Health, climate change, urban-rural links, urbanisation
The World Sustainable Urban Food Centre is an initiative by the Valencia City Council with the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to promote, manage and coordinate permanent action in two areas:
Collection and classification of the multiple initiatives aimed at establishing sustainable local food systems in cities around the world. A physical and technological space for sharing knowledge.
Dissemination and awareness-raising of all those issues related to food, nutrition, the fight against hunger, climate change and sustainable local food systems, both from Valencia and from any other city in the world.
The announcement was made by the Mayor of València, Joan Ribó, at the opening of the congress that celebrates United Nations Day, organized by the UN Information Technology Centre based in Quart de Poblet (València). Located in the La Base de La Marina de València building that houses the CEMAS offices, the congress focusing on…
The CEMAS facilities have hosted the celebration of World Food Day for the first time. Public administrations, institutions, universities, various organizations and civil society gathered together in one event to highlight the urgent need for all of us to commit to working in order to achieve #zerohunger with sustainable and resilient food systems. The mayor…
On 16 October the CEMAS facilities at La Marina de València will host the celebration of World Food Day. With this celebration, the FAO-office in Spain and the Valencian City Council join many others in the worldwide celebration of this day that was established by the United Nations in 1979. This year’s theme is: Our…
The work sessions of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) took place from 7 – 9 October 2019 in the French city of Montpellier. More than a hundred cities from around the world and representatives of various associations, foundations and universities shared experiences and knowledge about urban food systems: food production and supply, nutrition…
After months of preparation, on 22 July 2019, CEMAS held its opening event at the Marina de València chaired by Queen Letizia.
The presentation ceremony of the World Sustainable Urban Food Centre of València (CEMAS) will be held at the building La Base at the Marina of València on 22 July 2019.
