1. LOGO PROJECT Sustainable Food for Urban Communities Introduction to Network Stephanie Mantell, Brussels Environment (IBGE) 25 April 2013 Photo credit: Dieter Telemans

2. Our Network Why? –Food sector accounts for >30% of global consumer energy demand and produces >20% of GHG emissions –Political will in cities to address food as a policy area for more sustainable & inclusive growth Title: Sustainable Food in Urban Communities Developing low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food system Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 26 March 2013I Page 2

3. URBACT project From May 2012 to April 2015 Funded by URBACT II –a European Programme of Territorial Cooperation (jointly financed by ERDF and the Member States) –it encourages exchanges within cities, with other cities, of the network and beyond Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 26 March 2013I Page 3

4. ► At city level: draw up a Local Action Plan for Sustainable Food with stakeholders in each partner city ► At network level: exchange with network partners through workshops & conferences on sustainable food to produce joint outputs & feed local action plans. ► At URBACT programme level: exchange & learn with cities from other networks at national capacity building seminars (May/June), summer university (28-30/8 Dublin)… ► Beyond the network Exchange about urban sustainable food strategies through a newsletter, conferences, online publications, field trips… Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 26 March 2013I Page 4

5. 2. Spotlight on participating Managing Authorities Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities – Kick-off 29 May 2012 I Page 5

6. Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 9 May 2012 I Page 6 Baseline study: With 10 “city profiles” & 98 cases.

7. Focus Themes GrowingDeliveringEnjoying Questions Governance, synergies & local system Social inclusion, jobs & economics CO 2 & resource efficiency Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 26 March 2013I Page 7

8. 3 Groups Themes GrowingDeliveringEnjoying Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 3 April 2013I Page 8  Oslo, Messina, Athens  Amersfoort, Lyon, Ourense  Gothenburg, Vaslui, Bristol Brussels & Lead expert Today 1 st workshop on Delivering 1 st thematic report

9. First set of workshops 23-25 April 2013: Amersfoort Workshop “Delivering” 28-30 May 2013: Göteborg Workshop “Enjoying” 10-12 September 2013: Oslo Workshop “Growing”  February 2014 Brussels Interim Conference  feeding 10 Local Action Plans Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 26 March 2013I Page 9

10. More information... on our website http://urbact.eu/sustainable-food-in-urban-communities It points to › Our Blog: www.sustainable-everyday-project.net/urbact-sustainable-food/ www.sustainable-everyday-project.net/urbact-sustainable-food/ › Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SustainableFoodInUrbanCommunities www.facebook.com/SustainableFoodInUrbanCommunities › Quarterly electronic newsletter Let’s make it happen! Thematic Network Sustainable Food for Urban Communities - Teleconference 26 March 2013I Page 10

11. contact@urbact-project.eu www.urbact.eu/project