sustainable food for urban communities introduction to the network

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Sustainable Food for Urban CommunitiesIntroduction 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 CommunitiesDeveloping 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

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3 Groups

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Oslo, Messina, Athens

Amersfoort, Lyon, Ourense

Gothenburg, Vaslui, Bristol Brussels & Lead expert

Today2nd workshop on Delivering2nd thematic report

TODAY All partners meeting for the 1st time!

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+ guestVienna

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”

Feb/March 2014 Brussels Interim Conference

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Baseline study: With 10 “city profiles” & 98 cases.

1st delivering workshopAmersfoort 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 database of LSG members

see: 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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contact@urbact-project.euwww.urbact.eu/project