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Why food is on the Climate Justice agenda
This article was originally published on Hivos. While the climate crisis poses a serious threat to global food security, the way we produce our food increases the pace and severity of climate change. But the consequences of these mutually reinforcing processes will be felt disproportionately by those least responsible for causing the problem: the urban…
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RUAF at the 7th Global Forum of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) – Barcelona 2021
The 7th Global Forum of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) will be held in Barcelona between October 19 and 21, 2021. The event will convene under the theme Growing Resilience: Sustainable Food to tackle the Climate Emergency and will be an excellent opportunity to (re)connect, exchange experiences, challenges, knowledge, and best practices, to inspire…
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Event: What will it take to transform power relations in urban and peri-urban food systems?
Date: October 15, 2021 Time: 9.30 am – 11.00 am CEST Location: Virtual event. Register: Register here. (CLOSED). The webinar recording is available here. As a follow up to WLE, the One CGIAR recognises agriculture as not just rural, but as potentially viable and necessary in urban and peri-urban (UPU) spaces. CGIAR’s Water, Land and…
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Webinar: Towards resilient city region food systems
The webinar series From Research to Resilience: Climate-smart solutions to enhance ecosystem health and strengthen food, nutrition and water security for all assesses the progress of research for development, captures lessons learned, and identifies the scientifically proven tools and approaches that climate-vulnerable communities can adopt to secure more inclusive, sustainable and resilient futures. Webinar #3: Towards…
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New partner: The RUAF Global Partnership welcomes Rikolto
RUAF is pleased to announce that Rikolto, an international NGO working towards a sustainable income for farmers and healthy, affordable food for everyone, will be joining the Global Partnership as a new member. With many challenges threatening our food and nutrition security, we recognize the urgency to accelerate actions in the development of sustainable, resilient…
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High time for resilient agriculture and food systems in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Author: Dr. Cheron Constance In St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a volcanic eruption that flattened the agricultural sector has given greater urgency and impetus to efforts to ‘build back better’ from the COVID-19 crisis. Cheron Constance explains the effect of the eruption and its aftermath on farmers. She argues that to build back better, there…
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Empowering cities and citizens for food systems transformation
Date: July 28, 2021 Time: 9:00 – 10:30 CEST Location: Virtual event. Sign up here. Full programme here. A special session on City and Local Food Systems will take place next Wednesday, 28th July as part of the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit, highlighting the particularities of urban food systems, their vulnerability, and the need…
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Event: Multiplicities (Menu) of entry points into urban food governance through the lenses of “Food Sensitive Urban Planning” and the “City Region Food System”
Date: July 29, 2021 Time: 14:00-16:00 CAT Location: Virtual event. Register: Register here. With the high rates of urban population growth and increasing levels of food insecurity in African cities, it is becoming critical that food systems governance is recognised and better understood as a powerful process for addressing urban poverty and service delivery,…
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RUAF presents the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Monitoring Framework Handbook and Resource Pack at “The Food Green Deal in African cities” event
Different actors, including cities, national governments, government agencies, foundations, universities, research centers, NGOs and networks gathered today at “Food Green Deal in African cities” event the to discuss how to strengthen the role of cities in the global governance of food systems. RUAF presented the new Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Monitoring Framework Handbook and…
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New publication: The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Monitoring Framework Handbook and Resource Pack
RUAF, FAO and the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Secretariat have launched the MUFPP Monitoring Framework Handbook and Resource Pack. Based on the experience of three pilot cities, namely Antananarivo (Madagascar), Nairobi (Kenya) and Quito (Ecuador), the new Handbook and Resource Pack provides practical steps, simple tools, top tips and a methodology for any…