Developing a holistic, risk-wise strategy for European wildfire management

Description

Fires have big impacts on territory and society, including losses of lives, private and public property, both buildings and industrial infrastructures, energy network infrastructure, roads, telecommunications, forestry and agricultural resources.

The project wants to shift conventional thinking and develop a science-based strategy for wildfire risk management in Europe. FIREURISK develop, evaluate and disseminate a science-based integrated strategy to: 1) expand current wildland fire risk assessment systems, including critical factors of risk previously not covered; 2) produce effective measures to reduce current fire risk conditions, and 3) adapt management strategies to expected future climate and socio-economic changes. A multidisciplinary team, composed by researchers, practitioners, policymakers and citizens, jointly study the vulnerability and resilience of communities and countries to wildfire including the impact of policies on land use and how socio-economic issues and human activity influence vulnerability. Innovative technologies, tools, training materials, guidelines and policy recommendations will be produced to improve wildfire management and reduce the most damaging effects of wildfires.

Results can help to deliver innovative risk-informed regional planning approaches that are effective in increasing the resilience of local communities, ensuring safety and enhancing protection of assets and economic activity. The resulting advances in fire risk reduction will be linked to innovative organizational and efficient business models that promote cost-effective bio-economy and nature-based solutions.

Project information

Lead

Associacao Para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinamica Industrial, Portugal

Partners

Universidad de Alcala, Spain, Kentro Meleton Asfaleias, Greece, Association Pegase, France, European University Cyprus, Cyprus, Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy, Senckenberg Gesellschaft Fur Naturforschung, Germany, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Germany, Rise Research Institutes Of Sweden Ab, Sweden, Universidad De Cordoba, Spain, Meteogrid Sl, Spain, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgaria, Institutul National De Cercetare Dezvoltare In Silvicultura Marin Dracea, Romania, Stichting Vu, Netherland, Sveuciliste U Splitu, Fakultet Elektrotehnike, Strojarstva I Brodogradnje, Croatia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy, The James Hutton Institute, Uk, Oy Arbonaut Ltd, Finland, Ilmatieteen Laitos, Finland, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Greece, University of Haifa, Israel, Universite de Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, France, Universidad de Lleida, Spain, Istituto di Sociologia Internazionale di Gorizia Isig, Italy, Scienseed Sl, Spain, Potsdam Institut fuer Klimafolgenforschung, Germany, Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis, Greece, Satways - Proionta Kai Ypiresies Tilematikis Diktyakon Kai Tilepikinoniakon Efarmogon Etairia Periorismenis Efthinis Epe, Greece, Gmv Aerospace And Defence Sa, Spain, Instituto Portugues do Mar e da Atmosfera Ip, Portugal, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, France, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal, King's College London, Uk, Swansea University, Uk, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain, Regional Eastern Europe Fire Monitoring Center, Ukraine, Bushfire and Natural Hazards Crc Limited, Australia, The Governors of the University of Alberta, Canada