Category: Wales 2051

Wales 2051 is a series of short fictional stories, highlighting a key element of sustainable development that has helped shape a post net zero Wales.

The Welcome to Wales in 2051 series ends with the story of Gwen-Eddo, whose role is to facilitate conversations with citizens to ensure their views and ideas are acted upon. But more importantly, Gwen-Eddo ensures that any decisions taken at the local and national levels align with the Well-Being of Future Generations Act.

The critical skill we want to highlight is an ability to listen and connect the dots, matched with knowledge about climate and societal changes. Like many characters and stories in this series, this one is also inspired by a real person as well as initiatives that happened in Wales and across the world. Our journalist picks up the tale…

This week our Wales 2051 reporter, Aman, meets Cleo, a healthcare worker. Like the other characters, Cleo is fictional but inspired by existing pioneers in Wales and further afield.

The story highlights how the skills and practices of the caring economy align with a just transition, using prevention over cure, principles of reciprocity and mutual support, emotions and working with the natural systems that support us. 

How ancient agriculture practices might help mitigate the impact of extreme weather conditions on growing food.

In the fourth instalment of the Welcome to Wales in 2051 provocation, we introduce our next character, Luke, Cameron’s father, who tells us about how he remodelled ways the private sector work in partnership to address pressing challenges in the city of Swansea in 2051.

In the second instalment of the Welcome to Wales in 2051 vision, we introduce our next fictional character, Adi, who paints the picture of living in and creating a thriving city.