1. Please tell us about yourself:

  1.1 Where do you live?  
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  1.2 For what type of organization do you work?   Education/Research Governmental Commercial/Private Other

  1.3 What is your occupation?  

  1.4 What is your highest level of education?   Doctorate degree Masters degree 4-year college / university degree Secondary school Other

  1.5 What is your primary area of expertise?   Climate Agriculture Energy Fisheries Hazards/threats Health Water Resources Other

2. Please tell us how you use the IRI's Climate Digest:

  2.1 How did you learn about the Digest?   IRI Website Other Website E-mail List Colleague Other

  2.2 Do you subscribe to the monthly Digest reminder?   Yes No

  2.3 When did you first use the Digest?   1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

  2.4 How often do you look at the Digest?   Every month Every few months Almost never

  2.5 For what do you use the Digest (select one or more):
        General interest  
        Planning  
        Teaching  
        Research  
        School assignment
        Accessing recent climate observations  
        Learning about recent climate impacts  
        Specify other:  

  2.6 Do you consider the Digest a unique source of information?   Yes No

3. Please rate the following sections and features of the Digest:

4. Please tell us about your interest in climate impacts and how well the Digest covers them:

  4.1 What geographic regions interest you (select one or more)?
        All
        Africa
        Asia
        Australia
        Central America
        Europe
        Middle East
        North America
        South America
        Oceania

  4.2 What sectors interest you?
        Agriculture
        Energy
        Fisheries
        Hazards/Threats
        Health
        Water Resources
        Specify other:

  4.3 How would you describe the level of information in the impact summaries?   Too much Just right Not enough

  4.4 Is it important that the Digest differentiates between climate (e.g., drought) and weather (e.g., tornado) events?   Yes No Don't know

5. Please rate the following aspects of the layout and style of the Digest:

6. Do you access the following IRI products from the Digest?

7. Please list any comments you have about the Digest, or suggest ways we can improve it: