In the course geologic history, the climate has always been undergoing change. As opposed to millenniums past, today's climate change, however, is man-made and is advancing at an alarmingly rapid pace.
The effects of climate change are particularly visible in the highlands, such as in the Hohe Tauern National Park. The receding of the glaciers and thawing of perma-frost soils are the most evident phenomena.
With the innovative educational programme "Network Climate School of the Hohe Tauern National Park", the Hohe Tauern National Park and the network, Austria's leading electricity company, aim to raise the awareness for sustainable climate protection in youth.
The decision-makers of tomorrow will become of aware of how to actively contribute to climate protection.
The Network Climate School of the Hohe Tauern National Park is mobile and comes directly to the school of the national park region. Through interactive learning, experiencing, observing and analysing, students develop an understanding for the factors and interrelations which affect the climate on a regional and global basis.
The climate-school instruction takes place over four days and has the nature of a project week. Students get to observe, experiment and analyse under the supervision of national park rangers, who bring with them all resources needed for instruction.
Complicated interrelations are illustrated in a way suitable for children and their age, and solution approaches presented. In doing so, special focus is placed on the national park region Hohe Tauern, existing climate protection projects shown and students motivated to become active in their own milieu.
1st day:
Weather or climate? Weather observations, weather forecasts, fairy tales, legends, myths, weather proverbs, alpine climate and alpine ecology.
2nd day:
Greenhouse effect, climate change and climate witness accounts, a glance into the climate window of the Hohen Tauern, animals and plants in times of climate change.
3rd day:
Mobility, nutrition and energy from the perspective of climate change.
4th day:
Excursions linked to the various topics
Climate protection projects in the Hohe Tauern National Park
Glaciers as witnesses to climate change
Studies of microclimatic locations
National park administration Salzburg
Tel: +43 (0)6562 40849-33
Mail: nationalpark@salzburg.gv.at
