Project description
Creating a more holistic fire management approach
There is a need to develop novel approaches that shift emphasis to the root causes and impacts of extreme wildfire events. To that end, the EU-funded FIRE-RES project will promote the implementation of a more holistic fire management approach and support the transition towards more resilient landscapes and communities. By integrating research, technology, civil protection, policy and governance spheres related to wildfires, the project will generate new knowledge about sustainable integrated fire management models. Moreover, it will deploy innovations at the technological, social, health, safety, administrative, ecological and economic levels to define how future policies in this area may be achieved in the EU.
Objective
Extreme wildfire events (EWE) are becoming a major environmental, economic and social threat in Southern Europe and increasingly gaining importance elsewhere in Europe. As the limits of fire suppression-centered strategies become evident, practitioners, researchers and policymakers increasingly recognise the need to develop novel approaches that shift emphasis to the root causes and impacts of EWE, moving towards preventive landscape and community management for greater resilience. FIRE-RES integrates existing research, technology, civil protection, policy and governance spheres related to wildfires to innovate processes, methods and tools to effectively promote the implementation of a more holistic fire management approach and support the transition towards more resilient landscapes and communities to EWE. To achieve this, FIRE-RES will, first, generate new knowledge on sustainable integrated fire management models that help to define what type of possible future scenarios (including climate change and general policies) should be promoted across EU territories. Second, it will identify and demonstrate innovations at the technological, social, health/safety, administrative, ecological and economic levels to define how and across which possible paths the future scenarios may be achieved in the EU. These innovations will be implemented in different regional contexts, and upscaled at the national and EU levels using an open innovation hub, promoting capacity building and partnership brokerage between public and private actors. Third, it will raise societal awareness and engagement on wildfire risk prevention, preparedness and response by leveraging existing national and cross-border networks at supranational levels. FIRE-RES is a transdisciplinary, multi-actor consortium, formed by researchers, wildfire agencies, technological companies, industry and civil society from 13 countries, linking to broader networks in science and disaster reduction management.
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25280 Solsona
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Participants (35)
1349 017 Lisboa
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80100 Joensuu
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24009 Leon
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08009 Barcelona
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81100 Mytilini
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5000-103 Vila Real
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75007 Paris
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75794 Paris
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20250 Corte
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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8370397 Santiago
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2710-689 Sintra
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75008 Paris
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6708 PB Wageningen
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09123 Cagliari
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02150 Espoo
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28006 Madrid
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11810 Athina
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08028 Barcelona
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00185 Roma
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1430 Aas
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3528 BD Utrecht
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38122 Trento
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08038 Barcelona
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33610 Cestas
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8320000 Santiago
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4200 465 Porto
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32900 San Cibrao Das Viñas
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2763 Luxembourg
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1756 Sofia
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28906 MADRID
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35122 Padova
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2794 112 Carnaxide
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38001 SANTA CRIZ DE TENERIFE
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8320000 Santiago
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