A sector-specific decision support system that integrates climate and environmental information with health data to support early warning, risk assessment, and planning for climate-sensitive diseases
Climate Risk Information System for Public Health (CRISH)
Link To DSS: https://crish.dnmg.gov.tl/login/
Developer: RIMES and DNMG-Timor Leste
Stage Of Maturity: Operational, Continuously evolving
- Coverage: National (Timor-Leste)
- Climate Timescales Covered: Historical / Baseline, Real-time / Near Real-time Monitoring, Seasonal, Short-range (Weather: 0–10 days)
Strengths
- Strong climate-health integration
- Supports early warning for disease outbreaks
- Enables evidence-based health planning
- Providers spatial and temporal risk analysis
- Expands climate services into health sector
Weaknesses
- Dependent on availability and quality of health data
- Requires inter-agency coordination (health + Meteorology)
- Limited direct last-mile communication
- May require technical expertise to interpret outputs
- Typically country-specific implementation
Synergies
- Uses climate inputs from Climate Services Toolkit and FOCUS
- Supported by data systems like RIMES Regional Data and Analytics System and DataEx
- Can integrate with risk platforms like SMART and SATARK
- Complements environmental monitoring platforms like SERVIR-HKH Platform