A sector-specific decision support system designed to provide climate-informed advisories for livestock management, supporting risk reduction, productivity, and resilience in livestock systems
Note: Focus on operational advisory and early warning
National Livestock Advisory System (NLAS)
Link To DSS: https://nlas-wb.rimes.int/dashboard/home
Developer: RIMES
Stage Of Maturity: Operational, Continuously evolving
- Coverage: National (Bangladesh)
- Climate Timescales Covered: Extended Range (Sub-seasonal), Real-time / Near Real-time Monitoring, Seasonal, Short-range (Weather: 0–10 days)
Strengths
- Strong sector-specific DSS for livestock, often underrepresented
- Provides actionable advisories linked to climate conditions
- Supports early warning for livestock-related risks
- Integrates climate data with livestock management practices
- Enhances resilience of pastoral and mixed farming systems
Weaknesses
- Sector-specific (limited cross-sector application)
- Dependent on availability of livestock and environmental datasets
- Requires localization for different livestock systems and regions
- Dissemination dependent on extension networks
- Limited integration of long-term climate projections
Synergies
- Can integrate forecasts from Climate Services Toolkit and FOCUS
- Supported by data infrastructure from RIMES Regional Data and Analytics System and DataEx
- Can complement agricultural DSSs like SESAME, BAMIS, and SANKALP
- Can integrate drought indicators from PRISM Platform and SukhaRakshak AI