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Add to Calendar 25/10/2019 10:00:00 25/10/2019 14:30:00 EdiCitNet and friends Carrer d'Emili Grahit, Gerona, España DD/MM/YYYY ICRA (Catalan Institute for Water Research) building Become friends with Edible City Solutions (ECS) The EdiCitNet project EdiCitNet is a European H2020 project dealing with Edible City Solutions (ECS): food-related nature-based solutions in cities, sensitive to social integration and concerned with closing local water, nutrient and energyloops. The project brings together 35 international partners (cities, universities, SMEs, NGOs), sharing these common goals: Connect communities, municipalities, SMEs, NGOs, researchers and ECS... https://cmt.sym.place/events/event/view/242165/edicitnet-and-friends
EdiCitNet and friends
Become friends with Edible City Solutions (ECS)
The EdiCitNet project
EdiCitNet is a European H2020 project dealing with Edible City Solutions (ECS): food-related nature-based solutions in cities, sensitive to social integration and concerned with closing local water, nutrient and energy
loops. The project brings together 35 international partners (cities, universities, SMEs, NGOs), sharing these common goals:
- Connect communities, municipalities, SMEs, NGOs, researchers and ECS initiatives.
- Improve multi-functionality, sustainability and overall ecosystem services of urban infrastructure.
- Contribute to a paradigm shift towards re-use oriented, cross-sectoral management of resources in cities.
- Foster social cohesion to enhance human health and well-being.
- Boost the local green economy and promote the creation of new sustainable businesses & jobs.
More info: EdiCitNet project website
Follow us @EdiCitNet (Instagram & twitter)
The EdiCitNet & friends session
The EdiCitNet & friends session, part of the Annual meeting of the project, aims to gather technical, practical and local knowledge on ECS. Representatives from H2020 NBS projects, local food-related initiatives and
experts from all over the world will be sharing their views and concerns about the transition towards the Edible Cities of the future.
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Program
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Introductory talks: ECS transforming our cities. Presentation of EdiCitNet and “sister” H2020 projects |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Coffee break |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | ECS in practice - short presentations of local initiatives and experiences. |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Open discussion: Urban challenges and barriers to ECS |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Networking lunch |
