According to FAO estimations, 68% of the global population will live in cities by 2050. Fast growing secondary cities combine characteristics and hurdles of both, urban and rural settings, and are thus hotspots for the double burden of malnutrition.
The Nutrition in City Ecosystems (NICE) project focuses on the following 6 secondary cities in Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda:
Bangladesh
Dinajpur
Link to Dinajpur Municipality website
Dinajpur is located ca. 400 km North-West of Dhaka and has a population of about 300,000 inhabitants (2021) living on 24.5 km2. At least 45,000 of the city dwellers live in one of the city’s 69 slums.
The Municipality of Dinajpur partners with the NICE consortium for this project.
Find out more about the evolution of the NICE project in Dinajpur here.
Rangpur
Link to Rangpur City Corporation website
Rangpur is located in the North-Western part of Bangladesh and has a population of nearly 800,000 inhabitants (2021) living on 205.8 km2. At least 100,000 of the city dwellers live in one of the city’s 57 slums.
The Rangpur City Corporation partners with the NICE consortium for this project.
Find out more about the evolution of the NICE project in Rangpur here.
Kenya
Bungoma
Link to Bungoma County’s website
Link to Bungoma County’s Food System Dashboard
(an initiative supported by the NICE project)
Bungoma is located in the Lake Victoria Basin in Western Kenya, close to the Ugandan border and has a population of around 270,000 inhabitants (2019).
Bungoma County partners with the NICE consortium for this project.
Find out more about the evolution of the NICE project in Bungoma here.
Busia
Link to Busia County’s website
Link to Busia County’s Food System Dashboard
(an initiative supported by the NICE project)
Busia is located in the Lake Victoria Basin in Western Kenya, directly at the Ugandan border and has a population of around 110,000 inhabitants (2019) living on 45 km2.
Busia County partners with the NICE consortium for this project.
Find out more about the evolution of the NICE project in Busia here.
Rwanda
Rubavu
Rubavu is located in the Western part of Rwanda and has a population of around 150,000 inhabitants (2018) living on 45 km2.
The Rubavu District partners with the NICE consortium for this project.
Find out more about the evolution of the NICE project in Rubavu here.
Rusizi
Rusizi is located in the Western part of Rwanda and has a population of around 70,000 inhabitants (2019) living on 88 km2.
The Rusizi District partners with the NICE consortium for this project.
Find out more about the evolution of the NICE project in Rusizi here.