Youth Climate Ambassadors for Wales

The YCA is a democratic, youth-led initiative, which gives young people aged 11-25 years, based all over Wales, a voice and opportunities to take climate action. Although supported by Climate Cymru, all key decisions are made by members, including a consultation group, which sits alongside the YCAs and is open to all young people in Wales. The group campaign for a greener, fairer future—led by youth, powered by hope.

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Yesterday we attended the @younggamechangersfund celebration at Chester Zoo. The fund has been vital in helping us with our work over the last year. We met so many lovely young people, hearing how their projects were supported by the grant, across so many areas of youth social action. We attended a workshop on funding decision-making, a network and paint session, and had a chance to look around the zoo. It was an unforgettable experience!

#YoungGamechangers #YCAWales #ClimateAction #YouthWork

Yesterday some of our members attended the incredible change makers conference, which was organised by @cymru_global and held in the @templeofpeacewales . We had our own stall where we asked the young people in attendance “What would you do if you were prime minister for a day?”, “What makes a good leader?” and “What would a perfect world look like?” and we were very impressed with both sthe creativity that the children had and their knowledge about global crises. We learnt about the incredible work that @keepitfaxcharity does, and had an amazing workshop with @karinaismsillustration #youthwork #climatecrisis #climateaction #youthclimateleaders #wales

This was a great workshop by @karinaismsillustration that we were lucky enough to attend at the change makers conference today. #climatechange #wales #climatecrisis #climateaction #textileart

Earlier this week, some of our members had the amazing opportunity to visit the reset connect conference in London, as part of London Climate Action Week. We attended talks,asked questions to speakers and explored the large hall full of stalls displaying the latest advances in climate technology. It was incredibly warm during our time in London, which highlighted the need for strong action to be taken to reduce emissions. Outside of the conference hours, we explored parts of London using the tube, and had a lot of fun. #climate #climatecrisis #londonclimateactionweek #lcaw2026 #resetconnect

Day in the life of a Youth Climate Ambassador for Wales attending the reset connect conference ( @resetconnect ) in London as part of London Climate Action week ( @ldnclimateweek ). We had an amazing time networking, learning and being inspired by all the work that’s being done to tackle the climate crisis. If your between 13-25, are from wales and are passionate about climate change use the link in our bio to learn more about joint the Youth Clinate Ambassadors for Wales, to get the opportunity to attend events like these + more. #climatechange #resetconnect #dayinthelifevlog #ditl #climatecrisis

We had a great time at the first day of the Reset Connect conference (@resetconnect )which is part of the London Climate action week! Here are the highlights of our day. We attended lots of interesting talks,and found time for a bit of sightseeing after as-well. #resetconnect #climatechange #wales #londonclimateactionweek #youthwork

This is a reminder that you have until midnight tomorrow to register to vote in the upcoming senedd election!! Registering to vote is a simple process that you can do online using the link in our bio. It is crucial that we use our votes to shape our futures! 🗳️🌍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #wales #senedd2026 #vote #youth #climatecrisis

Why should we consider climate change when we vote? Here are some of the key reasons we’ve collected that show why it’s so important to consider climate change and related policies when we vote. 🌍🌿 #climatecrisis #climatechange #climateaction #climatejustice #youthclimateaction

As young people, the decisions made in the Senedd will shape the future we live in, especially when it comes to climate action. 🌍
We’ve put together 5 useful things young people in Wales should know about voting, including key dates and how the voting system works. 🗳️
Fel pobl ifanc, bydd penderfyniadau Senedd Cymru yn siapio’r dyfodol rydyn ni’n byw ynddo, yn enwedig pan ddaw hi i weithredu yn erbyn newid hinsawdd.
Rydyn ni wedi rhannu 5 peth defnyddiol dylai pobl ifanc yng Nghymru wybod, gan gynnwys dyddiadau pwysig a sut mae’r system bleidleisio’n gweithio.🗳️

#youthvoice #senedd2026 #youthaction #climatecrisis #useyourvote

📣Applications to join the YCA are now open using the link in our bio which has more info on the application process, and what to expect as a YCA !! Are you a young person in Wales who cares about climate change,nature and the environment? This is your chance to get involved, meet like-minded people and make an impact as a Youth Climate Ambassador for Wales. Apply now using the link in our bio 💗🏞️ #nature #climatechange #youthgroup #wales #envirnoment

Last week Yolay and Lila (YCA’s Chair and Vice Chair) attended the 38th CCIVS General Conference in Pretoria, South Africa.

It was a real privilege to be involved in conversation, listen to stories and be inspired by people from all over the world. The conference was an incredible platform to share the YCA journey, amplify wider youth voice and learn from others about how to make effective change.

We were very lucky to meet the wonderful CCIVS Youth Committee who we will be working with moving forward with our Taith funded climate education project.

Want to get involved? Answer our survey to tell us where you think the gaps are in climate education.

Want to be part of the YCA movement? Our applications are open! 💚

Yesterday our YCA members Menna, Emily, and Sara spoke on a panel alongside incredible speakers discussing groups who are disproportionately affected by climate change. There were representatives for women’s groups,young people, native communities and global majority countries. We had powerful conversations, gained powerful insight, and amazing discussions with the audience. Thank you to climate Cymru for organising the event and to everyone who joined us!🌍
Ddoe siaradodd ein haelodau Menna, Emily a Sara ar banel gyda siaradwyr anhygoel yn trafod y grwpiau sy’n cael eu heffeithio’n fawr gan newid hinsawdd. Roedd cynrychiolwyr yno o grwpiau merched, pobl ifanc, cymunedau brodorol a gwledydd mwyafrif byd-eang. Cawson ni sgyrsiau pwerus, gwerthfawr, ac roedd y trafodaethau gyda’r gynulleidfa yn wych. Diolch i Climate Cymru am drefnu’r digwyddiad, ac i bawb a ymunodd â ni! 🌍✨

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Tomorrow Yolay, Lila and Michi (YCA’s chair, vice chair and coordinator) are off to South Africa to attend the CCIVS 38th General Assembly and Conference!

At the conference we will not only be representing YCA, but hoping to amplify the voice of UK youth. You can get involved by answering the climate education survey linked on our story and following along with our updates this week! ☺️

🌍 Want to take real action on climate change?
Join our FREE Accredited Carbon Literacy Course for 14–25 year olds this November! Learn how carbon impacts our planet, build your climate confidence, and earn a certification! 💚
📅 2nd, 9th & 23rd Nov | 6–8pm
🔗 Register via link in bio 🌍 Eisiau cymryd camau go iawn dros yr hinsawdd? 🌱
Ymunwch â’n Cwrs Llythrennedd Carbon AM DDIM i bobl 14–25 oed ym mis Tachwedd! Dysgwch sut mae carbon yn effeithio ar ein planed, datblygwch eich sgiliau hinsawdd, a derbynwch dystysgrif! 💚
📅 2il, 9fed & 23ain Tachwedd | 6–8yh
🔗 Cofrestrwch drwy’r ddolen yn y bio
#ClimateAction #YouthClimateAmbassadors #CarbonLiteracy #Sustainability #Wales

🏞️There isn’t long left to sign our petition so please share it with your friends and families so we can get as many signatures as possible and make sure our voices are heard!! The link is in our bio 🔗. Does dim llawer o amser ar ol i arwyddo ein ddeiseb felly rhannwch y ddolen gydach ffrindiau a theulu er mwyn sicrhau fod ein lleisiau yn cael eu glywed. Mae’r ddolen yn ein Bio 🔗.

We explored @museumwales ‘s collections today for our new project on nature based flood defences 🌿💧 It was so interesting to see all the specimens, they had so much to tell both of us and we had a great time collaborating in order to create an exhibition which will highlight the importance of our nature!
Fe wnaethon ni archwilio casgliadau @amgueddfacymru heddiw ar gyfer ein prosiect newydd ar amddiffynfeydd llifogydd naturiol 🌿💧 Roedd hi’n hynod ddiddorol gweld yr holl sbesimenau, roedd ganddyn nhw gymaint i’w ddweud wrth y ddau ohonon ni, ac fe wnaethon ni fwynhau cydweithio i greu arddangosfa fydd yn tynnu sylw at bwysigrwydd ein natur!
#nature #museum #youthclimateaction #climatecrisis #climateaction #nature

St Fagans Celebration of Nature event 🌳🏞️ Yesterday some of our members attended, and ran a stall at an amazing event at St Fagans which celebrated the incredible variety of nature we have here in Wales. On our stall we invited young people to use Lego in order to imagine nature based ways in which we could fix some of the problems we face in society. Many children built rivers, meadows and amazing forests and we had a lot of fun using our imaginations to design a better future. We tied this to our petitions which advocates for more nature based flood solutions to be used in wales (which you can still sign through the link in our Bio). 🦦 Digwyddiad Dathliad Natur Sain Ffagan 🌳🏞️ Ddoe, mynychodd rhai o’n haelodau stondin mewn digwyddiad anhygoel yn Sain Ffagan a oedd yn dathlu’r amrywiaeth anhygoel o natur sydd gennym yma yng Nghymru. Ar ein stondin, fe wnaethom wahodd pobl ifanc i ddefnyddio Lego er mwyn dychmygu ffyrdd naturiol y gallem ddefnyddio i ddatrys rhai o’r problemau sy’n ein hwynebu yn y gymdeithas. Adeiladodd llawer o blant afonydd, pontydd a choedwigoedd anhygoel a chawsom lawer o hwyl yn defnyddio ein dychymyg i ddylunio dyfodol gwell. Fe wnaethom gysylltu hyn â’n deisebau sy’n annoy y llywodreeth i ddefnyddio fwy o techneugau naturiol i atal llifogydd (gallwch chi eu llofnodi trwy’r ddolen yn ein Bio). 🦦

Have you ever wondered what a YCA meeting is like? On the 15th of June we invite you to join our meeting in order to celebrate the great big green week. This will be an open meeting, so invite your friends,family and colleagues. Our meeting will be held between 6:30-7:30 and to join please follow the link in our bio :)

FLOODING AFFECTS
1/8TH OF ALL WELSH
PROPERTIES , PLEASE SIGN THE
PETITION IN OUR
INSTA BIO TO PROTECT
OUR COMUNITIES,
WILDLIFE AND TO ENSURE
THAT INDIVIDUALS
WONT HAVE TO
REMOVE LITTER
FROM OUR WATERWAYS ANY LONGER #climatechange #ycawales #wales #youthclimateaction #yca #youthclimateambassadors #wales #river #welshriver #cymru #cymraeg #cymraes #petitons #welshgovernment #environment #envirnomentallyfriendly

Recently we’ve been working on our petition, which urges the welsh government to increase funding and actions towards Nature-Based flood management. Please sign through the link in our bio!! 🏞️🏞️🏞️ Recently we’ve been working on our petition, which urges the Welsh government to increase funding and actions towards Nature-Based flood management. Please sign through the link in our bio!! 🏞️🏞️
Yn ddiweddar, rydym wedi bod yn gweithio ar ein ddeiseb, sy’n annog llywodraeth Cymru i gynyddu cyllid a gweithredoedd tuag at dduliau rheoli llifogydd ar naturiol. Os gwelwch yn dda, arwyddwch y ddeiseb trwy’r ddolen yn ein bio!! 🏞️🏞️🏞️

Today we were delighted to be part of a Guinness World Record river clean of the Taff, along with another 1323 participants !! Thank you so much to @katestrong01 for the amazing opportunity to be part of something this big! We did a lot of reflection during the day, and will continue our work around nature based flood defences. 🦦🦦🦦 Heddiw, roeddem yn falch o lanhau’r afon taf gan fod yn rhan o sefydlu record y Byd Guinness, ynghyd â 1323 o bobl eraill!! Diolch yn fawr i @katestrong01 am y cyfle anhygoel i fod yn rhan o rywbeth mor fawr! Gwnaethom lawer o feddwl drwy’r dydd, a byddwn yn parhau â’n gwaith ar amddiffynfeydd llifogydd naturiol. 🦦🦦🦦 @lili4cardiffee

🦡 Stand for Nature Youth Manifesto 🦡

On Wednesday YCA was invited to the Wildlife Trusts' launch of the Stand for Nature youth manifesto ahead of COP16.

Their manifesto calls for action from politicians in Wales to secure our future, biodiversity and climate. Seeing a project that has brought passionate young people from all across Wales together, fighting for the same change was so inspiring.

We also heard speeches about the project, this included from one of our wonderful members, Liliana and Deputy First Minister/ Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change, Huw Irranca-Davies.

Going forward into next week, we're all hoping that during COP16 we'll see some real commitments and actions to safeguard the future of our planet, both here in Wales and across the World 🌍

#wildlifetrust #yca #standfornature #climatechange #biodiversity #senedd

⭐️ Here are some of our favourite pictures from our anti fast fashion show! We sourced all our clothing from sustainable sources, as we wanted to highlight the the importance of being responsible consumers. Thank you to @opheliadossantos for allowing us to model her amazing clothing, as well as @imolloydking on of our members who made clothing for the event! We walked to amazing live music thanks to @harpistelinlloyd . #fastfashionsucks #clothes #climatechange #climatecrisis #youthempowerment #youthclimateambassadors

On Sunday the Youth Climate ambassadors and the Youth peace ambassadors collaborated to organise a sustainable fashion show and clothes swap! Our clothes swap was very successful, and effectively gave life to old pieces of clothing that would of otherwise been put to waste. Thank you to everyone who came along, the swap wouldn’t have been the same with out you 💗

Less then a week to go before our sustainable fashion show and clothes swap!! Grab your free tickets using the link in our comments 💗#climatechange #cardiff #cardiffevent #cardiffuni #cardifffreshers

Join us on Sunday, October 13th at 1:00 PM for a sustainable fashion show and clothes swap hosted by the youth climate and peace ambassadors! Embrace eco- friendly style and swap out your wardrobe for a good cause. https:// www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainable- fashion-show-and-clothes-swap- tickets-1026176590807 - for more details and to get tickets. #sustainablefashion #cardiffevent #cardiff #YouthAmbassadors #ecofriendlyfashion #getyourticketsnow

🌳Today we held our first in-person meeting of the year🌳

The main focus was creating our Summer 2024 Manifesto. We've got lots of interesting ideas and plans for the rest of the year, with the planet and youth voice at the centre of them all.

Make sure you're following our socials to see what we get up to, with some exciting events coming very soon! 😁

~Emily🦉

#YCA #YCAWales #youthclimateaction #youthactivists #climatechange #climateaction #manifesto #wales

INTRODUCING…
✨OUR NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR✨

Please welcome Yolay and Arthur to our team!

Yolay is a 17 year old student from Cowbridge. Her interest in climate action is driven by increasing awareness of environmental impacts and the urgent need for eco-friendly solutions, for example, issues with fast fashion and promoting sustainability.

Arthur is a 16 year old student from Cardiff, passionate about promoting the right to a clean and safe environment for all.

We’ve been busy behind the scenes, recruiting new members, creating new goals and getting to know each other. We can’t wait to share our work with you all as we continue to fight for climate justice and change.

~ R 🌸
#climatechange #climatechangeaction #youthgroup #wales #ycawales #youthclimateaction

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