GWC: Global Water Citizenship (Integrating Networked Citizens, Scientists and Local Decision Makers) (GWF Pillar 3)

Section 1: Project Information

Project Name

Led by

	Lead 1	Lead 2	Lead 3	Lead 4
Name	Colin Robertson
Institution	Wilfrid Laurier University
Role	PI
Contact Information	crobertson@wlu.ca

Classification (e.g., "GWF Pillar 3", "CCRN", etc.)

GWF Pillar 3

Project Websites

http://gwc-gwf.ca

Project Description

This project develops big data analytic tools that support citizens and scientists in two-way knowledge exchanges.

GWC Objectives:
1. Build a national inventory of citizen science projects for water resources.
2. Develop tools to reduce barriers to the use of citizen science data by environmental researchers.
3. Develop approaches to maximize the use of GWF information products by vulnerable communities and citizens.
4. Expand participation and improve knowledge of documenting environmental change in Canada's cold regions.

Project Participants

Name	Role	Position, Institution, and Contact Information
Colin Robertson	PI	Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Director Cold Regions Research Centre, Laurier crobertson@wlu.ca
Rob Feick	Co-Investigator
Steve Roberts	Co-Investigator
Michael English	Co-Investigator
Trisalyn Nelson	Collaborator

Current Status of this Project

○ Planned

◉ In Progress

○ Abandoned

○ Complete