Pembroke 21C Pembroke’s Community Association

Tackling the adverse effects of climate change in Pembroke

A presentation to the Climate Commission for Wales

Elizabeth GossageDevelopment Officer

Friday 20th September 2013

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

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

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

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

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