disaster risk reduction and cities
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Disaster Risk Reduction and Cities
Julien CustotFood for the Cities multidisciplinary initiative facilitator
Crisis happen in cities
Floods in Bangkok
Floods in Pakistan
Fukushima food contamination
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Urban agglomeration in 2025
Food and nutrition security in cities todaySecurity 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
Food systems accross the urban-rural continuumFood and agriculture
Natural resources management
Socio-economic and health factors
• Agrobiodiversity• Livestock and aquaculture• Food markets• Food loss and Waste
• Soil and Water• Land tenure• Energy• Forest and trees
• Hunger and malnutrition• Shifting diets and health• Food safety and street foods• Migration and labour
DRR in cities: what is needed?All urban citizens must have access to the combination of
safe foods required for a healthy dietclose to home, all year roundaffordable and sustainable livelihoodsimproved food practices (consumer information)
Existing food systems must be reviewedimproved 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)
Towards more resilient food systems
A people-centredand social development policy
Risk management and ecosystem resilience
Multi-level governance
The food system inurban and territorialplanning
Food system
approach
Joining forces to bring food and agriculture in the urban agenda
More systematic collaboration FAO and UN-HabitatWorld Urban Forum ; WHDWFD/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”
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…
Assisting local actors
Joint support to urban and food security planning and NR management for DRRbringing stakeholders around the same
table with key role of municipalities and local authorities
learning togetherSupport to existing projects and initiativesCity-to-city collaboration
Linking networksResilient cities: an entry point for
DRRIncrease partnership
local authorities, government sectors, civil society, NGOs, research institutions academia, UN agencies and donors
Building on existing mechanismsnetwork ([email protected])
and take advantage of opportunities