What synergies are possible between the Farm to Fork Strategy and the FAO Framework for the Urban Food Agenda?
What opportunities for short food supply chains do they offer?
What role is there for regional and local actors who want to be change makers for more sustainable and resilient food system...
9th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns
(Virtually) hosted by the City of Mannheim and ICLEI Europe, the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns will open its doors for the 9th time from 30 September - 2 October 2020, in a new online format.
The conference will demonstrate the urgent need for local governm...
Although the 8th Informed Cities Forum, scheduled to take place on 2-3 April 2020 in Lucca (Italy) was cancelled, fruitful discussions are still possible, even when we cannot meet in person.
We are happy to invite all interest persons to join us for an Informed Cities webinar with Carolyn Steel, wh...
How School Meals Can Drive Local and Regional Change
Case studies show that investing €1 in sustainable school meals can bring up to €6 in social return on investment. Given this fact, imagine the impact of sustainable school meals all across Europe!
Discussing school meals enables an exploration of sustainable food procurement, and questio...
Fostering the Circular Food Economy through Stronger Rural-Urban Linkages
ICLEI, the Flemish Land Agency and the ROBUST: Unlocking Rural-Urban Synergies project are pleased to host the 29th Breakfast at Sustainability's (B@S), titled: "Fostering the Circular Food Economy through Stronger Rural-Urban Linkages."
The event, which will consist of a mix of keynote speeches an...
On 15 November 2018, the award ceremony of the 2018 Transformative Action Award will take place at the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) in Brussels (Belgium).
The 2018 Transformative Action Award, which is co-organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, The Basque Country...
In our increasingly urban world, cities and their surrounding regions have a growing influence on global patterns of production, consumption, innovation and technological development. At the same time, they are experiencing rapid change, brought about by urbanization, climate change, shifting demogr...
ICLEI Europe is partnering with Tynos Consulting, The Lunar Works, Future Earth Ltd and Resilience Brokers Ltd to host the inaugural UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Smart Sustainable Cities Initiative on 1 - 2 March in London.The initiative will act as a long-term opportunity to forge strong city...
During this installment of the Breakfast at Sustainability's series, titled Sustainable Urban Food Supply, presentations and interactive discussions took place, centered around sustainable food supply in the framework of European agricultural policies, urban-rural linkages, urban agriculture, farmer...