Cyprus is near the bottom of a sustainable development report, ranking just 32 out of 34 European countries.
With an overall score of 61.0, Cyprus marginally improved its 2022 score of 60.7, maintaining, however its position in the ranking.
The European Sustainable Development Report for 2023/24 highlighted several problematic indicators contributing to Cyprus low ranking. They included excessive nitrogen use in agriculture, compensatory water imports, municipal waste recycling rates, plastic waste exports, CO2 emissions, overfishing, low levels of overseas development assistance and unfavourable tax haven assessments.
The findings released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Cyprus, expressed concern over Cyprus placement, stressing that it does not reflect well on the country.
SDSN is a non-profit organisation was created in 2012 by the United Nations to promote sustainable development goals at national and international levels.
Efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and meet the Paris Agreement on Climate Change remain a priority for the organisation.
The report did note some progress in certain indicators, such as poverty, energy and inequality. Efforts towards further improvement are underway, including the introduction of the Cyprus National Voluntary Review in 2021, namely a process by which countries take stock and assess progress and challenges in the implementation of the SDGs.
Since its establishment in 2019, SDSN Cyprus has worked with social and governmental partners to enhance the countrys performance in implementing SDGs.
The organisation promotes the dissemination of best practices, awareness-raising, education on sustainable development, youth engagement and integration of SDGs into daily activities.
The European Sustainable Development Report for 2023/24 is available at https:/eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org/
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