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In 2010, the City of Baltimore launched the Baltimore Food Policy Initiative (BFPI). This formal collaboration between municipal agencies led to the creation of a wide network of actors working across Baltimore’s food system. Along with a resident advisory group, they design and implement solutions to guarantee access to healthy...

São Paulo City Hall set up three plans to 1) reduce socio-spatial inequalities 2) recognize the importance of rural areas and peri-urban agriculture; and 3) guarantee food and nutrition security for its population, focused on the most vulnerable groups and based on the principles of universal access to food and...

The City of Ede adopted its first food strategy in 2015 after a constructive consultation with diverse local stakeholders. The political and administrative commitment was translated into action by the activities of the Municipality, which works closely with a wide range of societal actors and is supported by a substantial...

At the ICLEI World Congress in Montréal, local and regional leaders are rallying behind the ICLEI Montréal Commitment and Strategic Vision to guide them through 2024. It lays out five interconnected pathways for change, demonstrating their commitment to low emission, nature-based, circular, resilient and equitable and people-centered development. Through these...

In this article we refer to objectives that jointly aimed to provide an approach to assess and plan city-driven food systems. Consultation with local governments made it clear that a tool for evidence generation and analysis was needed to support their food systems decision-making process. The New Urban Agenda (NUA)...