climatewatch

Facilitating community involvement in the collection of data vital to understanding large scale trends in the environment.

What is ClimateWatch?

ClimateWatch allows you to get hands-on in the science of understanding climate change. By observing and recording natural phenomenon; like when leaves start to fall, the budding of flowers or the appearance of migratory birds; the information you record can help the scientific community to understand the effects of climate change on Australia’s unique biodiversity.

Earthwatch Australia, Land & Water Australia, Melbourne University and the Bureau of Meteorology, in close collaboration with other scientific institutions including CSIRO, Australian herbaria, botanic gardens and museums, have developed ClimateWatch: a climate change monitoring web-based program that allows Australians to participate with the scientific community in making observations and recording data.

Climate change related effects on rainfall and temperature are causing changes in plant flowering times and animal breeding and migration cycles. With your help you can make a difference.

ClimateWatch is a monitoring program that will allow community groups, schools and individuals to get involved. This will help develop their understanding of climate change and the natural processes in your backyard by making and recording their observations of the natural world using this website. The monitoring program will start in early 2009. The question you will help scientists answer is: "how are our animals, plants and ecosystems responding to climate change?"

Learn from your environment - not just about it.

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Opportunities for Involvement and Support

Earthwatch offers a unique opportunity for organisations to become involved in meaningful science through ClimateWatch and other programs. Earthwatch welcomes support from organisations, companies or individuals who can provide financial support or alternatively in-kind support to help deliver our key outcome of inspiring people through participation in science.

Contact climate@earthwatch.org.au or phone +61 (0)3 9682 6828.