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ONLY IN FRENCH This documentation centre provides 200 technical documents on various topics related to solid waste management and the circular economy from initiatives and projects conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa:  ● Informal actors● Decentralised Cooperation and NGOs● Education and awareness-raising● Data sheet● Financing of the sector● Financing and Project Management● Training● Waste...

Within the framework of the FAO project ‘Feeding urbanization: building prosperous small cities and towns', FAO, the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR-Rwanda) and Rulindo District collaborated to set up a participatory governance mechanism for the urban food system. This document presents the process of creating the multi-stakeholder platform...

In the framework of the FAO project ‘Feeding Urbanization: Building Prosperous Small Cities and Towns’, EPRN Consult Co Ltd carried out a urban food systems analysis in Rulindo district, Rwanda. Rulindo district is one of the districts bordering the City of Kigali (CoK), located in the Northern Province with an area...

One of the most urgent public health problems in society is overweight and obesity . Given the complexity, multitude and diversity of their determinants, overweight and obesity require a systematic approach, rather than interventions focusing only on individual behaviour, and local governments have an important role in developing and fostering...

This infographic shows the results of different dialogues on urban food systems, involving people coming from more than 26 countries around the world, and with the involvement of  local and regional governments, urban practitioners, researchers, business owners and food system stakeholders. Specifically, 5 strategic areas are identified to implement a sustainable...