The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Eenhana Town Council and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), signified a milestone event under the “Green Cities Initiative (GCI): flagship cities for integrated green oases and food systems” project with the official handover of a nursery and a symbolic tree-planting ceremony in Eenhana, Ohangwena Region.

Cities play a pivotal role in transforming agrifood systems to enhance food security, resilience, and sustainability. This critical role was explored during the recent side event of the 52nd Committee on World Food Security (CFS52) held in Rome last month.

Under the session titled "Cities as Agents of Change in Agrifood Systems," FAO, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) spotlighted how urban areas can drive sustainable agrifood systems by leveraging local governance, community involvement, and innovative partnerships. The event convened leaders and experts to share practical examples of multi-level governance and multi-stakeholder actions addressing food security, nutrition, resilience, and sustainability.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a project to help address the challenges of urbanization in five countries across Africa.

Funded by Italy, the USD 3 million Green Cities Initiative in Action for Africa project will work with 10 cities across Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique and Uganda to identify and develop investment strategies to promote sustainable urban development, minimize city carbon footprints and adapt to climate shocks.

Harare – With 55 percent of the world’s population residing in urban areas, it is estimated that by 2050, urban population is expected to rise to 68 percent, mainly in low-income countries. Local councils are finding it increasingly challenging to ensure urban and peri-urban populations have access to inclusive, sustainable and resilient food systems. Zimbabwe is no exception.

罗马 — 联合国粮食及农业组织（粮农组织）今天在林业委员会（林委）第二十七届会议暨第九届“世界森林周”最后一天举办“绿色城市”倡议特别活动，向阿根廷门多萨和英国纽卡斯尔两座城市颁发首个“绿色城市”倡议奖。

Rome - Rural livelihoods are quite intertwined with urban centers, with mid-sized cities playing an extraordinary role in providing required services, including for food security, agricultural livelihoods and viable rural development, according to a new study by researchers at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other institutions.

2023年初，科特迪瓦飞速发展的大都市阿比开始面临一个艰巨的挑战。这座拥有600万人口、每年还在增加18.7万人的城市，每天产生的有机废物量高达2500吨。市政官员们为解决这个急剧恶化的问题头疼不已。

Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the City of Rome (Roma Capitale) has further extended the Global Library of Trees and Flowers - FAO Park, by allowing visitors -  the location is nestled in one of the Italian capital’s largest public parks, Villa Doria Pamphili - to follow an educational itinerary through a mobile application.

Yaoundé - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today held an official launch here of its Green Cities Initiative, which is already being piloted in Cameroon, with seven municipalities submitting letters of intent to join the initiative.
remarks at the launch event, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu noted that with two thirds of the world’s population expected to live in cities by 2050 - urban areas are facing major challenges.

Youth in the Sahel are developing solutions to mitigate local climate challenges from flooding barriers to plastic waste reduction and city waste management as part of the Climathon VIVRE 2023. 

Webcast on the Brussels Briefing on “Green Cities, a pathway for agrifood systems transformation in the urban agenda” that took place on 10 March.  

The event attracted 152 registrations and welcomed 82 unique viewers on the day itself. 

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Asia’s cities are growing at such a fast pace that nearly 55 percent of the region’s enormous population is expected to reside in urban areas by 2030, and that will have equally enormous consequences for urban food security and nutrition, according to the main findings of a new report by four United Nations agencies.

Rapidly expanding cities in very dry parts of the world must be turned into "green urban oases" to ensure they become both healthier places to live in and more resilient to climate change, says a new report launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Some 35 percent of the world’s largest cities are built in the world’s drylands. This includes such megacities as Cairo, Mexico City and New Delhi. In all, they are home to more than 2 billion people, 90 percent of them in developing countries.

For most of human history, people around the world lived in small communities. However, over the past few centuries – and particularly in recent decades – there has been a mass migration of populations from rural to urban areas. In fact, in 2007, the number of people in urban areas around the globe overtook the number in rural settings. 

The Arbor Day Foundation, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today announced the cities recognised through the Tree Cities of the World programme. 2019 was the first year of eligibility for this worldwide initiative and 68 cities from 17 countries were recognised for their commitment to urban forestry management. The programme has since grown and now includes even more cities worldwide.