Experts address the problem of forest fires facing climate change in a technical workshop coorganised by LIFE NAdapta and POCTEFA ALERT
10-12-2019
The technical workshop "Forest fires facing climate change" was held on the 21st and 22nd November, promoted by the Civil Protection and Emergency Service of the Government of Navarra and organised jointly by the European projects LIFE NAdapta and POCTEFA INTERREG ALERT. During the sessions, which gathered 120 attendants, experts on the topic shared management experiences of the recent great fires occurred in Spain and the preventive aspect was addressed through fuel management experiences and from a planning and collaborative perspective. Due to the new climate change-derived climatic conditions and land-use changes that favor more intense and virulent fires that scape operatives control capacity, speakers emphasized the importance of prevention as the main tool to tackle this risk.
Agenda Technical workshop "Forest fires facing climate change"
Presentations 21st November 2019
Marcelino Nuñez-Meteorological context analysis
Marcelino Nuñez-Meteo Valleseco Forest Fire, Gran Canaria
Marcelino Nuñez-Meteorological forecast Gran Canaria
Marcelino Nuñez- Ribera d´Ebre Forest Fire, Tarragona
Cristina Montiel-Scenarios determination. Tools for proactive management
Jorge Iñesta-Forest fires typology in Navarra
Peio Oria- Meteorological conditions
Federico Grillo-Gran Canaria Forest Fire 2019
Ricard Exposito-RETEX Ribera d´Ebre Fire
Presentations 22nd November 2019
Beatriz Gonzalo-Strategic management points in the Atlantic Region
Pedro Aramburu-PEPLIF Cantabria
Rafael Lopez del Río-Fuel management planning Aragón
Manuel Merino-RAPCA Andalucía
Marc Taull-Pastoral exploitation Cataluña
Rosa Canals-Open2preserve
Federico Grillo-Technical fire management
Eusebi Casanova-Sylvicultural treatments Perelló
Pictures of the event are available in the Pictures Gallery