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RUAF at the 10th World Urban Forum
Header photo: RUAF Exhibition Stand with FAO, CEMAS, and Hivos. ©FAO/Maria Magdalena Heinrich Organised and convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the World Urban Forum is the international gathering for exchanging views and experiences on urban challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda, adopted…
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UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity, and Sustainability Studies
This article originally appeared on: https://researchcentres.wlu.ca/centre-for-sustainable-food-systems/unesco-chair/index.html The UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity, and Sustainability Studies was announced in late 2019, with LCSFS Founding Director, Alison Blay-Palmer, appointed as chairholder. The UNESCO Chair is jointly hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University and the Balsillie School of International Affairs. The purpose of the Chair is to promote research, communication, and learning about…
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Webinar: Water, Migration and Rural Development
This article originally appeared on: https://wle.cgiar.org/solutions/e-learning-water-migration-and-rural-development “The way we talk about migration has major sociopolitical impacts,” said IWMI researcher Liza Debevec in her opening remarks at the webinar, “Water, migration and rural-development: What do we know?” But migration from rural areas – an important and pressing topic – is not a new adaption strategy, she added.…
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Cities, climate change and the food system of the majority
The 10th session of the World Urban Forum is underway, where innovative approaches to sustainable urbanisation are showing how we can achieve inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities. RUAF partners, including Hivos and FAO, are there to present ways of planning food systems in urban and peri-urban areas that emphasise systemic thinking and the importance…
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World Urban Forum FAO-RUAF training event: Integrating food systems into local planning
Training Event: Integrating food systems into local planning 12 February 9-12 am, Room CS 7, Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center (ADNEC), Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE FAO and RUAF Global Partnership organise a training session at the 10th session of the World Urban Forum, Abu Dhabi, 8-13 February 2020. Food governance mechanisms, already established in 400…
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Join the OECD Roundtable on Circular Economy in Cities and Regions
Cities use almost two-thirds of global energy and produce up to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions and 50% of global waste. The circular economy provides a policy response to cope with these challenges and is a driver for economic growth, jobs and environmental quality. Yet, there has been little policy research and attention on cities…
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1,000 entrepreneurs invited to the 2020 Sustainable City Summit
The 28th edition of the Africa-France Summit on Sustainable Cities will take place 4-6 June 2020. On this occasion, France is offering 1000 young African entrepreneurs the opportunity to take part free of charge in the “City of Solutions” that will be held on the sidelines of this event. The young participants will have to…
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Rising to the challenges of food insecurity: Initiatives in French cities
France urbaine, the national network representing large French cities, has just released a new study entitled: “Rising to the challenges of food insecurity : initiatives in French cities”. This work follows the commitments adopted in February 2019 by 75 territories that are members of France urbaine: For a solidarity-based, responsible, sustainable food transition. France urbaine…
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Planetary Health: solutions that balance human health and a healthy planet
Planetary Health recognises novel solutions that balance the need for both human health and a healthy planet, implemented with the generous support of The Rockefeller Foundation. Narrated by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Development Programme, it tells the story of the winners of the 2019 Momentum for Change Awards, in the Planetary Health…
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RUAF Rooted in Cities: 20 years in urban agriculture and urban food systems
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