C40 2016 Awards announced
On December 1st, C40 announced the winners of the 2016 Cities Awards: Climate Action Plans & Inventories: Portland, United States Adaptation Plans & Assessments: Paris Building…
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is an independent, nonpartisan organization that provides insight – and influences the public discourse – on critical global…
Air pollution to cause 6-9 million premature deaths and cost 1% GDP by 2060 – OECD
Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths a year by 2060 and cost 1% of global GDP – around USD…
Habitat UNI
Habitat UNI is UN-Habitat’s partnership with universities worldwide. UNI (previously HPUI – Habitat Partner University Initiative) was introduced as a means of promoting cooperation…
Striking Disparities in Food Insecurity Rates Among Older Adults
Nearly 8 percent of adults age 65 and older are food insecure, meaning they do not always have balanced meals or enough to eat…
Mapping for Food Safety in Nairobi
How and why communities in Nairobi’s informal settlements are creating and using maps to ensure their food and the people who sell it are…
The 2016 Food+City Challenge, February 6 in Austin, Texas
Finalists in the Food+City Challenge will compete for US$50,000. Food Tank: The annual Food+City Challenge Prize encourages entrepreneurs throughout the system. And the requirement for ideas…
This week: The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture: An Era of Urbanization
The Global Forum on Food and Agricultures aims to inform agricultural ministers on how to supply growing urban centers with safe and healthy food.…
Time to unlock rights to rural land?
South China Morning Post The mainland’s 900 million farmers will be on the lookout for rural land use reforms after a signal from the…
Africities Summit this week in Johaneesburg, South Africa
7th Africities Summit, 29Nov – 03Dec Johannesburg, South Africa The seventh Africities Summit is held every three years and looks at issues affecting urban…