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    Why and how to develop urban food policies

    The ‘Midday Munchies’ online series shares insights and experiences from the Food Trails project and fosters the replication of successful solutions and best practices developed by cities to promote local sustainable food systems.

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    Comparative analysis of existing urban food policies

    From this Cleverfood project comparative analysis, it transpires that local governments are committed to working holistically on food systems transformation. However, they need a more coordinated approach at national level and a European framework.

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    Roadmap for Scaling Impact Investment in Urban Food Systems

    Impact investments, which generate both financial returns and positive social and environmental outcomes, can play a crucial role in closing the funding gap in sustainable and healthy food investments.

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  • Interactive tools

    FOOD 2030 Online Platform

    The FOOD 2030 Online Platform brings together all projects, partnerships, networks, living labs, communities of practice and other initiatives working on transforming the food system for the benefit of the people and the planet.

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    The role of cities in shaping food environments

    This policy brief concisely defines food environments, and explains cities’ efforts to transform local food environments while generating positive co-benefits for/in the urban context.

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    Budgeting Urban Food Policies – Milan’s case study

    Milan’s experience on how the city has identified, managed, and accounted for economic resources to scale up its urban food policy, going from 150K€ to 150M€ in eight years.

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  • Policy papers

    Cities – cooking up sustainable food systems

    A new position paper from Eurocities, launched to coincide with world food day, posits that cities have become creative spaces, essential for food system transformation, as we aim to meet new challenges.

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