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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
Opening – Cities tackling food
Stephanie Mantell
Brussels Environment, Belgium
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
…over 100 cases shared
Focus
Growing, delivering & enjoyingfood more sustainably
in the city
• Governance• Social inclusion, jobs & economics• CO2 & resource efficiency
Publications
Baseline study with 10 city profiles (Oct 2012)
3 interim reports with cases (late 2013) & active blog
► 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…
…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
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)
Stephanie Mantell
Brussels Environment, Belgium
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…