Cities nurturing local food systems to fight climate change
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The way we produce, distribute, transform, consume food has a huge impact on GHG emissions. How can local governments intervene?
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Reinforcing local food ecosystems: a recipe for success?
Discover how URBACT cities are using sustainable food and urban agriculture to address an array of local challenges.
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Covid-19: a springboard for more food solidarity?
How cities can sustain and transfer good practice in improving access to (healthy) food.
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How are URBACT cities reacting to Covid-19?
At a time when the impact of the pandemic has changed our way of life, cities are showing their resilience.
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How a small Spanish town is revolutionising its local food system
Baena (ES) supports sustainable agriculture for a resilient city developement model close to its citizens’ needs, beyond mass production.
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Local food in urban forks
Agri-food production can help with social inclusion says Miguel Sousa the Agri-Urban Lead Expert following the workshop held during URBACT City...
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URBACT contributes to European Parliament reflections on urban affairs and the new Cohesion Policy
Cities from Spain and Poland testified to the Urban Intergroup of the European Parliament on the programme’s impact while the managing authority...
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Humble superheroes needed
While the URBACT’s Good Practice Transfer Call is open and ahead of the launch of URBACT’s Good Practice Transfer projects, Eddy Adams considers some...
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Two cities united by a love of good food
As URBACT opens its first call for Transfer Networks here’s a story of how a Good Practice from one city was adapted and transferred to a completely...
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The growing role of food in fixing our cities
For starters: Cherry heaven Imagine cherries as far as the eye can see. Imagine cherries with and in everything you eat. Imagine an economy that...
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How the food sector can help reduce youth unemployment in European medium-sized cities
The world needs to wake up to “the ticking time bomb” of youth unemployment in European medium-sized cities and treat the issue as seriously as...