An efficient urban food policy needs a broad involvement of stakeholders, allowing horizontal (at the local level), vertical (with other territorial levels), and multisectorial coordinations. Such governance mechanisms are not easy to set.
That is why this section shares examples of participatory multi-level food governance, multi-stakeholder platforms or food councils, education and awareness raising campaigns, open data of food policies, internal organizations of local governments, partnerships with civil society, the private sector, universities and international organizations.
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Governance and planning - Reports & Case Studies
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Against a backdrop of annual urban growth of over 4%, and with the aim of drawing up a territorial food plan, the elected representatives and stakeholders of the Ziguinchor municipality have joined forces with Grdr and CIRAD to carry out a diagnosis of the city's food system. The...
Senegal (Africa)
2023 - Study coordinated by Grdr in collaboration with CIRAD (Ninon SIRDEY)
Governance and planning - Local Policies
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United States of America (North America)
2023 -
Governance and planning, Food production and ecosystem management - Policy Briefs
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(Global coverage)
2023 - United Nations Environment Programme; University of Pennsylvania, Penn Institute for Urban Research Cities; Climate Finance Leadership Alliance
Governance and planning - Reports & Case Studies
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Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America (Global coverage)
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Governance and planning, Food production and ecosystem management, Food supply and distribution - Guidelines
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Peru, Tanzania, Tunisia (Global coverage)
2022 - FAO, GAIN, WOF