In Öresund, beneath the surface of the sea, hides northern Europe’s largest mussel bed. This 75 square kilometer area is…
Today’s food systems account for approximately one third of total GHG emissions, are a primary cause of environmental degradation, loss…
The city of Malmö purchases about 8,500 tons of food every year (worth €24 million), serving 65,000 lunches a day….
This blog was originally written for UrbanShift by Braoin MacLauchlan, Communications Assistant at ICLEI World Secretariat, and edited by Matteo…
This piece originally appeared in Cities Today. In Turku, Finland, sustainability meetings and events have gone virtual, reaching much larger…
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected the work of national, regional, and local governments. Many countries around the world have…
For cities with an industrial past that have undergone major transitions away from heavy industry as their economies have shifted,…
Is it possible to reduce the use of resources in our urban food, energy and water systems, and at the same time stimulate local development and the economy? Nashik, India shows that a nexus approach – an intersectoral approach to sector specific problems – could be the answer.
The agricultural sector occupies a significant place in India’s economy, contributing 15 percent of the country’s GDP and employing 47…
It is clear that the food, urban, resilience and sustainability agendas must come together. At the Urban Food Forum at Resilient…
The regulars at the Resilient Cities congress might recall that when urban food first appeared as a topic in the…
The city of Jeonju is famous throughout Korea for its delicious cuisine, and was named a UNESCO Creative City of…