Project description
An innovative strategy for wildfire risk assessment
Wildfires represent a significant challenge for both society and the economy. The EU-funded FirEUrisk project will develop, assess, and promote a science-based integrated strategy to improve existing wildland fire risk assessment, create efficient methods to reduce fire risk and adapt management strategies for future climate and socioeconomic changes. The project will connect researchers, stakeholders, and citizens, combining innovative techniques, and policy recommendations to improve existing systems and methods on a regional and EU level. A risk-centred management strategy integrating wildfire prevention, suppression, and restoration practices and policies and implementing an operational platform of coordination, professional training, and exercises will address mega-fires, the wildland urban interface, and the fire challenges in Northern Europe.
Objective
FIREURISK will 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. This will be achieved in close collaboration between researchers, stakeholders and citizens, integrating novel technologies, guidelines and policy recommendations to improve current systems and practices from regional to EU scales. The project will address all wildfire types, with particular focus on mega-fires, the Wildland Urban Interface and fire challenges in the Northern EU. A risk-centred management strategy will integrate wildfire prevention, suppression and restoration practices and policies in a holistic conceptual framework, and implement an operational platform that supports joint coordination, professional training and operational exercises, involving multiple stakeholders and addressing all relevant wildfire management tasks, to improve protection of citizens exposed to wildfires.
FIREURISK will (a) model socio-economic issues and human activity influencing fire ignition, vulnerability and exposure, (b) evaluate the impact of National and EU policies on land use change, rural economy and development, in context of expected future fire regime changes, and (c) consider potential cascading effects linked to wildfire situations. This will allow FIREURISK 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 organisational and efficient business models that promote cost-effective bio-economy and nature-based solutions.
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- H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.5.1. - Fighting and adapting to climate change
- H2020-EU.3.5.2. - Protection of the environment, sustainable management of natural resources, water, biodiversity and ecosystems
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
3030-289 Coimbra
Portugal
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Participants (41)
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3004-531 Coimbra
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28801 Alcala De Henares/Madrid
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10177 Athina
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13545 Aix En Provence
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13100 Aix-En-Provence
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22006 Nicosia
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00185 Roma
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60325 Frankfurt
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01069 Dresden
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501 15 Boras
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14005 Cordoba
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28040 Madrid
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1113 Sofia
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077190 Ilfov Voluntari
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1081 HV Amsterdam
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21000 Split
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00185 Roma
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DD2 5DA Dundee
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80130 Joensuu
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00560 Helsinki
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15341 Agia Paraskevi
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31905 Haifa
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78035 VERSAILLES
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25003 Lleida
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34170 Gorizia
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28002 MADRID
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14473 Potsdam
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546 36 THESSALONIKI
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141 22 IRAKLEIO
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28760 Tres Cantos
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1749 077 Lisboa
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13572 Marseille
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75794 Paris
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3810-193 Aveiro
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WC2R 2LS London
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SA2 8PP Swansea
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28006 Madrid
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02152 Kyiv
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07201 Ivankiv, Ivankiv district, Kyiv region
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3002 East Melbourne
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T5J 4P6 EDMONTON ALBERTA
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