On Wednesday 29 July – 2-4 PM (CET) FAO hosts the Online Event “Urban Food Systems and COVID-19 – Key Results from a FAO Global Survey

La FAO organise avec ICLEI Afrique et RUAF une campagne intitulée, #AfricanCITYFOODmonth, qui se déroulera du 1er au 31 juillet 2020. Cette campagne sera animée via les réseaux sociaux : Twitter: @ICLEIAfrica | @faosfsafrica | @ruaf ; Instagram: @futureafricancities avec le [...]

Although the current covid-19 crisis has seen strong benefits for health and local economy, access to (quality) food has worsened for the most vulnerable ones with risks of increased hunger and malnutrition and, exacerbated by potential localized price hikes. [...]

Within various academic fora, there is still much confusion around roles and responsibilities for creating more just and sustainable food systems. Recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have further highlighted tensions in these responsibilities, especially in terms of access, [...]

How can neighbourhoods and communities help urban residents respond to Covid-19 and help manage and support urban-rural flows of people, resources, and capital? The speakers from Bolivia, the Philippines, Tanzania and Montreal are all speaking about neighbourhood governance and community [...]

What critical measures are required to both combat the #COVID-19 crisis and build sustainable food systems? Can responses to the #COVID-19 crisis catalyse transformation toward sustainable food systems? What can we learn from the changes, responses and innovations in our [...]

The aim of this webinar is to introduce the importance and challenges of local engagement to transform the EU food system. It will give a broad perspective of what cities can do to contribute to a more future-proof food system. [...]

A questionnaire is shared by Let's Food, aiming to collect good practices initiated by local governments and civil society to ensure a resilient food system in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. Disponible en français Disponible en español

THE WEBINAR RECORDING IS AVAILABLE: The Covid-19 pandemic is putting pressure on food supply chains, both globally and locally, disrupting urban food systems worldwide. This is posing a number of challenges for cities that must quickly react to ensure that all [...]

A call for "Contesti. Città, Territori, Progetti" Special issue, the Journal of Regional and Urban Planning, Studies and Design of the Architecture Department of Florence University. Beyond the pandemic. Rethinking cities and territories for a civilisation of care. History sometimes presents us [...]