Troi’r Llanw / Turning the Tide
We are super excited to be apart of the Troi’r Llanw/Turning the Tide Programme along with industry leads across Wales. This project has received funding for over three years from The National Lottery Community Fund, starting summer 2026.
This project, aims to normalise community-led climate work, ensure voices shape environmental decisions, and help people feel empowered in the face of the climate crisis.
Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is proud to announce the launch of a major new three-year climate action project, Troi’r Llanw/Turning the Tide.
Leading this project forward is the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) alongside Youth Cymru, Cwmpas, Mentrau Iaith Cymru, and Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales (EYST). This project, aims to normalise community-led climate work, ensure voices shape environmental decisions, and help people feel empowered in the face of the climate crisis.
Troi’r Llanw / Turning the Tide Youth Advisory Forum
Youth Cymru is recruiting 8–12 young people aged 16–25 to join the Turning the Tide / Troi’r Llanw Youth Advisory Forum.
The Forum will support young people to shape the design, delivery and review of a Wales-wide climate action project, create youth-led content, influence project activity and feed young people’s insights into wider decision-making spaces.
Young people do not need previous climate experience. We welcome applications from young people who care about their community, youth voice, fairness, nature, creativity or social change.
Forum members will also be invited to take part in an October residential at the CAT Centre.
Deadline: 16 August
Application : Open Now
Aims of the Youth Advisory Forum.
Give young people real decision-making power in the project
Bring young leadership into the detailed design, development and review of Turning the Tide
Ensure youth-led climate activities are relevant, accessible and shaped by young people’s voices
Support young people to lead, create content and influence delivery across the project
Feed young people’s climate insights into wider decision-making and policy spaces
Project Aims
The project aims to strengthen climate literacy and awareness, build capacity for action and support community-led projects while promoting a just and fair transition to a more sustainable future. By sharing stories of successful local action, and encouraging policy dialogue, it will work to ensure that community perspectives influence decision makers. The initiative aims to draw on the strengths and networks of its delivery partners to reach target communities and guide people from everyday conversations to sustained climate action and wider policy impact.
A Wales-wide approach to community-led climate action
Thanks to National Lottery players, Troi'r Llanw/Turning the Tide has received £1,499,800 from the Climate Action Fund, a long-term commitment from The National Lottery Community Fund to support communities across the UK to act on climate change and involve more people in positive environmental action.
Want to learn more about the project? Head to the Centre for Alternative Technology or Contact us!