Senedd Elections

Darllen y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg

From iconic coastlines to winding rivers, our waters should be places where people and nature thrive. But right now, they’re being choked by sewage pollution, plastic waste, and toxic chemicals—a perfect storm that’s making water users sick and devastating our environment. 

The 2026 Senedd elections are a historic chance to turn the tide in Wales. We’ve spoken with communities, grassroots groups, and environmental organisations across Wales to help us develop a manifesto that can end sewage and plastic pollution for good. Whether you surf, swim, paddle, or simply care about protecting Wales’s natural heritage, there’s never been a more important moment to take action. Find our Manifesto for Wales here in English and Welsh. 

This manifesto is yours to use. Start conversations with local communities and businesses, take it to candidates and ask what their party will do to deliver our asks, and let us know if we can support you. There are more recommendations for engaging future MSs in our toolkit below too. 

This manifesto – and our 2026 campaigning – centres on three key asks of the next Welsh Government: 

  • Protect public health 
  • Transform the Welsh water system, and  
  • Cut plastic pollution and create a circular economy 

The solutions exist. The power to deliver them lies with Wales’s next government, and with people like you holding them to account. 

Read the manifesto in English

Read the manifesto in Welsh