ESRI UC | Boston, MA | July 13,...

ESRI UC | Boston, MA | July 13, 2017

01 INTRO. GFW AND FIRESFires and Health

2015 Fire Season• 43 Million people exposed

• $16 Billion in economic impact

• 300% increase in Indonesia emissions

• 3% increase in global emissions

1 of 8 DeathsWorldwide

Due to air pollution

exposure

02 FIRE PREVENTIONFire Free Alliance

Pilot Program

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Burned area in Fire Free Village program (Ha)

03 PRIORITIZING EFFORTS

Identify where to target village engagement

Where are there high concentrations of recent fires?

Where are they getting worse?

MODIS Hotspot Data

• Aqua and Terra Satellites

• 2 passes per day

• 1km error

04 RESULTS.

20 Km 40 Km 50 Km 100 Km

05 NEXT STEPS.

Next Steps

• This is just the first step to prioritization

• Iterative process

• Expand to more of Indonesia

• Testing assumptions about fire occurrence drivers

QUESTIONS