Water, Land and Ecosystems - 3.1 City-Region Food Systems and Urban Food Security

Stakeholder dialogues and outreach on rural-urban food systems

Amanda — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:26:00 +0000

The funds will support between the involvement of RUAF at key urban stakeholder meetings and the production of publications and outreach material to promote the WLE agenda and impact pathway of the RUL Flagship . They will also be used to support cities in uptake and implementation fo the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFFP). The latter will be specifically implemented in Quito (Ecuador) to support them in the development of a vulnerability analysis of their food system. It will also involve the participation in a regional meeting in Cali (Colombia) that seeks to strenghten capacities of participants from 5-6 cities in this area. Work in 2018 will also involve targetted support to other cities participating in the ICLEI-RUAF CITYFOOD network in uptake of the MUFFP.

Contact Person

van Veenhuizen, René <r.van.veenhuizen@ruaf.org>

Lead Center

RUAF Global Partnership

Donors

Hivos

CGIAR

Completed

Start/End dateJanuary 31, 2017 — December 31, 2021

Research ThemeRural-Urban Linkages

Cluster

3.1 City-Region Food Systems and Urban Food Security

Regions

Global

Countries

Ecuador

Promoting sustainable WASH and productive resource recycling in agriculture (Wash Alliance International - WAI)

Amanda — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:23:00 +0000

The WASH SDG is a five year programme of 59M undertaken by SNV, Plan and WAI partners, funded by the Dutch Government. The WAI is an alliance of organisations working on WASH. The principal objective of the WAI is to promote and support the development of a sustainable WASH sector, ensuring safe and sustainable WASH services for all people in marginalised areas. WAI consists of 9 Dutch and over 100 local partners. RUAF supports nexus and demand creation at the end of the pipe, and with WAI partners, analyses and supports RRR financial models, public-private partnership models, policy advice and materials for curricula. It will contribute to development of innovative finance mechanisms and (social) business models.

RUAF will work in Nepal, Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Uganda. The inception phase is from 1 September 2017 - 31 May 2018.

Contact Person

van Veenhuizen, René <r.van.veenhuizen@ruaf.org>

Lead Center

RUAF Global Partnership

Donors

The Netherlands: Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS)

Simavi

Partners

DGIS - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Netherlands, RUAF - RUAF Foundation, Simavi, SNV - Netherlands Development Organisation

Completed

Start/End dateDecember 31, 2017 — January 31, 2021

Research ThemeRural-Urban Linkages

Cluster

3.1 City-Region Food Systems and Urban Food Security

Countries

Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda

City Region Food Systems Forum

Amanda — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:16:00 +0000

One international meeting among ca 100 city representatives, researchers, NGO and private sector and international organisations in charge of agriculture or food on resilient city region food systems and its contribution to city and international agendas. Organised in the context of the 2017 ICLEi Resilient Cities Congress in Bonn (May 2017). Participants are exposed to emerging topics, international agendas, tools and approaches related to city region food system.

Contact Person

van Veenhuizen, René <r.van.veenhuizen@ruaf.org>

Lead Center

RUAF Global Partnership

Donors

CGIAR

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Local Governments for Sustainability, Bonn (ICLEI)

Partners

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, RUAF - RUAF Foundation

Completed

Start/End dateJanuary 01, 2017 — January 31, 2018

Research ThemeRural-Urban Linkages

Cluster

3.1 City-Region Food Systems and Urban Food Security

Regions

Global

Countries

Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Kenya, Sri Lanka

CityFoodTools - Mapping City Regions Food Systems

Amanda — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:06:00 +0000

This project supports analysis of city region food systems in Colombo Sri Lanka and Quito, Ecuador. The CRFS analysis in Colombo is part of the FAO Food for the Cities Project implemented together with IWMI and RUAF (see further: https://www.fao.org/in-action/food-for-cities-programme/pilotcities/activ...). The Quito assessment is part of the RUAF CityFoodTools project (https://www.ruaf.org/projects/developing-tools-mapping-and-assessing-sust...). The Colombo assessment will support (1) Introducing by-laws on RRR from food waste at the level of CMC.; (2) Development of an implementable action plan on UPA at the level of the Western Province (3) Introduction of food safety and hygiene aspects along the entire value chain in the national food act. The Quito assessment will help the city to collect data (gender sensitive) key indicators for food related policies and actions for building more resilient city region food systems. Baseline data will be mapped onto a GIS system to allow for design of future spatialised interventions and monitoring (CoA 3.1, outcome 3.1, 2 cities in 2 countries).

Contact Person

van Veenhuizen, René <r.van.veenhuizen@ruaf.org>

Lead Center

RUAF Global Partnership

Donors

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

CGIAR

Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation

Partners

Government of Ecuador, IWMI - International Water Management Institute, RUAF - RUAF Foundation

Completed

Start/End dateJanuary 01, 2017 — December 31, 2017

Research ThemeRural-Urban Linkages

Cluster

3.1 City-Region Food Systems and Urban Food Security

Regions

Global

Countries

Ecuador, Sri Lanka

Water planning system in rural-urban contiuum in western Honduras

Amanda — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:38:00 +0000

Water demands estimation for three watersheds in Western Honduras with a rural-urban continuum, analysing how current agricultural systems (as part of a CRFS ) are affecting the overall water balance under changes in land use and climate. Outcome targeted: better and informed water management decisions in rural-urban landscapes in western Honduras (part of water planning system of the Ministry of Environment).

Contact Person

Quintero, Marcela <m.quintero@cgiar.org>

Lead Center

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Partners

CIAT (Alliance) - Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT - Regional Hub (Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical)

Completed

Start/End dateJanuary 01, 2017 — December 31, 2017

Research ThemeRural-Urban Linkages

Cluster

3.1 City-Region Food Systems and Urban Food Security

Regions

Latin America

Countries

Honduras