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Book (stand-alone)FAO Green Cities Initiative – Green cities action programme: building back better 2020
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No results found.The main objective of the action programme and of the “FAO Green Cities Initiative” is to increase people’s wellbeing through better availability of and access to products and services provided by urban and peri‐urban forestry, agriculture and food systems. This action plans describes how FAO's Green Cities initiative will improve the livelihoods and well-being of urban and peri-urban populations of 1000 cities around the world by 2030, improving the urban environment, strengthening urban-rural linkages, the resilience of urban populations to external shocks and contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation while ensuring access to healthy diets from sustainable systems. The plan describes ways in which local governments and communities will have the capacity to develop and implement context-specific strategies, actions and investment plans for the integrated design and management of resilient and sustainable multifunctional green infrastructure and food systems to ensure that green technologies, innovation and investments are scaled up. -
ProjectTechnical Assistance for Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Selected Rural and Peri-Urban Territories of Bahamas, as a Response to the COVID-19 - TCP/BHA/3801 2024
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No results found.The project aimed to tackle the challenges of low income and unemployment among youth and women, specifically within the family farming sector in Grand Bahama and Abaco Island. The sector lacked consistent access to the technology and knowledge needed to develop economic enterprises able to serve national and regional food markets, while promoting local sustainable livelihoods. The MAMR lacked the tools required to deliver adequate training in agricultural practices and agribusiness, and organizational and financial support. The MAMR also had no National Strategy or National Land Administrative Proposal to achieve the rural development goals set out in the SGD 2030. -
ProjectStrengthening Urban-Rural Food Systems for a Sustainable Future - GCP/INT/275/GER 2025
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No results found.Today, approximately 55 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and this proportion is expected to rise to 68 percent by 2050, with most growth occurring in Africa and Southeast Asia. This rapid urbanization, alongside an estimated nine-billion world population by 2050, creates significant challenges to traditional food production and food and nutrition security. Climate change further complicates these challenges, with the frequency of climate-related shocks and stresses (such as droughts, floods and storms) nearly doubling over the past two decades. These changes impact key infrastructure and stakeholders across the entire food system, particularly those most vulnerable, and disrupt food supply chains, exacerbating food insecurity, especially for low-income urban populations dependent on purchased food. Cities are seeking support to plan interventions that make food systems more sustainable, inclusive and resilient to shocks, with strong rural-urban linkages. There is an emphasis on enhancing the role of small-scale farmers and scaling up resilient and sustainable practices. The COVID 19 pandemic has further strained urban food systems, disrupting food supply chains and worsening vulnerabilities, particularly in already precarious urban and peri-urban areas.In response to these challenges, the City Region Food Systems (CRFS) programme was established, demonstrating its effectiveness in strengthening rural-urban linkages and promoting integrated approaches for more resilient food systems.
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