Tackling the adverse effects of climate change in Pembroke

1. Pembroke 21C
Pembroke’s Community Association
Tackling the adverse effects of
climate change in Pembroke
A presentation to the
Climate Commission for Wales
Elizabeth Gossage
Development Officer
Friday 20th September 2013

2. Our commitments
• 2009 signed the Wales Third Sector Declaration
on Climate Change
• 2010 signed the Sustainable Development
Charter for Wales
• Green Dragon Environmental Standard
• 2011 Pembroke 2020 Community Plan
• 2012 Business Plan Delivering Sustainable
Change
• Investing in Volunteers quality standard

3. Our Approach
• Living up to our values
• Leading and enabling practical change
• Building resilience to the adverse impacts
• Holding others to account
• Equipping the community to understand
the consequences of not acting

4. Projects to deliver sustainable change
• Foundry House Community Centre
• Pembroke Farmers Market
• Pembroke Food
• Pembroke Millponds LNR and Holyland Wood
• The Pembroke Story
• The Town Environment
• PembTech ICT
• Pembroke 21C Community Interest Company

5. Pembroke Food – SSL Grant
• Research and scoping report
• Focus on local and seasonal fruit and
vegetables – using CBSM techniques
• Pathfinder Programme case study &
Learning History
• Measuring the change through 2
questionnaires
• Report on results and how to change the
approach

6. The changed approach to June 2014
• Food security – improving local
supply chains
• Stronger face to face engagement
• Taking it into the community
• Measuring the difference