how to build an international network on wildfire risk
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Núria Prat-Guitart, [email protected]
www.paucostafoundation.org
How to build an international network on wildfire risk
management: the work of Pau Costa Foundation
European Forest Risk Facility26th August 2020
@PauCostaF
Why do we need an International network?The example of PCF
The essentials for a functional network
Why do we need an International network?The example of PCF
The essentials for a functional network
WILDFIRE GENERATIONS
4th
6th2nd
5th3rd
1st
[Costa et al., 2010]
[Castellnou et al., 2019]
Solution applied: Landscape fragmentation and lineal fuel breaks
Problem: AccessibilityLong perimeters
Solution applied: “Technical revolution” of fire services Aerial means
Problem: Increase of fuel load drives into more intensity. Lineal fuel breaks not efficient
Problem: Wild Urban Interface firesInformation overload. Uncertainty
Solution applied: Study of historical fires. Fire patterns, fire analysis
Solution applied: Work with communities, population awareness programs
Solution applied: Strategical fire analysis and fire potential analysis.
Prioritization
Problem: Convection fires. PyrCuProblem: Fire simultaneityaffecting urban and non-areas
Problem: Extreme fire behaviourFire affecting non-fire prone areasAffectation of climate change and
atmosphere PyroCBSolution applied: ??
7th
ComplexityUncertainty
Argument 1: Better understand the global (overwhelming) wildfire activity
1stGENERATION
2NDGENERATION
4THGENERATION
5THGENERATION
6THGENERATION
3RDGENERATION
6THGENERATION
Rigo et al. 2017. European Commission
4THGENERATION
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GENERATION
3RDGENERATION
Better understand the global (overwhelming) wildfire activity
More means for suppression will not solve the problem.Uncertainty is still there.
False feeling of safety.
Understanding fire behavior and managing fuels
according to fire ecology can be much more efficient.
Exchange knowledge and learn from others
Why do we need an International network?The example of PCF
The essentials for a functional network
Pau Costa FoundationWildfires, Fire Ecology and Crisis Management
Pau Costa Foundation: Wildfires, Fire Ecology and Crisis Management
Pau Costa Foundation
- Fire community as an active source of knowledge, lessons learned and experience.- Exchange knowledge at regional and international level.- Facilitation and capitalisation of resource.
Support the exchange and creation of knowledge
https://lessonsonfire.eu/en
#FireHomeSchool
Objective: Temporary knowledge exchange platform on wildfire topicsFree and open participationLimited duration of 3 monthsSpeakers: anyone could send proposals for presentations
#1 Proyecto PROMETEO#2 Modelos de vegetación para los andes venezolanos#3 Proyecto Guardian#4 Compartir para crecer #5 Protección de las vías respiratorias en incendios forestales #6 Programa de seguimiento físico y salud para bomberos de incendios forestales#7 Presentación del sistema VIPEX #8 Amazonia sin fuego #9 La cultura campesina frente a los incendios forestales #10 Servicio satelital de prevención, detección y monitoreo de incendios forestales #11 Entrenamiento para los expertos en extinción de IIFF #12 Maquinaria pesada en incendios forestales #13 Manejo del fuego comunitario en Bolivia #14 Aboriginal fire management in Australia - invited
TopicsResults (last update: 30/06/2020)
25 countries: Germany, Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Croatia,Ecuador, Spain, United States, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Panama,Peru, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Russia and Sweden
Link to all #FireHomeSchool webinars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdteUjJdH64&list=PLg9vWkdCUr2mTC3SexgqmEKeauM6voS0d
Support the exchange and creation of knowledge
Link to all #PCFWebinars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg9vWkdCUr2mek265HIvKMQx9sjBV6PhJ
Date Speaker/s Title YouTube (19/08/2020)
Live participants
03/03/2020 Reinas/Gómez
Gestión de incendios forestales en la provincia de Córdoba, Argentina
270 82
23/06/2020 Hope Increasing resilience through a year round approach to wildfires
218 63
31/07/2020 Silva Análisis de los incendios de Portugal 890 87
12/08/2020 Beneslavsky/Parrington
Wildfires in Siberia 181 63
Origin of participants
Support the exchange and creation of knowledge
#PCFWebinarsPermanent knowledge exchange on wildfire topics Free and open participationTopics selected based on global wildfire season
Why do we need an International network?The example of PCF
The essentials for a functional network
The essentials: build solid collaborations
Research agendas
Integrated fire management strategies
Management
ResearchIndustry
Policy makers
SocietyLandowners
72,681,6
95,2 91,2
71,073,482,6
93,5 91,3
69,7
0,0
20,0
40,0
60,0
80,0
100,0
1 2 3 4 5International conferences
National conferences
Practitioner oriented
workshops
Regional events with all
the actors
Organised exchanges/visits to
other countries
All participants Managers
% survey participants with a high
level of interest
[Pau Costa Foundation, in preparation]
Survey Results: Networking spaces
32,036,7
15,6
30,634,0
40,8
47,843,1
22,4
32,3 31,936,6
0,0
20,0
40,0
1 2 3 4 5 6Scientific papers
Practitioner/ management
journals
R+D+iproject reports
Online/ offline
databases
Video materials
Lessons on Fire
All participants Managers
% survey participants with a high
level of interest
Survey Results: Best ways of sharing knowledge
[Pau Costa Foundation, in preparation]
17
13,5
9,3
11,1
16,7
6,8
8,5
5,4
9,3
0,6
0,6
1,3
10,9
11,2
10,8
12,9
9,2
12,9
10,4
7,2
13,6
0,78
0,2
Fire safety
WUI fires
Global understanding of…
Local and regional projects
New technologies
Fire ecology
Fire effects
Social sciences
Prevention
Others
Fire suppression
Don’t know
Current research (%) Needed research (%)R+D+iR+D+i
Survey Results: Perception – What topics are better covered by R+D+i?
[Pau Costa Foundation, in preparation]
17
13,5
9,3
11,1
16,7
6,8
8,5
5,4
9,3
0,6
0,6
1,3
10,9
11,2
10,8
12,9
9,2
12,9
10,4
7,2
13,6
0,78
0,2
Fire safety
WUI fires
Global understanding of…
Local and regional projects
New technologies
Fire ecology
Fire effects
Social sciences
Prevention
Others
Fire suppression
Don’t know
Current research (%) Needed research (%)R+D+iR+D+i
Gap Explorer (2019): https//:drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu
2,98,9
21,4
17,13,2
6,88,6
20,77,5
2,9
Fire safetyWUI fires
Global…Local and regional…New technologies
Fire ecologyFire effects
Social sciencesPrevention
OthersFire suppression
EU Funding (%)
[Pau Costa Foundation, in preparation]
Survey Results: Perception – What topics are better covered by R+D+i?
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