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Global Fire Monitoring Center - Enhancing Wildland Fire Management

Learn about the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), an established facility working for the United Nations, coordinating the Global Wildland Fire Network. Access their global portal for early warning of fire danger, near-real-time monitoring of fire events, and policy support.

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Global Fire Monitoring Center - Enhancing Wildland Fire Management

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  1. UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 12thInter-Agency Task Force Meeting Geneva, 22-24 November 2005 UNISDR Global DRR Information Platform Experiences and Views in the Wildland Fire Arena Johann G. Goldammer Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) Facilitator of Wildland Fire Advisory Group Global Wildland Fire Network

  2. Scientific & Technical Analysis & Prediction Social & Economic Actions; Fire Management Global Fire Early Warning, Monitoring & Analysis Policy Support Global Applications Centres International Support Organisations Global Scale Regional Fire Early Warning & Monitoring Centres Regional Applications Centres Regional Support Organisations Regional Scale National Fire Management Coordination Centres Sector Support Institutions National & Local Actors in Fire Management National to Local Scale

  3. UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 12thInter-Agency Task Force Meeting Geneva, 22-24 November 2005 The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) Profile and Risks • Established in 1998 • A facility working for the United Nations, through the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) • Coordinator of the Global Wildland Fire Network

  4. UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 12thInter-Agency Task Force Meeting Geneva, 22-24 November 2005 The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) • Wildland fire documentation, information and monitoring portal • Publicly accessible through the Internet • Facilitation of access and use of regularly updated national to global wildland fire products – generated by a worldwide network of institutions, including processing centers of spaceborne remote sensing data www.gfmc.org

  5. UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 12thInter-Agency Task Force Meeting Geneva, 22-24 November 2005 Global Fire Monitoring Center - Products • Global portal for early warning of fire danger • Near-real time monitoring of fire events • Interpretation, synthesis and archive of global fire information • Emergency hotline and liaison capabilities for providing assistance for rapid assessment and decision support in response to wildland fire emergencies • Policy support

  6. UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 12thInter-Agency Task Force Meeting Geneva, 22-24 November 2005 Global Fire Monitoring Center – Risks and Options • Lack of sustainable institutional and project funding • Dependence on decreasing research funds • Direct support needed through the UN system • Consequently – increasing capabilities to support the Implementation of the Hyogo Framework

  7. UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 12thInter-Agency Task Force Meeting Geneva, 22-24 November 2005 New: The Academic Arm of the UN Wildland Fire Coalition • Capacity building through the mandate and organization of the United Nations University Agreement between UNU and GFMC / Max Planck Society (July 2005)

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