Bełchatów
We are working in Bełchatów with our Polish partners, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach and KADRA. We have interacted with communities, policymakers and practitioners in the region to strengthen citizen participation with insights from the project.
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There’s a conversation happening right now about the sustainability transition and the future of Norrbotten. Residents have already raised issues about housing, education, economic growth and more.
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We had our first forum workshops!
By exploring the connections between communities and decision makers in Bełchatów, we aim to promote more collaboration in the design of transition policies that impact Bełchatów's residents.
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We held Focus Groups and interviews!
Our surveys, interviews, focus groups and workshops/forums engage key actors, such as municipal and regional policymakers, public authorities, civil society representatives, and most importantly, citizens.
We completed our media analysis!
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The structural changes occurring in the region will bring about many societal and economic changes, impaxcting at least 14000 workers.
In 2021, the Voivodship published its Territorial Just Transition Plan. It sets 2038 as the target year for ending energy generation and lignite mining at Bełchatów.
A major lignite deposit was discovered in 1960 near Bełchatów, and work on a mining and power-generating project started in 1975. Bełchatów’s population has grown rapidly since then.