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World Water Day 2011: Water for Cities responding to the urban challenge

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Urbanization trends

 More than 50 % of the

World population in cities

 Almost 5 billion people

will live in cities in 2030

 In 2050, more than 6

billion, 70 %

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Billion people

Trends in Population Growth

Rural Urban actual expected

Data: UN Population division

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Food, agriculture and water challenges in cities

Water for Food and Nutrition Security: households, food processing, marketing, UPA Natural Resources Management (including land, water, forests and trees, biodiversity):

 within urban and peri-urban areas  territorial planning and urban-rural linkages

Crisis mitigation and adaptation: e.g.: floods

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Water part of resilient food systems

Key role for local authorities includes the management of water (water supplies, waste water) Food and nutrition security water through the food supply chain and for food preparation an and cooking Urban-Rural Linkages  watershed management: water catchment and water runoff

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The “Food for the cities” initiative

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Chair: Paul Munro-Faure In FAO, more than 100 members in HQs and DOs

More than 600 people from over 70 countries: Growing list, towards a global network: food-for-cities@dgroups.org to join: www.dgroups.org/fao/food-for-cities

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Activities and cross-cutting issues

Street foods Emergencies in cities Decentralized cooperation

UPA/UPH

Urban and Peri-Urban Forestry

Projects:

• Madagascar in Antananarivo (action-

research)

• Cambodia in Phnom Penh (innovative

actions for food and nutrition Security)

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Increasing partnerships

UN as one : WFP, UN Habitat (WUF...), WHO, Inter-

Agency Standing Committee (IASC) … and international organizations, including the World Bank

CGIAR system : Bioversity International, IWMI, ICRAF International community and NGOs: RUAF, IDRC,

CIRAD

Private sector: work in progress (e.g. food packing,

retailers, water management and utilities)

Governments and Local authorities: Metropolis,

ICLEI

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