Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub

the earth systems and climate change hub is a partnership of australia's leading earth systems and climate change research institutions. its role is to ensure that australia’s policies and management decisions are effectively informed by earth systems and climate change science, now and into the future. our research project portfolio has been designed to help address five of australia's top climate challenges: – hydroclimate and water resources – food security, ecosystems and natural resource management – carbon cycle and future warming – changes in coastal climate – extremes and disaster risk management the hub is hosted by the commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation (csiro) and is one of six hubs supported by funding through the australian government’s national environmental science program. the escc hub is a partnership csiro, bureau of meteorology, australian national university, monash university, university of melbourne, university of new south wales and univ