Purpose This paper aims to provide a systematic literature review of the state-of-the-art applications climate information in humanitarian relief efforts, further knowledge how science can be better integrated into decision-making process supply chains. Design/methodology/approach A was conducted using combination key search terms developed from both and logistics literature. Articles four majo...

Assessing how climate change information is used in conservation planning an important part of meeting long-term and adaptation goals. In the United States, state agencies responsible for fish wildlife management create State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs) to identify goals, prioritize actions, establish plans managing monitoring target species habitats. We created a rubric assess compare use SW...

Challenges in linking meteorological and climatological information with a wide range of farming decisions are addressed in this paper. In particular, while a considerable amount of weather and climate information is now available for farmers, some types of information under development or already operational, particularly climate forecasting, formation, may be ill-suited for use by farmers for...

introduction climate has always been one the main factors of designing urban spaces in iran since past centuries. by analyzing urban spaces it can be concluded that different cities have different urban spaces due to climate differences. one of the main reasons of the differences in the type and orientation of urban spaces is the climate as one of the key factors in designing these areas. regar...

The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) began providing user-oriented climate information, including outlooks, in the late 1990s. Its climate products are intended to meet the needs of decision makers in various sectors of society such as agriculture, water management, health, disaster management, energy, education and others. They try to link the current state of the...

Since 2005, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre have had an ongoing partnership with the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) to connect end-users with providers of climate information. This partnership has enabled and encouraged the uptake of climate information in the humanitarian sector. ...