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Urban food security focus of Cape Town workshop
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A recent AFSUN survey of low-income areas in 11 southern African cities found that 77% of households are struggling with food insecurity.
While buildings and food may seem unrelated at first glance, GBCSA CEO Brian Wilkinson explains that smart, green thinking about metropolitan geography has a pivotal role to play in urban food security.
"Many of the protests of the recent 'Arab Spring' had their genesis in food price protests," he says. "It would be foolish to ignore the impact of urban food security challenges and every economic sector, including the property sector, should be looking at how they can contribute to a solution for the sake of their own sustainability."
"In the context of global food crises and climate change, food security should be a key consideration in designing healthy, resilient and sustainable cities," adds Dr Battersby.
For more information, go to www.gbcsa-convention.org.za.
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