Transcript Project’s name Title - Sustainable Everyday Project
LOGO PROJECT
Sustainable Food for Urban Communities
Introduction to Network Stephanie Mantell, Brussels Environment (IBGE) 25 April 2013 Photo credit: Dieter Telemans
Our Network
Why?
– Food sector accounts for >30% of global consumer energy demand and produces >20% of
GHG emissions
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Political will
in cities to address food as a policy area for more sustainable & inclusive growth
Title:
Sustainable Food in Urban Communities
Developing low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food system Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 26 March 2013I Page 2
URBACT project
From May 2012 to April 2015
Funded by URBACT II
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a European Programme of Territorial Cooperation (jointly financed by ERDF and the Member States)
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it encourages exchanges within cities, with other cities, of the network and beyond
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At city level: draw up a Local Action Plan for Sustainable Food with stakeholders in each partner city
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At network level: exchange with network partners through workshops & conferences on sustainable food to produce joint outputs & feed local action plans.
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At URBACT programme level: exchange & learn with cities from other networks at national capacity building seminars (May/June), summer university (28 30/8 Dublin)…
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Beyond the network Exchange about urban sustainable food strategies through a newsletter, conferences, online publications, field trips…
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2. Spotlight on participating Managing Authorities
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Baseline study: With 10 “city profiles” & 98 cases
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Focus
Themes
Growing Delivering Enjoying
Questions
Governance , synergies & local system Social inclusion , jobs & economics CO 2 & resource efficiency Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 26 March 2013I Page 7
3 Groups
Themes
Growing Delivering Enjoying Oslo, Messina, Athens Amersfoort, Lyon , Ourense Gothenburg, Vaslui, Bristol
Brussels & Lead expert
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First set of workshops
23-25 April 2013:
Amersfoort
Workshop “
Delivering
” 28-30 May 2013:
Göteborg
Workshop “
Enjoying
” 10-12 September 2013:
Oslo
Workshop “
Growing
” February 2014
Brussels
Interim Conference
feeding 10 Local Action Plans
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More information... on our website
http://urbact.eu/sustainable-food-in-urban-communities
It points to ›
Our Blog:
www.sustainable-everyday-project.net/urbact-sustainable-food/ ›
Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/SustainableFoodInUrbanCommunities ›
Quarterly electronic newsletter
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www.urbact.eu/project