A fellowship empowering young people to champion local pathways to sustainable development
By 2050 almost 70% of global population will live in urban areas. This means that the success of the Sustainable Development Goals will ultimately depend on our ability to transform the cities we live in. Representing the largest generation of young people the world has ever seen, today’s youth must play a central role in […]
MUFPP to collaborate with the EU platform on Food Losses and Food Waste; follow the kick off meeting
Sustainable Development Goal 12 calls for a paradigm shift in production and consumption patterns. Target 12.3, in particular aims to “by 2030 halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses”. The most recent estimates of European food waste […]
The World of MUFPP: Baltimore winner of Milan Pact Awards for the Baltimore food policy initiative
The city of Baltimore won the first Milan Pact Awards (Highest Score Award) for the Baltimore food policy initiative (BFPI). In 2010 mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake dcided to hire a food policy director to enhance collaboration among city’s agency to achieve two main goals: 1. Establish Baltimore as a leader in sustainable local food systems 2. […]
The world of MUFPP: Valencia hosting city of 2017 Annual Gathering
In 2017 Valencia will host the MUFPP annual gathering. This video explains some of the peculiarities of Valencia food and agricultural landscape and highlights the efforts the city is undertaking to become more sustainable. One of the best examples is La Huerta: the Green Belt of the City: over 23,000 hectares, where cultivations and orchards […]
The Dakar Forum: fostering cooperation among West African Cities
From 21 to 23 September 2016 the capital of Senegal hosted the Dakar Forum to discuss and share ideas and projects on the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact implementation and sustainable urban development. The forum saw the participation of six West African Cities: Dakar, Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), Douala (Cameroon), Ndjamena (Chad) […]
The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact at HABITAT III
On the eve of Habitat III conference, Milan Urban Food Policy Pact signatory cities call for a stronger role of local authorities in the implementation of New Urban Agenda and Agenda 2030. MUFPP mayors and cities delegates gathered in Rome on World Food Day acknowledging the importance of New Urban Agenda call for action to […]
WORLD FOOD DAY: CITIES OF MILAN URBAN FOOD POLICY PACT GATHERED AT FAO FOR THE SECOND MAYORS SUMMIT
On 14 October 2016 mayors and delegates of MUFPP signatories cities gathered at FAO headquarters in Rome, on the occasion of the World Food Day celebrations for the second Mayors’ summit. “The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact represents one of the most important legacies of Expo 2015, it shows the capacity to translate food policies […]
Milan Pact Awards 2016 Winners
On the 14 October 2016 during the MUFPP Second Mayors’ summit the Milan Pact Award has been conferred The two monetary awards equal to € 15,000 each have been assigned to Baltimore (highest score) and Mexico City. The “Baltimore Food Policy Initiative” aims at addressing health, economic and environmental disparities by increasing access […]
Mayors summit live streaming
The second MUFPP Mayors Summit is approaching. On 13-14 October mayors and cities delegates from the signatory cities will convene at FAO Headquarters in Rome, on the occasion of World Food Day to discuss the progresses and envision the future of the Pact. The Mayors’ summit will be live streamend on 14 October from 2.30 pm […]
The Dakar forum, fostering collaboration among African signatory cities
From the 20th to 22nd September 2016 in Dakar will take place The Dakar Forum. The event is organised to encourage the development of a sub-regional network of the MUFPP African signatory cities. The event has three main objectives: Fostering the knowledge of the MUFPP in the city of Dakar and endorsing the integration of the […]
