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IDRC and Partners at the Third World Urban Forum 2006

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.

Urban Poverty and Environment Program

Supports research and capacity-building towards easing environmental burdens that exacerbate poverty and enhancing access by the urban poor to natural resources for food, water and income security.

THE RESEARCH: Growing Better Cities

Slideshow — Growing Better Cities: The Research

CASE 1: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Building the food-secure city: incremental progress brings about change

CASE 2: Kampala, Uganda
From the ground up: urban agriculture reforms take root

CASE 3: Jordan
Dealing with the water deficit in Jordan

CASE 4: Governador Valadares, Brazil
Gardening takes root in Governador Valadares

CASE 5: Quito, Ecuador
Quito’s farms produce food, enterprise, and hope

CASE 6: Rosario, Argentina
A city hooked on urban farming

CFP Report Series Archives: 1993-2005

Book(s)

in_focus: GROWING BETTER CITIES
Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Development@
Luc J.A. Mougeot IDRC 2006

AGRICULTURE IN URBAN PLANNING
Generating Livelihoods and Food Security@
Edited by Mark Redwood Earthscan/IDRC 2008

AGROPOLIS
The Social, Political, and Environmental Dimensions of Urban Agriculture@
Edited by Luc J.A. Mougeot Earthscan/IDRC 2005

DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE DE L'AGRICULTURE URBAINE EN AFRIQUE FRANCOPHONE
Enjeux, concepts et méthodes@
Edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith, Paule Moustier, Luc. J.A. Mougeot, and Abdou Fall CIRAD/IDRC 2004

CITÉS HORTICOLES EN SURSIS ?
L'agriculture urbaine dans les grandes Niayes au Sénégal@
Edited by Safiétou Touré Fall and Abdou Salam Fall IDRC 2001

FOR HUNGER-PROOF CITIES
Sustainable Urban Food Systems@
Edited by Mustafa Koc, Rod MacRae, Luc J.A. Mougeot, and Jennifer Welsh IDRC 1999

URBAN AGRICULTURE IN WEST AFRICA
Contributing to Food Security and Urban Sanitation@
Edited by Olanrewaju B. Smith IDRC/CTA 1999

CITIES FEEDING PEOPLE
An Examination of Urban Agriculture in East Africa@
Auxumite G. Egziabher, Diana Lee-Smith, Daniel G. Maxwell, Pyar Ali Memon, Luc J.A. Mougeot, and Camillus J. Sawio IDRC 1994

Document(s)

GROWING BETTER CITIES / Part 2. The Approach@ 2006
Over a period of 20 years, IDRC's approach to UA matured into a well-orchestrated strategy. This used human expertise, financial resources, and institutional networks to tackle gaps in knowledge or capacity that stand in the way of urban agriculture's contribution to healthier, more prosperous, equitable, and sustainable cities.
An evolving approach
Cities Feeding People
Building capacity — and bridges
Maximizing impact
The way ahead

GROWING BETTER CITIES / Part 3. Experiences from the Field@ 2006
In 1983, IDRC became the first major international agency to undertake formal research in the field of urban agriculture when it funded a study of six urban centres at the Mazingira Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. For more than 20 years now, IDRC has supported research projects in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Blurring the boundaries
Land, people, and policies
Real progress in three African cities
City partners in Latin America
Waste, water, and environment
Closing the nutrient loop
Mapping waste supply and demand
Reducing waste, feeding the poor
Managing municipal wastewater
Reducing the pollution load
Growing gardens with greywater
Food security and incomes
Lessons learned

GROWING BETTER CITIES / Part 6. A City of the Future@ 2006
What is needed to build the cities of the future — better fed, healthier, wealthier, more equitable, and cleaner cities — is to build on the knowledge gained over the past 20 years. This knowledge can enhance the potential for UA to serve as a strategic tool to reduce urban food insecurity and poverty and to improve the urban environment.
Fast forward to the year 2025
Back to the present

GROWING BETTER CITIES / Appendix 2. Sources and Resources@ 2006

CFP Report 26: Gender Resources for Urban Agriculture Research: Methodology, Directory & Annotated Bibliography (1998)@ Alice J. Hovorka IDRC 1998
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Project(s)

Complete List of CFP Projects@
This list contains only administrative details. For more detailed information, please follow the links above to project pages.

Web site(s)

Support Group on Urban Agriculture
A short brochure detailing the mission of the SGUA
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Urban Agriculture Magazine
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