Food Wave
Empowering Urban Youth for Climate Action
Project
The “Food Wave” project aims to increase the knowledge, awareness and engagement of young people between the ages of 15 and 35 on sustainable food consumption and production practices for the mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
Partnership
The partnership is made up of 29 partners, of which 16 Local Authorities and 13 Civil Society Organizations, located in 16 European countries and 1 non-European country. The focus on this theme is intended in an integrated way, also with reference to the themes of inclusion and social integration of the most at-risk groups of the population (for example inhabitants of peripheral neighborhoods and migrants).
Increase knowledge, awareness and involvement of European Union citizens on sustainable food production and consumption paths with the aim of mitigating climate change.
The project involves the development of activities to raise awareness and involve public opinion through: the co-creation of information materials for the implementation of information and mobilization campaigns, actions to engage young people online and offline, training courses aimed at young activists, activities aimed at young people from peripheral urban neighbourhoods, micro-financing for small youth associations and organisations, development of online and offline discussion platforms, youth exchanges between the northern and southern countries of the world, creation of food influencer networks , a pan-European campaign across digital channels, European Union Film Festivals, high-level events, collaboration with existing youth participation initiatives and visual art competitions.
Young people from 16 different European nations pledge to change their food consumption habits and actively promote the shift towards urban food systems that are ecological and inclusive, recognizing the effort of the European Union in mitigating the change climate and contributing to it.
Updated: 17/09/2020