URGENCI 6th International CSA Conference - 7th China CSA Conference 19-22 November 2015 Beijing, China Andrea Calori Urgenci New institutional actors of the food systems Milan Food Policy and the Urban Food Policy Pact Technical and scientific support: Està Economia e Sostenibilità
From agriculture to the food system What kind of local policies to improve the sustainability of the food system? What kind of role for cities, metropolitan areas cities, and networks of small towns?
The main coalitions of actors working on local quality food Distretto Agricolo della Valle del Fiume Olona InterGas Milano Distretto Agricolo Rurale Milanese Distretto Economia Solidale della Brianza (DESBri) Cooperativa Aequos Agricultural District (institutional) Agenda 21 Est Ticino Solidarity Economy District Distretto Neorurale Tre Acque (social) Agenda 21 Est Ticino Camminando sull Acqua Territorial projects ProgettoCives Distretto Rurale Riso e Rame Parco delle Risaie Parco del Ticinello Distretto di Economia Solidale Rurale(DESR)
What is an Urban Food Policy A Food Policy is a support tool to the city government: it defines, addresses and shapes the policies and the actions that are linked to the many dimensions of food in the city
The food cycle of Milan Production Processing Waste/surplus Consumption Logistics Distribution
The contest of the food cycle Culture Demography Territorial dynamics Soil Social innovation Energy Health and nutrition Water Poverties Legality Migrants Lifestyles Greenhouse Gases
Institutional roles in different fields of policy Members of City Government Fields of policy
Approach: not just a consensus building, but enabling environment
The main steps of the Food Policy of Milan 14 July 2014 1 14 March 2015 2 May 2015 3 Assessment of the Food System of Milan Public consultation on the 10 Main Issues Participatory planning and projects Analysis and definition of 10 Main Issues to be discussed in a public arena Open dscussion to share a common vision toward the food policy Working groups to implement the vision and to define projects October 2015 4 Approval of the Food Policy of Milan
Areas of investigation 4 main areas of analysis Food cycle Context Policies of the Municipality Bottom up actions (civil society, active citizens, etc.)
Data visualization and public information
Creating common knowledge to support a public discussion The 10 Issues of the Food System of Milan
Citizens participation and engagement of local actors 2-3. Consultazione pubblica e progetti - Citizens - Associations - Foundations - Researchers - Innovative start up - ecc.
The final document of the Food Policy for Milan (5 October 2 015) The vision An urban food system that is able to guarantee a safe and affordable food for all, based on principles of social justice and resilience and a compehensive approach toward a social, economic and environmental sustainability
The connection with the Urban Food Policy Pact (UFPP) A pact between important cities around the world to promote food systems that are based on principles of sustainability and social justice It is promoted by the City of Milan together with about 120 cities and an Advisory Group composed by Fondazione Cariplo and international institutions and foundations
The process of the Urban Food Policy Pact Internal discussion in each city to subscribe the UFPP Draft of the Pact Meeting in London INTERNATIONAL PROCESS 18-19 February 2015 Urban Food Policy Pact in the context of Expo 2015 October 2015 April 2015 November 2014 Beginning of the process September 2014 Video conferences 15-16th October 2015 Dissemination of the UFPP
The signatory cities of the Urban Food Policy Pact (UFPP) Abidjan Algiers Almere Amsterdam Astana Athens Banjul Barcelona Bari Basel Beijing Belo Horizonte Berlin Bethlehem Bilbao Birmingham Bogota Bologna Bordeaux Brazzaville Bruges Bruxelles Buenos Aires Chicago Chongqing Cologne Colombo Còrdoba (Arg) Daegu Dakar Dubai Frankfurt Geneva Genoa Ghent Grenoble-Alpes Métropole Guangzhou Haapsalu Hebron Istanbul Johannesburg Kyoto Ljubljana London Luanda Lugano Buenos Aires Lyon Madrid Malaga Maputo Marseille Medellìn Melbourne Mexico City Miami Milan Montpellier Moscow Nantes New York Niamey Nouackchott Osaka Palermo Paris Riga Rome Rotterdam San Francisco Seoul Shanghai Tartu Tegucigalpa Tel Aviv The Hague Thessaloniki Tirana Toronto Toyama Tunis Turin Utrecht Vancouver Venice Vienna Windhoek Yeousu Zagreb Zaragoza Zurich
The Advisory Group of the UFPP European Commission Committee of the Regions (EU) Special Representative of the UN SG for Food Security and Nutrition FAO Food for Cities UNDP ART UNHABITAT WHO Healthy Cities UN EXPO Bioversity International C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Global Alliance for the Future of Food Fondazione Cariplo Prince of Wales Charitable Foundation Scientific Committee for Expo 2015 of the City of Milan Slow Food Milan Center for Food Law and Policy Eurocities Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Italian Ministry of Agriculture Italian Parliament Development Coop. focus group
Food Policy in the world: a comparison with Milan ENG + ITA www.edizioniambiente.it www.foodcities.org
URGENCI 6th International CSA Conference - 7th China CSA Conference 19-22 November 2015 Beijing, China Andrea Calori Urgenci A story of collaboration for our food: Milan Food Policy and the Urban Food Pact Technical and scientific support: Està Economia e Sostenibilità