Urban and Peri-Urban Food and Nutrition Action Plan.
Elements for community action to promote social cohesion and reduce inequalities through Local Production for Local Consumption

Prepared by
WHO Regional Office for Europe Programme for Nutrition and Food Security
ETC, The Netherlands
WHO Centre for Urban Health

UNICEF's first action in the area of water and sanitation was in response to a crippling drought that affected hundreds of villages in northern India in 1966. Since then, UNICEF has worked in more than 80 countries improving access to safe water and sanitation and promoting hygiene awareness. This website includes statistics, information about the importance of hygiene, priorities and strategies, the role of woman and girls, UNICEF’s actions and news.

Krishen Rana, Jide Anyila, Khalid Salie, Charles Mahika, Simon Heck and Jimmy Young

In: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production

Rapid urbanisation in Africa (of about 7-10% per year), unemployment, food insecurity in urban and peri-urban  zones, and declining fish supplies are major issues that have to be addressed by local and national governments in the region. These issues are occurring against a backdrop of changing economic forces and trade patterns in national and international food markets in the region, causing significant proportions of the urban poor to engage in farming as a livelihood and household food security option.

Jonathan Rigg and Albert M Salamanca

In: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production

Periurban aquatic food production systems are systems in transition. They are always at the cusp of change, on the point of shifting from one thing to another. New activities, physical features, agencies, institutions, populations and infrastructures colonise the periurban space, and may replace or displace existing peoples, institutions and activities, or lead them to respond and adapt to the evolving situation.

Le Thanh Hung and Huynh Pham Viet Huy

In: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is the second city of Vietnam located in the South-Eastern part of the country.

Kuong Khov, Sok Daream and Chouk Borin

In: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production

The numerous plots located around wetlands in peri-urban Phnom Penh, are important sources of  edible aquatic vegetables and fish for the city and other areas of Cambodia. These areas are fertilised by domestic sewage/wastewater  discharged from the city. The activities relating to these production systems are intrinsically linked with the livelihoods of many poor people living in and around the city.

Ruangvit Yoonpundh, Varunthat Dulyapurk and Chumpol Srithong

In: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production

Around 10 million people now reside in densely populated communities in Bangkok. As a result, the demand for food has increased dramatically. Of the many varieties of fresh produce available, city consumers favour aquatic products such as water spinach, water mimosa and freshwater fish. These products are grown primarily in periurban areas around Bangkok.

The Importance of Urban Agriculture to Food and Nutrition

Daniel Maxwell (CARE—East Africa Regional Management Unit, Nairobi, Kenya)

You may want to visit the site of the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe to download (for example):
-Urban and Peri-Urban Food and Nutrition Action Plan; 
-Urban Food and Nutrition Security: Participatory Approaches for Community Action; and