Jul 29, 2021
Is It Finally Infrastructure Week? The Big Rethink | July 29, 2020 If construction happens in a city and no one is around to complain… is it completed ahead of schedule and under budget? Until very recently, frustrations with never ending construction were simply part of urban experience. With traffic significantly reduced by COVID-19, infrastructure…
Jul 16, 2021
Urban Farming: Growing Healthier Communities Where was your last meal grown? Most of us who live in urban areas don’t have a simple answer to that question; our plates are often filled with produce harvested from all corners of the globe. Our global food network and supply chains are vulnerable systems. As our planet warms and the…
Jul 16, 2021
BY PETER VAN WINGERDEN July 19, 2021 In May 2019, we opened the world’s first Floating Farm in the Port of Rotterdam. Since then, we’ve had 40 cows producing healthy milk and organic manure. Let me tell you about it. Why the Floating Farm? Our planet is under tremendous strain and we are (in) directly…
Jul 15, 2021
BY RENZO MOROSI July 19, 2021 As part of its new Climate Action Plan 2050, the City of Buenos Aires will implement urban agricultural programs to transition the city towards a sustainable, nutritious food system. Urban areas are responsible for 70% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), positioning cities as key players in the battle…
Jul 15, 2021
BY MAYOR LISA HELPSJuly 19, 2021 For the last five years, Victoria City Council has been taking action to address food insecurity and help ensure access to healthy affordable food for those who need it most. So we had a strong foundation to respond quickly when the pandemic hit. We also had history on our…
Jul 15, 2021
BY PAUL TAYLORJuly 19, 2021 In Canada, everyone has a right to food. Not the right to wait in line for canned green beans from a food bank, or the right to a hamper packed with someone else’s leftovers—but the right for every person to feed themselves and their communities with joy and dignity. This…
Jul 01, 2021
[español abajo] By Diana María Parra In December 2020, Bogotá launched an updated Public Policy for Women and Gender Equity (PPW&GE). It responds to the historical confluence of diverse factors such as the positioning of the international agenda on women’s rights, the influence of women’s social movement and its organizational expressions, and the political will…
Jun 30, 2021
WELLBEING CITIES INITIATIVE Rethinking Public Health Replay & Takeaways Inextricably linked with the social and economic wellbeing of communities, public health is foundational to a thriving society, yet continues to be a major challenge facing cities. In this panel, experts will discuss what we’ve learned about equity and wellbeing over the last year through the…
Jun 28, 2021
By Diana Rodríguez Franco In Bogotá, the unpaid care burden falls disproportionately on women who, on average, devote 3 hours more daily to this type of work than men. Care work is usually unpaid, undervalued, and assumed to be a female responsibility in a male chauvinistic culture that overlooks the social and economic contributions of…
Jun 27, 2021
By Ana Isabel Arenas The government of Bogotá has structured a territorial system of care with a gender perspective within the framework of a feminist approach and the coordinated work of various city entities. The speed of the implementation of the District Care System, SIDICU (Sistema Distrital de Cuidado), expresses the political will and commitment…
Jun 25, 2021
By Diego Cancino All people have the right to care services, which are related to individual and social survival. It is the way life reproduces in its material and symbolic dimension. It is vital for the maintenance and development of the social fabric, which is why there must be equity in its provision between the…
Jun 25, 2021
[español abajo] Natalia Moreno Salamanca No society can survive without care. Taking care of children and those in need of care, preparing daily meals or keeping our houses clean, are vital tasks for the wellbeing of all. Nonetheless, throughout history, these tasks have fallen disproportionately on the shoulders of women. Bogotá has a female population…
