Community-led climate and nature action expands across the city

Six new Bristol community organisations will be supported to co-develop their own responses to the climate crisis, after being accepted into the Community Climate Action Project learning and mentoring programme.

Bricks Bristol, Hillfield’s Community Garden, Knowle West Media Centre, Southmead Development Trust, The Vassall Centre, and Windmill Hill City Farm will be provided with a £3,000 bursary, a series of free workshops, peer mentoring and resources to co-develop their own community climate action plans.

Their involvement will see the project expand into more wards across the city and increase the diversity of people taking part in climate and nature action in Bristol following in the footsteps of the six community organisations that pioneered the first phase of the project, coordinated by Bristol Green Capital Partnership.

Group of people from CCA projectThe Community Climate Action Project puts community leadership at the heart of citywide and local action on climate and inequality.

Through the project’s learning and mentoring programme, this new cohort of organisations will learn from the community climate leaders who have pioneered Bristol’s first community-led climate action plans.

The project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund’s Climate Action Fund, and coordinated by Bristol Green Capital Partnership with support from the Centre for Sustainable Energy and Bristol City Council. A range of climate and nature experts from across the city will provide additional support to the new cohort.

https://bristolgreencapital.org/community-led-climate-and-nature-action-expands-across-the-city/

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