Background information

The Paper is one of the deliverables of the EU funded project entitled Just4all - ‘Bridging Social Innovation Learning Laboratories in Europe through a Just Transition for All and with All’ (October 2023 – September 2025), which is currently running under the Call ‘Social innovations for a fair green and digital transition’ (ESF-2022-SOC-INNOV) in four EU member states – Cyprus, France, Ireland and Sweden. In overall, the project aims to develop integrated, inclusive and innovative adult learning education models that promote just transition focusing on migrants, women and low-skilled adults.

Content of measure

This National Background Paper explores the efforts and challenges associated with climate change mitigation and just transition in Cyprus with a focus on migrants, women and low skilled adults as well as the role of formal and non-formal education, civil society organisations and cross border collaborations in fostering green transition. It discusses the impacts of climate change in the Island and the national just transition policies. It provides an overview of the climate change, including data on the temperature increases, the sea level rise and decreased precipitation. It explores the social and economic impacts of climate change and underlines the scarcity of data on the impact on vulnerable groups. Additionally, it reports on the global climate pledges and provides the national framework on green transition.

It also looks at formal and non-formal education. It provides information on the formal educational programmes provided by the higher educational institutions as well on initiatives in non-formal education. It also discusses the opportunities that the Ministry of Education provides for educators and trainers as well as the challenges and gaps in regards to the issue. The document also raises the civil societies’ crucial role in mobilising action on environment, sustainability and educational engagement. Finally, it examines the cross-board collaborations and projects implemented between Cyprus and other EU and/or neighbouring countries aiming to promote just transition for the vulnerable groups.

Use of measure

Currently, there is no information on the use of measure.

Contents

• Other topics

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Does not apply to businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
Company / Companies EU level social partners	European Funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement as case not in social partner domain	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: Company level

Involvement

The Paper was prepared by the Cypriot partner of the project, the Center for the Advancement of Research & Development in Educational Technology (CARDET). The development of the content of the paper is based on secondary qualitative and quantitative data including publications, statistical data and policy paper than the contribution of social partners.

Views and reactions

No particular views of social partners have been recorded.

Sources

• 16 October 2024: National background paper: Just transition, lifelong learning and adult education in Cyprus (www.solidar.org)