'The increased risk of flooding and storms are just two of the very real threats facing the people of Wales, unless we and politicians act now!'

This is the message from the Stop Climate Chaos (SCC) coalition, which will be discussed at a special event tomorrow in the Norwegian Church, near the new National Assembly building in Cardiff Bay.

Positive steps towards tackling climate change in Wales have been set out in SCC's new Manifesto for Wales. Representatives from 14 civil society organisations will be meeting with Assembly Members from the four main parties, to urge political support for the principles set out in the document.

The coalition brings together non-government organisations from the environmental and development sectors, together with faith-based bodies and the National Federation of Women's Institutes in Wales.

"In England and Wales, five million people already live in areas at risk from flooding, and this figure is set to grow dramatically" says Morgan Parry, Head of WWF Cymru and SCC member.

"Sea level rise and increased storms caused by climate change mean by 2080 the risk of flooding could be 30 times higher than it is now - it is no wonder that 70 per cent of people polled in Wales view climate change as a very real threat."

The coalition's Manifesto is pressing for further reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from sources in Wales, including energy generation, businesses, homes and transport.

"There is an opportunity here to make some bold moves to reduce carbon emissions, before it's too late," says Peter Jones, Environmental Policy Officer for RSPB Cymru and SCC member.

"Greenhouse gas emissions continue to creep up and the coalition is asking politicians to support a carbon reduction plan that will actually deliver results. We may be only a decade away from the point of no-return, as carbon dioxide levels look set to pass the 400 parts per million mark by 2015, currently thought to be the trigger for possible run-away global heating and sea-level rise."

Steve Brooks, Policy and Advocacy Officer for Oxfam Cymru, says "Climate change threatens hundreds of millions of people worldwide, particularly many of the poorest and most vulnerable, who will be put at severe risk of greatly increased drought, floods, agricultural failure, starvation and disease."

The launch event has received cross-party support from Assembly Members Carl Sargeant, Glyn Davies, Mick Bates and Helen Mary Jones, who will all be attending.