. Judicial---Supreme Court of Justice consisting of 26
justices. The nine-member Constitutional Court charged with resolving electoral and
constitutional questions has yet to be appointed; the Supreme Court of Justice fulfills
this role in the interim.
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Administrative subdivisions: The 2006 constitution mandates the reapportionment of
the D.R.C.’s current 11 provinces (including the capital city, Kinshasa) into 26
provinces, but implementation of this change has been delayed.
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Political parties: 104 parties were elected to the National Assembly in 2011.
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Suffrage: 18 years of age and universal.
Details about Economy…
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GDP (2014 est.): $35.93 billion.
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Annual GDP growth rate (2014 est.): 9.2%.
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Per capita GDP (2014 est.): $700.
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Natural resources: Copper, cobalt, diamonds, gold, tantalum, other minerals;
petroleum; wood; hydroelectric potential.
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Agriculture: Cash crops--coffee, rubber, palm oil, cotton, cocoa, sugar, tea. Food
crops--manioc, corn, legumes, plantains, peanuts. Land use--Agriculture 3%;
pasture 7%; forest/woodland 77%; other 13%.
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Industry: Types--processed and unprocessed minerals; consumer products,
including textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes, metal products; processed foods
and beverages, cement, timber.
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Currency: Congolese franc (FC). The U.S. dollar is also used as legal tender.
Details about Resources…
S Resources
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Congo River – 2nd largest flow & 2nd largest watershed of any river in the
world (could provide hydro-electric power to the entire continent, according
to a U.N. report on the country's strategic significance and its potential role
as an economic power in central Africa)
45 km stretch of land bordering the Atlantic
Rift Valley Mineral Wealth - Cobalt, copper, cadmium, industrial and gemquality diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium,
radium, bauxite, iron ore, and coal
70% of the world’s Coltan & 30% of the world’s diamond reserves (Coltan
is a major source of tantalum, which is used in the fabrication of electronic
components in computers and mobile phones)
Trade: Exports (2010 goods)--$8.5 billion. Products--diamonds, gold, cobalt,
copper, coffee, petroleum, wood. Main partners--EU, Japan, South Africa,
U.S., China. Imports (2010 goods)--$8.0 billion. Products--consumer goods
(food, textiles), capital equipment, refined petroleum products. Partners-EU, China, South Africa, U.S.
Official debt (2010 est.): $3.9 billion.
Questions to Address
S Within the context of Food Security consider the
following…
S There is a lot to do, but what do we need to focus
on first? Why?
S What are the Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, & Threats associated with
addressing this issue?
S What should we do from your nation’s
perspective?
S 12.2.15 will be May 26-27, 2016 & UF will be
Kashiko Island, Japan
Logistics
S G8 Summit
S Praxis
S Evaluations
S Go Gators!