ClimateWatch App
Vanuatu
ClimateWatch is a mobile app based digital solution which has been launched in 2023 in collaboration with the Vanuatu Meteorological and Geohazards Department (VMGD) within the Ministry of Climate Change, the Climate and Oceans Support Programme in the Pacific, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and EarthWatch. ClimateWatch App aims to understand how changes in temperature and rainfall are affecting the seasonal behaviour of plants and animals and to aid the monitoring of traditional knowledge indicators in Vanuatu such as turtles, plants, and animals. These are indicators that have been used by ni-Vanuatu (a large group of closely related Melanesian ethnic groups native to the island country of Vanuatu) for centuries to predict the weather patterns and behaviours. At present, the current traditional knowledge monitoring system is done by using paper-based forms and can only be carried out by a small number of individuals. The ClimateWatch App is a solution developed to address the challenges of monitoring all 80 islands spanning a total of 1,300 kilometres. Its a Citizen Science digital solution, which means that anyone and everyone can be a part of it.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Weather forecasting services, Livestock management & animal health, Farm advisory services
Delivery type (format)
Mobile app
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Multi-partners
Name of supplier/developer
Vanuatu Meteorological and Geohazards Department (VMGD) within the Ministry of Climate Change#Climate and Oceans Support Programme in the Pacific#Australian Bureau of Meteorology#EarthWatch
Primary Users
Farmers , Agribusiness / private company
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (broad use use locally)
Number of users or subscribers
80 islands spanning a total of 1,300 kilometres. Source: Developer website
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
All over Vanuatu
Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes