Post COVID-19 Recovery

In mid-2020, the UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO assembled a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral collection of scholars and practitioners to envision how government infrastructure investment could build a greener, more resilient, and more equitable future in Canada.

The Building Back Better Post COVID-19 Task Force wrote a position paper and series of policy briefs published through iPolitics that provided targeted infrastructure investment and policy considerations. The policy briefs focused on three key investment areas: Food Systems (led by Alison Blay-Palmer), Green Infrastructure (led by Deborah Van Nijnatten), and Ecosystems and Biodiversity (led by Liette Vasseur).

Publications

• Op-Ed: "As COVID-19 lockdowns lift, let’s build a more sustainable and environmentally resilient Canada"
• Position Paper: "Infrastructure investments for a greener, more resilient and sustainable country: Ideas and considerations for Canadian decision-makers"
• Food Systems: "Now is the time to build sustainable food system resilience"
• Green Infrastructure: "Green infrastructure can revive post COVID-19 world"
• Biodiversity and Ecosystems: "Investing in ecosystems: the cornerstone for sustainable renewal of the Canadian economy"

A Food Systems policy note series published by iPolitics is forthcoming.

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