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This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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Locally Produced Food: A Way To Grow More Food And The Economy

Posted August 2, 2015 - 07:11

PASCAL Co-director for North America Dr Patricia Inman has just published a Policy Profile entitled Locally Produced Food: A Way To Grow More Food And The Economy. This report is featured and discussed in the Huffington Post and on the Reboot Illinois website.

Milestone treaty for Israeli Learning Cities

Posted August 1, 2015 - 11:08

A significant and historic milestone was laid in the network of learning cities in Israel this week, In an exciting and festive ceremony with the signing of the first treaty of its kind in the Israeli learning cities network between the first such city in Israel, Modi'in, the Arab town of Daburiya in the Galilee, and the city of Udine, in Italy – three learning cities representing three different religions and cultures.

Lifelong Learning as a Lever for Employment and Gender Equality in Learning Cities

Posted August 1, 2015 - 11:03

The first conference on "Lifelong Learning as a Lever for Employment and Gender Equality in Learning Cities" was held on 24 June 2015 in Modi'in in cooperation with the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).

Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 2: April to June 2015

Posted August 1, 2015 - 10:36

We are delighted to present you with the second issue 2015 of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) Newsletter.

Rockefeller Foundation 3rd Round of Resilient Cities Applications

Posted July 29, 2015 - 02:40

The Rockefeller Foundation has called for the 3rd and final round of applications for funding under its 100 Resilient Cities Challenge. 67 cities have been funded under this program to date including many of the great cities of the world such as New York, Paris, and London, with a further 33 cities to be funded under the third round.

 

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