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IDRC and Partners at the Third World Urban Forum 2006
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 Vancouver, Canada, is hosting the third World Urban Forum (WUF3) 19-23 June 2006, where IDRC and its partners are staging five networking events and a series of related activities, including an international photo competition, "Expose Urban Solutions." Join us for a week of hands-on learning, knowledge-sharing, and networking.
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WORKING WITH URBAN FARMERS FOR FOOD SECURITYThe United Nations predicts that over the next 25 years nearly all population growth will be in the cities of the developing world. At current rates, 60% of the world’s total population will live in cities by 2030. As the cities grow, so does the number of urban poor. Unemployment, hunger, and malnutrition are commonplace. In the big city, most of any cash income the poor might bring home goes to feeding themselves and staying alive; any food that does not have to be bought is a bonus. As a result, more and more people are attempting to grow at least some of their own food to supplement poor diets and meager incomes. But farming in the city — urban agriculture — is too often seen by municipalities as a problem to be eradicated rather than as a part of the solution to making the city and its environment more sustainable.
Today, urban agriculture is increasingly on the international agenda, recognized as part of a comprehensive solution to the problems of runaway growth of cities in developing countries.
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Project stories and research results offer a cross-section of the major issues confronting urban agriculture in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East. |
Many important lessons and recommendations, for city planners, politicians, policymakers, and urban farmers alike, have emerged from the pioneering research supported by IDRC. |
This in_focus Website assembles a variety of resources on urban agriculture (UA). Including slide presentations, short stories, case studies, research reports, books, etc., the site presents an overview of UA, results of IDRC-supported research, and the important lessons that have been learned.
Feeding the Sustainable City 2006
Thanks to pioneering research initially led by IDRC, many Southern cities are now re-examining their attitude to urban agriculture. The challenge they face is how to control agricultural activity so that it can benefit the urban farmers and the rest of the city’s population.
Cities: A Slideshow 2006-02-10
The third World Urban Forum (WUF3) takes place 19-23 June 2006 in Vancouver, Canada. To learn more about the world's cities and their unique issues, problems, and solutions, view this slideshow.
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