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Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 7
53113 Bonn
Germany

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.

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CITYFOOD Network

A network for local and regional governments to develop a strategic approach to their city-region food systems

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CITYFOOD Network

Although local and regional governments have considerable leverage over several facets of a city-region food system – from nutrition and health to economic development to land use and resource management – few of them integrate food in a cohesive manner across their different thematic departments, or maximize its potential in service of their constituencies.

The ICLEI-RUAF CITYFOOD Network aims to accelerate local and regional government action on sustainable and resilient city-region food systems by combining networking with training, policy guidance and technical expertise to its participants.

CITYFOOD is active in both the Global North and South and builds a strong south-south-north exchange platform for learning among cities. It establish direct connections with people on the ground and between staff engaged in policy development.

CITYFOOD is open to local and regional governments, whether they are engaging with the issue for the first time or working to implement the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact and at the frontier of innovative food systems work.

 

Aims

The purpose of this network is to raise awareness on resilient city-region food systems and urban and peri-urban agriculture, create an advocacy platform for cities, provide cities with information, training and technical and policy assistance as well guide and facilitate cooperation between cities worldwide and between local governments and civil society.

Activities

The CITYFOOD Network:

  • Delivers training, technical assistance and policy advice on the topics of food system assessment and planning, food policy formulation and monitoring, urban and peri-urban agriculture and other related topics of interest.
  • Develops and disseminates fact sheets, business models, guidelines and tools in hard-copy and in an online library. This includes information on national and municipal policies on urban agriculture and city-region food systems and reports on their impacts plus a compendium with information and examples of business models and prototypes for sustainable urban and peri-urban agriculture.
  • Makes readily available guidelines and toolkits on food system analyses, food flows and footprint analyses, multi-stakeholder food systems planning, establishing food councils and designing municipal food strategies.
  • Runs a city hub where cities can present online their food policies and programs, including their components and results.
  • Establishes a Community of Practice where practitioners can share experiences on food system analysis as well as on the planning and design of city food strategies.
  • Organizes inter-city exchanges and learning.
  • Engages in awareness raising and lobbying at international events.

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Get involved

Committed and interested local and regional governments are invited to join the network. Participation in network Communities of Practice depends on relevant characteristics and alignment of shared goals.

Interested cities are asked to express an interest in and commitment to international cooperation and sharing experiences, appoint a specific contact person for network activities and show readiness to engage with other cities in peer-to-peer support and guidance.

Interested in joining? Download the commitment form. For more information, contact ICLEI at cityfood@iclei.org.

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Europe
European Secretariat
Leopoldring 3
79098 Freiburg, Germany
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1040 Bruxelles
Belgium
Berlin Office
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Rosenthaler Str. 72a
10119 Berlin
Germany
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Cape Town
South Africa
Tyger Valley, South Africa
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North America
USA Office
536 Wynkoop St.
Suite 901
Denver, Colorado
USA 80202
www.icleiusa.org
Canada Office
401 Richmond St. W
Studio 204
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3A8, Canada
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British Columbia Office
Victoria City Hall
1 Centennial Square
Victoria,
BC V8W 1P6
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Québec Office
Montréal City Hall
275 Notre-Dame St E
Montreal,
QC H2Y 1C6
www.icleicanada.org
Central America & the Caribbean
Mexico, Central American and Caribbean Secretariat
Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas 13
Building Miguel Abed, Floor 5 Of. 506 and 507,
Col. Centro, CP 06050 Del.
Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City, Mexico
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South America
South American Secretariat
Rua Marquês de Itu 70, 14° andar.
São Paulo, SP, Brasil
CEP 01223-000
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Colombia Office
Carrera 53 N° 40A - 31,
Medellín, Antioquia – Colombia
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ICLEI Argentina
Boulevard Gálvez, 1150 Planta Alta.
Rosário, Santa Fé, Argentina
South Asia
South Asia Secretariat
Green Park Extension, Green Park, New Delhi, Delhi, India
southasia.iclei.org
Southern Center
Door No. 6-3-596/47/2
Sri Venkata Ramana Colony
Hyderabad 500 004
Andhra Pradesh
East Asia
East Asia Secretariat
14/F, Seoul Global Center Building, 38 Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea (110-110)
eastasia.iclei.org
Japan Office
1-14-2 Nishi-Shimbashi,
Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan 105-0003
japan.iclei.org
Kaohsiung Capacity Center
4F. No.436, Daye N. Rd.
Xiaogang Dist.
Kaohsiung City 812
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
icleikcc.org
Korea Office
217-59 Kintex-ro, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10390, Republic of Korea
www.icleikorea.org
Beijing Office
B1010 Xiaoyun Center, No. 15
Beijing 100125,
China
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Secretariat
c/o The Manila Observatory Ateneo de Manila University Campus Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1101 Manila, Philippines
icleiseas.org
ICLEI Indonesia Project Office
Rasuna Office Park III WO. 06-09 Komplek Rasuna Epicentrum Jl. Taman Rasuna Selatan, Kuningan DKI Jakarta, 12960, Indonesia
Oceania
Oceania Secretariat
Level 1, 200 Little Collins Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
www.icleioceania.org