Presentation given to the Climate Change Commission for wales 2013

2. Working in Partnership

3. More than a Grant Stream…
1.Development Officer Support:
•Long-term relationship with dedicated Development
Officer (DO)
•‘Sign-posting’ service
•Expertise of core partner organisations
•Networking and information exchange

4. 2. Intelligent, Accessible Funding
• 5 Tailored Grant Streams
• Hands-on support
• Prompt turnarounds
• Insights into what works
• Complementary schemes

5. What do we do?
“Pioneering ideas need fertile soil to take
root and be nurtured.
It's the nurturing bit that Environment
Wales is so good at.”
Richard Northridge, Cwm Harry Land Trust

6. We…
More than 300 community groups and
social enterprises across Wales.
• Support
• Signpost
• Network
• Guide
• Inspire

7. We help communities to make
Sustainable Development goals a
reality.

8. Community Grown Food

9. Recycling

10. Reuse

11. Energy

12. Woodland Management

13. Keen Greens

14. Keen Non Greens

15. Incidental Greens

17. Measuring Value

18. What is the Potential?
1.1,000 volunteers have a greater understanding of the causes and impacts of
climate change and are using this to inform others and model climate-friendly
living;
2.50 projects are enabled to model resource conservation and action on climate
change to 20,000 staff, volunteers, visitors and beneficiaries;
3.15 community reuse and recycle schemes are supported to enable communities
to act on the 3Rs message;
4.20 organisations have started to make changes to their existing activities to take
account of climate change;
5.10 jobs are created or maintained to carry out these activities.

19. Gaps in Support
•What is there already?
•How do we measure and communicate value?
•Support for First Steps
•Talk the same language
Thank you