2020 MUFPP Regional Webinars
In light of the absence of MUFPP Regional Fora this year, and following the discussion during the SC online meeting held on 14 May 2020
1 year after the MUFPP Latin-American forum
One year ago, Mayor Marcelo Crivella inaugurated the First Regional Forum of Latin-American Signatory Cities of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact. Held at the Museum of Art of Rio (MAR), from May 29 to 31, 2019, Mayor Crivella presented the main projects that the City Hall has been working to offer safe, diversified, affordable, […]
Milan Pact Talks on food aid
The COVID-19 emergency has shown that once again cities are at the front line to ensure assistance to their citizens in many fields. In particular, cities had to face not only a public health crisis but also a food security crisis as urban food systems have been severely hit by this external shock. The situation created by […]
2020 MUFPP Global Forum cancellation
MAYORS MEMBERS OF THE MILAN PACT PRESENT On October 2019, the city of Mérida in Yucatan, México, has been voted by the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Steering Committee to become the first city in Latin America to host the 2020 MUFPP Global Forum, which brings together more than 200 cities around the world seeking […]
Sao Paulo special mention 2019 on Food Waste
Title: Municipal Programme on Food Waste and Loss CombatCampaign on food waste combat in public supply equipment.City: Sao PauloCountry: Brazil Population: 12 millionDate of start: 10/2017SDGs: 2,8,12 Description São Paulo, is a city with 12 million people, where food waste prevails and the number of people in food insecurity, according to a survey carried out […]
Montpellier special mention 2019 on Food Supply & Distribution
Title: Structuring the territorial supply chains for sustainable nutritionCity: MontpellierCountry: France Population: 285,000Date of start: 06/2014SDGs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 Description Structuring the food supply chains initiated and managed by a multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary working group, bringing together institutional partners, local authorities, the Metropolitan Area and […]
Rio de Janeiro special mention 2019 on Food Production
Title: Hortas Cariocas ProgramCity: Rio de JaneiroCountry: Brazil Population: 6,700,000Date of start: 09/2006SDGs: 3, 8, 9, 11 Description Created in 2006, Hortas Cariocas seeks to bring the population closer to urban and organic agriculture, as well as to encourage jobs for the local population and to serve as a laboratory for environmental education. The […]
Nairobi special mention 2019 on Social & Economic Equity
Title: Urban Early Warning and Early Action Initiative (UEWEA)Country: KenyaPopulation: 3,100,000Date of start: 02/2017SDGs: 1,2,11 Description A civil unrest took place in late 2007 and early 2008 in which supply routes of food to the city were cut-off. There was an acute food insecurity in the city but existing tools could not detect it. This […]
Kazan special mention 2019 on Sustainable Diet & Nutrition
Title: The preschool & school meal delivery system reformCountry: Russian FederationPopulation: 1,252,000Date of start: 08/2006SDGs: 2,3,4,12 Description Due to the increasing sightings of children obesity and diseases of digestive system in 2006, was approved the municipal program “Healthy nutrition for children”. To implement the program, a dedicated “Department of Food and Social Nutrition” was created […]
Tel Aviv special mention 2019 on Governance
Title: Green EurovisionPilot for sustainable large-scale events through reducing environmental impactCountry: IsraelPopulation: 438,820Date of start: 05/2019SDGs: 11, 12 ABSTRACT The Green Eurovision (GE) initiative worked to find solutions to the environmental impacts of food festivals and aimed to create a guideline for running sustainable large-scale city events in the future. Using the Eurovillage as the […]
