On September 17, 2024, SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation organised an online training for our members to inspire each other with best practices and learn more about concrete tools on how CSOs can engage with Just Transition, given its growing importance both politically and in our daily work. The training was given in English with Spanish interpretation available to enable more members to join the training and exchange their perspectives.

The event was a mix of presentations and small interactive breakout rooms. Clara Dassonville, policy officer for Just Transition at SOLIDAR, started off the training with an informative presentation about the concepts and definitions of Just Transition. In the following session, the participants had the opportunity to exchange their thoughts on the different actors involved in Just Transition and their conflicting interests. The outcomes of this session were visualised in a mind map.

For the last part of the training, we invited three experts to talk about their experience working on Just Transition and engage with the participants. Experts include:

• Cajsa Unnbom, Policy and methods advisor, Just Transition & Equality and workers’ rights Olof Palme International Center (OPIC). Cajsa introduced us to two types of coalitions (same interest ones and across topic ones) and talked about her first-hand experience in building and organising a coalition with a variety of members in Sweden.
• Repon Chowdhury, Executive Director of Bangladesh Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Foundation (OHSE Foundation). Repon shared his experience with working on Just Transition in Bangladesh and elaborated on establishing the Asia Just Transition Network.
• Eliza Barnea, Just Transition Campaign Coordinator for Romania at CEE Bankwatch. Eliza gave a very detailed presentation about the Just Transition Mechanism, the ways in which CEE Bankwatch secures funding and the challenges the organisation faces while being involved in the complicated Just Transition process. 

Thanks again to our speakers and all the participants for the great training!