Resilient Cities Initiative at FAO and ICLEI Urban Agrifood Systems Global Workshop

Resilient Cities Initiative Co-lead Silvia Alonso joins a diverse group of stakeholders working on different aspects of urban agrifood systems at the first-of-its-kind FAO and ICLEI Urban Agrifood Systems Global Workshop. The workshop scheduled to take place from 9-11 September aims to co-develop a comprehensive five-year roadmap with concrete modalities, roles, and actions to clarify how the urban agrifood systems community can best work together to ensure an effective transformation of agrifood systems within cities and beyond.

As cities worldwide face escalating challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, rapid urbanization, social inequity, and food insecurity, this workshop serves as a crucial platform for aligning priorities, fostering collaboration, and driving collective action to address these complex issues.

Participants will engage in interactive sessions to identify gaps and opportunities in current urban agrifood systems, establish common goals, and agree on immediate priorities for action. The workshop will also explore strategies for collaborative resource mobilization to support these initiatives. By mobilizing stakeholders toward a shared vision and collective impact, this event charts the future of urban agrifood systems by supporting local and regional governments in fulfilling their role in agrifood systems transformation within a multilevel governance framework.

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