Building a Climate-Resilient City: Agriculture and food security

This policy brief outlines strategies for cities to enhance climate resilience by strengthening local food systems and protecting agricultural land to mitigate supply shocks and improve food security.

• Strengthening local food systems can increase a city's resilience against supply shocks caused by climate change impacts on international supply chains.
• Cities are encouraged to protect agricultural land both inside and around municipal boundaries, utilizing innovative production methods such as vertical agriculture and aquaponics.
• Municipal policies, including procurement, should encourage small-scale food processing and production to improve food security, create employment, and strengthen community cohesion.

APA

Temmer,, J. (2017). Building a Climate-Resilient City: Agriculture and food security. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-climate-resilient-city-agriculture-and-food-security

Chicago

Temmer,, Jennifer. Building a Climate-Resilient City: Agriculture and food security. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2017. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-climate-resilient-city-agriculture-and-food-security.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{temmer2017building, author = {Temmer,, Jennifer}, title = {{Building a Climate-Resilient City: Agriculture and food security}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2017}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/building-climate-resilient-city-agriculture-and-food-security}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }