Food Security and Urban Agriculture

As people move from rural to urban areas, and as populations in cities increase, there is an effect on food production, availability and security...One aspect of food security directly linked to cities is urban and peri-urban agriculture - the growing of plants and raising of animals in a city for food and other uses. In 1996, it was estimated that 800 million people were engaged in urban agriculture worldwide...FULL STORY

Local Government: A New Actor in Global Governance

Dramatic change in the urban landscape has massive implications. Foremost amongst these has been the inability to cope. National governments in developing counties have been especially overwhelmed, and most have given up the effort to manage urban growth. Local government... has been passed the “poisoned chalice” of dealing with rampant urbanisation. The impacts of rapid urbanisation have national and supranational spillover implications.   FULL STORY

Innovative Local Experiences: Stories from the Regions