EStà participated in Athens in the 3rd meeting of the Green Living Areas community under the Interreg Euro-MED program, an opportunity for European projects focused on urban sustainability to exchange ideas. The event marked the transition from a pilot phase to one more focused on integrating solutions into local policies, with an emphasis on transferability, governance, and long-term impact.
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In Dakar, school cafeterias are being tested as a strategic tool for improving nutrition, equity, and urban development, in a context where they are still only marginally widespread. The pilot project, based on a participatory approach (Living Lab), involves communities and institutions in co-designing sustainable models. School cafeterias thus emerge as key infrastructure for food policies, capable of generating social, economic, and territorial impacts.
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Food System Governance How do high-income countries tackle food poverty? The report compares three divergent institutional models (Italy, France, Germany) and assesses the transition from emergency aid to the universal right to food, in line with the integration of the FEAD (European Fund for Aid to the Most Deprived) into the ESF+ (European Social Fund ... <a title="New report on food poverty for the Heinrich Böll Foundation" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/new-report-on-food-poverty-for-the-heinrich-boll-foundation/" aria-label="Read more about New report on food poverty for the Heinrich Böll Foundation">Read more</a>
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EStà was in Montpellier from November 5 to 7 on for the 5th Steering Commitee of the Interreg Euro-MED GARDEN project, which aims to decarbonize logistics for food supply and the management of bio-waste, packaging, and used containers in Mediterranean cities.
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ESrà partcipa al knowledge exchange presso City St George University, London. Al centro la questione del "missing middle", ovvero la mancanza di un livello intermedio di governance dei sistemi alimentari tra il nazionale e il locale.
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AfriFOODlinks Brussels, October 2025 The project Strengthening sustainable urban food systems through close collaboration between Africa and Europe During the AU–EU Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) week, the CEA-FIRST and AfriFOODlinks projects co-organized a one-day event in Brussels dedicated to exploring how cooperation between the African Union and the European Union can strengthen evidence-based public policies. ... <a title="EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/esta-as-panelist-on-collaborative-governance-in-brussels/" aria-label="Read more about EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels">Read more</a>
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AfriFOODlinks The project A model project for urban food transformation in African contexts Launched in 2022 and coordinated by ICLEI Africa, AfriFOODlinks is a European Union-funded project involving more than 65 African and European cities committed to transforming urban food systems and promoting African knowledge sovereignty and local leadership in research and decision-making processes. In ... <a title="The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/the-added-value-of-afrifoodlinks-at-the-mufpp-global-forum-2025/" aria-label="Read more about The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025">Read more</a>
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AfriFOODlinks The goal: to outline a Territorial Food Plan. Ouagadougou Living Lab Report The context The Ouagadougou Living Lab is part of the European AfriFOODlinks project, for whichEStà is responsible for an activity on Open Innovation in local African food policies.The approach adopted emphasizes participation, equity, and cultural relevance,with the aim of building inclusive and ... <a title="AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/afrifoodlinks-living-lab-in-ouagadougou-burkina-faso-2/" aria-label="Read more about AfriFOODlinks’ Living Lab in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso">Read more</a>
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AfriFOODlinks Lusaka Living Lab report Context and objectives The report was produced as part of the European #AfriFOODlinks project, which aims to strengthen thegovernance of urban food systems in various African and European cities. Within thisframework, EStà has developed a Living Lab methodology to stimulate participatory processesand open innovation. The Lusaka experience focuses on the ... <a title="Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/lusaka-food-desk-through-capacity-building-activities/" aria-label="Read more about Lusaka Food Desk through capacity building activities">Read more</a>
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