Transcript Project’s name Title - Sustainable Everyday Project

LOGO
PROJECT
Sustainable Food for Urban Communities
Introduction to the Network
Stephanie Mantell, Brussels Environment (IBGE)
28 May 2013
Photo credit:
Dieter Telemans
Our Network
 Why?
– 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
for more sustainable & inclusive growth
 Title:
Sustainable Food in Urban Communities
Developing low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food system
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URBACT project
 From
May 2012 to April 2015
 Funded
by URBACT II
– a European Programme of Territorial Cooperation
(jointly financed by ERDF and the Member States)
– it encourages exchanges
within cities, with other cities, of the network and
beyond
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Focus
Themes
Growing
Delivering
Enjoying
Questions
Governance,
synergies & local system
Social inclusion,
jobs & economics
CO2 & resource
efficiency
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3 Groups
Themes
Growing
 Oslo, Messina, Athens
Delivering
 Amersfoort, Lyon, Ourense
Enjoying
 Gothenburg, Vaslui, Bristol
Brussels & Lead expert
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TODAY All partners meeting for the 1st time!
+ guest
Vienna
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Your
name
Your
city
Your
main expectation from
this workshop
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Objectives
► 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 & conferences on
sustainable food to produce joint outputs & feed local action plans.
► At URBACT programme level:
exchange & learn with cities from other networks at national capacity
building seminars (May/June), summer university (28-30/8 Dublin)…
► Beyond the network
Exchange about urban sustainable food strategies through a newsletter,
conferences, online publications, field trips…
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► At city level:
draw up a Local Action Plan for Sustainable Food with
stakeholders in each partner city
What? a strategic document that addresses identified needs of the
city, analyses problems and opportunities and puts forward sustainable,
feasible solutions.
It contains a roadmap & detailed plan
(incl. timeframe & funding information)
With whom? With existing or new local group(s)
How? New guide
 To discuss progress further in Oslo
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New guide
► At network level:
exchange with network partners through workshops &
conferences on sustainable food to produce joint outputs &
feed local action plans.
First set of workshops
23-25
Apr 2013: Amersfoort Workshop “Delivering”
28-30
May 2013: Göteborg Workshop “Enjoying”
10-12
Sepr 2013: Oslo Workshop “Growing”
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Feb/March 2014 Brussels Interim Conference
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Baseline study:
With 10 “city profiles” & 98 cases.
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1st delivering workshop
Amersfoort April 2013
Soon: draft thematic report
► At URBACT programme level:
Local stakeholders exchange & learn with cities
from other networks at
national
capacity building seminars
(May/June & autumn ≥ 3 persons/partner)
summer
university
(28-30/8 Dublin, 1 or 2 persons per partner)…
Complete
see:
database of LSG members
urbact.eu >> news & events
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► Beyond the network
Exchange about urban sustainable food strategies through a
newsletter, conferences, online publications, field trips…
& our research.
› Our Mini-site:
http://urbact.eu/sustainable-food-in-urban-communities
› Our Blog: (update it!)
www.sustainable-everyday-project.net/urbact-sustainable-food/
› Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/SustainableFoodInUrbanCommunities
› Quarterly electronic newsletter
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[email protected]
www.urbact.eu/project