Toward SDG 2: Food Security and Urbanization in the Global South

CIGI Graduate Fellows Policy Brief No. 8

David Alejandro Celis Parra Krista Dinsmore Nicole Fassina Charlene Keizer
Series: CIGI Graduate Fellows Policy Brief Series
August 28, 2015

Urban food insecurity is distinct from that experienced in rural areas and must be addressed through a different set of policies. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, as part of a new international directive, recommends that governments aim to improve food security and nutrition over the next 15 years in response to the global challenge of fostering sustainability. SDG 2 provides an avenue for governments to create and develop food security-related policies and regulations.

This brief recommends governments support the role of the informal food economy, integrate non-food issues related to food security (such as spatial planning and infrastructure), collaborate with supermarkets to create policies catering to the poor and track food consumption patterns to develop strategies for improved food options.

Part of Series

CIGI Graduate Fellows Policy Brief Series

The CIGI Graduate Fellows program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs provides students with mentorship opportunities from senior scholars and policy makers. The program consists of research assistantships, policy brief writing workshops, interactive learning sessions with senior experts from CIGI and publication opportunities. Working under the direction of a project leader, graduate fellows conduct research in one of CIGI’s program areas. This series presents those policy briefs that have met CIGI’s publications standards.

About the Authors

David Alejandro Celis Parra

David Alejandro Celis Parra is an M.A. candidate in International Public Policy at the BSIA and a CIGI Graduate Fellow with experience in migration policy and professional interests in international governance, land rights, insurance and international development.

Krista Dinsmore

Krista Dinsmore is an M.A. candidate in Global Governance at the BSIA, conducting research on water management policies in the Global South. She is a CIGI Graduate Fellow and will be undertaking an internship at the Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi, India, this fall.

Nicole Fassina

Nicole Fassina is an M.A. candidate in Political Science at Laurier University. She is a CIGI Graduate Fellow with professional experience in sustainable development in East Africa, international governance and disaster management.

Charlene Keizer

Charlene Keizer is an M.A. candidate in international public policy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. She is a CIGI graduate fellow with experience in law, migration and cross-border immigration policies.

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