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Disaster Risk Reduction and Cities

Disaster Risk Reduction and Cities. Julien Custot Food for the Cities multidisciplinary initiative facilitator. Crisis happen in cities. Floods in Bangkok. Fukushima food contamination. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Floods in Pakistan. Urban agglomeration in 2025.

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Disaster Risk Reduction and Cities

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  1. Disaster Risk Reduction and Cities Julien Custot Food for the Cities multidisciplinary initiative facilitator

  2. Crisis happen in cities Floods in Bangkok Fukushima food contamination Port-au-Prince, Haiti Floods in Pakistan

  3. Urban agglomeration in 2025

  4. Food and nutrition security in cities today • Security and human rights • Riots happen in cities (e.g.food riots in 2007-2008 and early 2011). • Social problems in urban slums have become visible • Concentrating food needs in growing cities • The double burden of malnutrition • Climate change

  5. Food systems accross the urban-rural continuum • Agrobiodiversity • Livestock and aquaculture • Food markets • Food loss and Waste • Food and agriculture • Natural resources management • Socio-economic and health factors • Soil and Water • Land tenure • Energy • Forest and trees • Hunger and malnutrition • Shifting diets and health • Food safety and street foods • Migration and labour

  6. DRR in cities: what is needed? • All urban citizens must have access to the combination of safe foods required for a healthy diet • close to home, all year round • affordable and sustainable livelihoods • improved food practices (consumer information) • Existing food systems must be reviewed • improved synergy of actors: producers (inc. processing), distribution(formal and informal sector ), consumers, local authorities • a more rational territorial approach: urban-rural linkages (economic, environment, social)

  7. Towards more resilient food systems A people-centred and social development policy The food system in urban and territorial planning Food system approach Risk management and ecosystem resilience Multi-level governance

  8. Joining forces to bring food and agriculture in the urban agenda • More systematic collaboration FAO and UN-Habitat • World Urban Forum ; WHD • WFD/CFS • IASC Reference Group – Meeting Humanitrian challenges in urban areas (MHCUA) • Partnership with WFP and NGOs : “Guidance on food and nutrition security in urban crisis contexts”

  9. Mainstream food, agriculture and management of natural resources in relevant events and initiatives and ensure linkages • Association of local authorities: e.g. ICLEI – local governments for sustainability - Resilient cities Congress • Civil society organizations, private sector; academics…

  10. Assisting local actors • Joint support to urban and food security planning and NR management for DRR • bringing stakeholders around the same table with key role of municipalities and local authorities • learning together • Support to existing projects and initiatives • City-to-city collaboration

  11. Linking networks • Resilient cities: an entry point for DRR • Increase partnership • local authorities, government sectors, civil society, NGOs, research institutions academia, UN agencies and donors • Building on existing mechanisms • network (food-for-cities@dgroups.org) and take advantage of opportunities

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