Cities – NICE

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.

NICE City Factsheet Dinajpur

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.

NICE City Factsheet Rangpur

Kenya

Bungoma

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.

NICE City Factsheet Bungoma

Busia

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.

NICE City Factsheet Busia