Resource-type: Publications
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Enhancing international cooperation and development through Urban Agriculture (UA)
As part of the European Forum on Urban Agriculture (EFUA), RUAF and Aeres University of Applied Sciences Almere developed a new policy brief that outlines how to scale the impact of Urban Agriculture through stronger international cooperation. This brief identifies 8 key barriers that currently limit the development and full valorisation of urban agriculture and…
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The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact & climate action: Integrating mitigation and adaptation into urban food policies
This document introduces a set of updated and newly developed MUFPP actions and indicators designed to more effectively incorporate climate considerations into urban food policies. These recommendations are intended as a complementary resource—providing a flexible set of voluntary actions that cities can adapt to their unique contexts, taking into account their varying regulatory, economic, and environmental…
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GUPAP Community-led Action in crisis (CLA)
This one-pager explains the approach structure and mechanisms of the Community-Led Solidarity Marketing Campaigns (CLSMCs) introduced by the the Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP) in 2022 to enhance the resilience for Gaza urban women agriprenuers.
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Fact sheet on women agripreneurs’ rights from a food sovereignty perspective
This fact sheet produced by the Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP) provides context on agriculture in the Gaza strip before the intense war in Gaza since late 2023, and the roles and contribution of women in the local food system. It summarizes the challenges facing women agripreneurs.
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Fact sheet on enhanced market share of urban women agripreneurs: Opportunities, barriers and way forward
This fact sheet describes the major opportunities to enhance the ole of women agripreneurs in Gaza’s food sector, defining major barriers that limit their access to higher market share and intervention strategies to overcome them.
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Community-led approaches to realize the right to food and enhance resilience of the local food system in crisis in Gaza, Palestine
The two-page case study introduces the Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP) and the Urban Women Agripreneurs Forum (UWAF), formed by GUPAP in 2019 to enable the community to drive change.
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Al-Quarara Seed Bank success & resilience story
This short document produced by the Gaza Urban and Periurban Agriculture Platform (GUPAP) tells the story of the Al-Quarara Seed Bank to safeguard 33 varieties of indigenous ‘Baladi’ seeds from extinction.
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Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture for Strengthening Pro-Poor Resilience in Asian Cities: Investment Needs and Opportunities
This report responds to several trends in Asia and the Pacific which have been increasingly recognized in the region. Together with rising urban poverty, the number of urban residents facing food and nutrition insecurity is increasing despite spending the majority of their earnings on food purchases. The COVID 19 pandemic has added greater stress to…
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Urban and peri-urban agriculture sourcebook
The purpose of this book is to set out the key lessons learned and to provide recommendations and guidance based on existing cases and examples for a wide range of actors involved in urban food systems. In particular, the aim is for this publication to serve as a sourcebook for local decision-makers, policy advisors, urban…
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Putting justice, equity and human rights at the core of global climate action
This white paper outlines the ambition, approach and Theory of Change of one of Hivos’ three impact areas: Climate Justice. Hivos works with key rightsholder groups and social movements from the Global South in putting their priorities and agency at the center of global climate action. By forging multi-stakeholder partnerships and building on our track…