Ceredigion

The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales (WTSWW) worked with the Ceredigion Local Nature Partnership to explore the barriers that are limiting coastal communities’ capacity to tackle climate change.

The project looked at addressing two key barriers:

• Poor communication and a feeling of not being listened to.
• People not feeling they have the knowledge or capacity to play their part in marine and coastal issues.

They brought together volunteers and local stakeholders in Porthcawl and Aberporth who might not have been involved in local environmental activities before, such as farmers, local businesses, and community police officers.

Participants learnt a lot from each other, for example how businesses could support community activities, and pressures facing local businesses that the community may not be aware of.

The project created a good space for people to network and share the community-led sustainability activities that were happening, but they also identified that improved coordination and support was needed for ‘sustainable community action’ in the area.