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14 November 2022

Food is the hero of COP27’s Adaptation & Agriculture day

Food systems are major contributors to climate change; however, they also have potential to advance both climate change mitigation and adaptation. To this end, 12 November was officially designated Adaptation & Agriculture Day at COP27, and featured prominent conversations on the interlinkages b...

Sustainable Food Systems Justice, Equity & Democracy Advocacy Membership

7 November 2022

Presenting the European Commission with concrete Farm to Fork strategy inspiration

At the European Week of Regions and Cities last month, ICLEI Europe and the Committee of the Regions formally handed the European Commission a manifesto and petition calling for the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy to ambitiously advance sustainable food transformation. Taken together, these are &l...

Events Climate Change Mitigation Sustainable Energy Systems Sustainable Food Systems Governance Innovation Justice, Equity & Democracy Advocacy

31 October 2022

Connect with ICLEI Europe at COP27

At COP26 in ICLEI Member Glasgow (or: the 26th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties), we proved that the #Time4MultilevelAction had come. Now, we are demonstrating that #MultilevelActionDelivers at COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt). ICLEI is the official fo...

Sustainable Food Systems Justice, Equity & Democracy

4 October 2022

New EU initiative reimagines the European foodscape

European citizens are facing unprecedented challenges due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the increased cost of living and environmental pressures. The food system is an essential and often overlooked component of a sustainable and just transition. To this end, ICLEI is involved i...

Sustainable Food Systems Governance Innovation Justice, Equity & Democracy Advocacy

28 September 2022

Food system transformation: it’s time to take the gloves off

For many years now, studies have shown positive correlation between higher income and good health – in other words, wealthier communities seem to have fewer health problems. This is clearly unjust. What’s more, with rising inequalities, increasing costs of food, and climate change impact...

Events Biodiversity & NBS Climate Change Mitigation Resilience Sustainable Food Systems Governance Innovation Built Environment & Culture Climate & Air

21 September 2022

Join ICLEI at the 20th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities

ICLEI Europe, its Members and partners will be part of the 20th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC), the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to cohesion policy. This year’s EWRC will take place in-person on 10-13 October 2022. Event sessions will all sit under ...

Sustainable Food Systems

7 September 2022

Small plate, big impact: ICLEI launches campaign for healthy school meals

Within the Buy Better Food Campaign, ICLEI has initiated an EU-wide petition for ‘A healthy meal for every child in every EU School’. The aim is to invite cities and citizens to urge EU and national policy makers to implement sustainable school meals for the implementation of the EU Farm...

Sustainable Food Systems Procurement

27 January 2022

Recommendations for policy makers on food value chains

How can public procurement positively influence the entire food value chain? A new set of recommendations for procurers and policy makers is now available in relation to this topic. The recommendations on food value chains and public procurement build upon a global analysis, as well as the podcast ...

Biodiversity & NBS Sustainable Food Systems

27 October 2021

Green urban food innovation takes centre stage in cities' #EdibleCitySolutions

Food isn’t just fuel – it connects us all. Whether in the form of urban agricultural initiatives, underground or rooftop farms, community gardens or healthy cooking workshops, millions of city dwellers around the world are already bringing the food they eat closer to home, and bringing p...

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