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By Carlotta Milone – Project and Communications Officer of RUAF, a global partner in the Urban Futures programme.
RUAF’s participation at the 2025 Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSIPM) and Committee on World Food Security (CFS) offered a ...
New and adapted actions and indicators to help cities integrate climate mitigation and adaptation into urban food policies received formal endorsement at the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Global Forum in Milan, following presentation at a parallel event organized by RUAF, Red de Municipios por la Agroecología (RMAe) and FAO. The news means the revisions and add...
Many of the struggles young people face in urban food systems stem from being left out of decision-making spaces, concluded panelists in a parallel session on youth agency co-hosted by RUAF at the 2025 Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Global Forum. When young people are invited to shape agendas, rather than just listen, they play a critical role in determining how...
Members of the RUAF Youth Working Group (YWG) have shared valuable insights on how the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Policy Recommendations on Promoting Youth Engagement and Employment in Agriculture and Food Systems translate into different national and regional realities around the world.
The CFS Policy Recommendations on Promoting Youth Engagement and Emp...
The future of sustainable cities lies hidden in the past
Urban agriculture (UA) is a phenomenon as old as cities themselves. Seen by some as a curiosity and by others as a survival strategy, it is also recognized as an element of sustainable urban development. Whether driven by ecological, social or economic motivations, the resurgence of interest in UA has been suppo...
