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09:00 Sustainable Food City Expo
An URBACT II Thematic Network - Sustainable Food in Urban Communities
URBAN FOOD STRATEGY MIXSustainable Food Workshop for European Cities
09:30 Opening – Cities tackling food
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Parallel workshops
Growing
Delivering
Enjoying
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Parallel workshops
Governance
Funding
CO2 & Resources
16:00 Conclusions
17:00 End
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Opening – Cities tackling food
Stephanie Mantell
Brussels Environment, Belgium
[email protected]
http://urbact.eu/sustainable-food
An URBACT II Thematic Network - Sustainable Food in Urban Communities
URBAN FOOD STRATEGY MIXSustainable Food Workshop for European Cities
Introducing the URBACT thematic network “Sustainable Food in Urban Communities
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Welcome to participants from over 40 cities
Amersfoort - Antwerpen - Arnheim - Athens - Aulnay-sous-Bois - Barcelona - Berlin - Bonn -
Bordeaux - Bratislava - Bristol - Brussels - Charleroi - Courcelles - Genk - Ghent -
Gothenburg - Greater Manchester - Grenoble - Herentals - Leusden - Liège - Lille - Lyon - Mechelen - Messina - Milano - Montpellier -
Mouscron - Nantes - Novalaise - Oslo - Ourense - Paris - Quimper - Stuttgart - The Hague - Utrecht - Vaslui -Vienna - Wageningen
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other city networks present
ACR+ Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and sustainable Resource management
Eating City
Eurocities
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
IUFN International Urban Food Network
RUAF Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security
URBACT Markets
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Opening – Cities tackling food
Introducing our network “Sustainable Food in Urban Communities”
›Stephanie MANTELL, Lead Partner - Brussels Environment
›François JEGOU, Lead Expert - Strategic Design Scenarios
URBACT programme & sustainable urban development
›Emmanuel MOULIN, Director, URBACT Secretariat
What role for cities in sustainable food governance
›Joy CAREY, Thematic Expert - Sustainable food system planning, Bristol Food Policy Council
Opportunity for Questions & Comments
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Why our Network?
–Food sector accounts for >30% of global
consumer energy demand and produces
>20% of GHG emissions
–Political will in cities to address food as a
policy area or more sustainable &
inclusive growth
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Why our Network?
In the Brussels Capital Region
Sustainable food research & actions
by Brussels Environmentfor several years
Governmental declaration (July 2009)
established “sustainable food” as a regional priority
Waste prevention plan (2010)
addressed food waste in canteens & households
Regional action programme of support to sustainable
food demand (2012)
Kitchen garden action plan (2012)
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Brussels (LP)
Amersfoort
Athens
Bristol
Messina
Gothenburg
LyonOurense
Oslo
Vaslui
François Jégou, Strategic Design Scenarios (LE)
Sustainable Food in Urban CommunitiesDeveloping low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food systems
Joy CAREY, consultant
Kevin MORGAN, Cardiff University
Partnership
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URBACT project
Title:
Sustainable Food in Urban CommunitiesDeveloping low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food system
From May 2012 to April 2015
Funded by URBACT II
–a European Programme of Territorial Cooperation
(jointly financed by ERDF & Member States)
–encourages exchanges within cities, with other cities
of the network & beyond
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…over 100 cases shared
Focus
Growing, delivering & enjoyingfood more sustainably
in the city
• Governance• Social inclusion, jobs & economics• CO2 & resource efficiency
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Publications
Baseline study with 10 city profiles (Oct 2012)
3 interim reports with cases (late 2013) & active blog
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► At city level:
draw up a Local Action Plan for Sustainable Food with
stakeholders in each partner city
► At network level:
exchange with network partners through workshops on sustainable food
to produce joint outputs & feed local action plans.
► At URBACT programme level:
exchange & learn with cities from other URBACT networks
► Beyond the network
Exchange about urban sustainable food strategies through a newsletter,
conferences, online publications, field trips…
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…in each city stakeholders met & engagedsharing experiences & initiatives
AchievementsStrong interest & interaction
Policy challenges Moving beyond interesting cases & wish lists Clarifying priorities Up-scaling & synergising initiatives Securing political backing & funding
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Our Network
A public consultation has recently be held on the question
How can we move towards a more resource efficient and sustainable food system?
Better technical knowledge on the environmental impacts of food Stimulating sustainable food production Promoting sustainable food consumption Reducing food waste & losses Improving food policy coherence
Communication to be published this month (Benjamin CASPAR)
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Stephanie Mantell
Brussels Environment, Belgium
[email protected]
http://urbact.eu/sustainable-food
An URBACT II Thematic Network - Sustainable Food in Urban Communities
URBAN FOOD STRATEGY MIXSustainable Food Workshop for European Cities
THANK YOU…