Transforming our urban food systems has emerged as one of the most comprehensive strategies to tackle the many challenges faced by cities. At the Food Session of ICLEI’s World Congress in Brazil, panelists from São Paulo to Chefchaoen to Barcelona shared concrete examples of their efforts toward sustaining healthy people, healthy landscapes, and a healthy planet.
Travis County, Texas has embraced a multifaceted approach to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 – Zero Hunger (SDG 2) while…
This piece was written by Kate MacKenzie, Executive Director at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy, and…
Covering a third of São Paulo, rural areas are seamlessly connected to the city through the Sampa+Rural Program, a groundbreaking…
Access, participation, and opportunity are three key ingredients local governments should consider when promoting local agriculture, reducing food miles, or…
This piece was written by the ICLEI CityFood team. 2023 marked another big step to further consolidate food as a…
This blog was written by Peter Defranceschi, Head ICLEI CityFood Program Never before has there been an international climate conference…
COP27 has made it clear: this year, countries should be standing “Together For Implementation”. To this end, global leaders have…
An update interview with ICLEI Global CityFood Program Coordinator Peter Defranceschi Written by Selina Emmanuel and Jiwon Lee of the…
The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit stood as a stepping stone for putting food systems at the center of the…
Shifting school meals and schools into a new paradigm to address public health and territorial, social, and environmental resilience: This…
Urban farmers are becoming more numerous in Malmö and they deliver fresh food with minimal climate impact to both restaurants…