GEO ADC meeting 14-15 May 2007, Tokyo, Japan

Benefit Area: Disasters

Title: Implementation of a Wildland Fire Warning System at Global Level

Point of Contact GFMC-Global Fire Monitoring Center, J.G. Goldammer

Task DI-06-13 Status

GEO ADC meeting 14-15 May 2007, Tokyo, Japan

Task DI-06-13 StatusOn going activities for progressive implementation worldwide• Technical and operational improvements• ISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) renewed

interest• System considered element of a global “Strategy to Enhance

International Cooperation in Fire Management” (GFMC, FAO)• “Marketing” of the system at 4th International Wildland Fire

Conference (Sevilla, Spain, 14-17 May 2007)

GEO ADC meeting 14-15 May 2007, Tokyo, Japan

Task DI-06-13 Status

Relevance to the GEO Ministerial Summit 2007• The development of a prototype of the African

component of the System, that is the expected output of this task for fall 2007, has been included in the list of the GEO « Early Achievements » to be presented at the GEO Ministerial Summit of November 30 2007, in Cape Town, South Africa.

• Specific workshop has been organized in October 2007, in Accra Ghana (see next slide), as part of an international week on Fire and land cover issues

GEO ADC meeting 14-15 May 2007, Tokyo, Japan

Task DI-06-13 StatusAccra international week overall planning (draft)

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DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

GOFC-GOLD Pan Africa Regional

Network Meeting

GOFC-GOLD Pan Africa Regional

Network Meeting

West Africa Regional Network Meeting

International Workshop on Fire Early Warning

Systems

International Workshop on Fire Early Warning

Systems

International Workshop on Fire Early Warning

Systems

Meeting of WMO Expert

Team

Meeting of WMO Expert

Team

Meeting of WMO Expert

Team

GOFC-GOLD International

Workshop on Land Cover Characterization

and Change

GOFC-GOLD International

Workshop on Land Cover Characterization

and Change

GOFC-GOLD International

Workshop on Land Cover Characterization

and Change

GOFC-GOLD International

Workshop on Land Cover Characterization

and Change

Plenary session to summarize and discuss results from previous

workshops

Meeting of WMO Expert

Team

Meeting of WMO Expert

Team

West Africa Regional Network Meeting

International Week on Earth Observations for Fire Weather and Land Cover Dynamics:Technical Applications and Institutional Arrangements in Africa

Meeting of WMO Expert

Team

Fire Early Warning Prototype

Demonstration

Fire Early Warning Prototype

Demonstration

African Network related

meetings

African Network related

meetings

Focused meetings, additional activities

Focused meetings, additional activities

International Workshop on Fire Early Warning

Systems

Plenary session to summarize and discuss results from previous

workshops

GEO ADC meeting 14-15 May 2007, Tokyo, Japan

Task DI-06-13 StatusSpecific Objectives of the Accra Workshop on EW

• Link fire EWS to international policies and systems on fire management e.g., Global Wildland Fire Management Strategy, WSSD, MDG, UNISDR Global Wildland Fire Network / Wildland Fire Advisory Group

• Identify relevant fire early warning needs in various regions of Africa.• Review EWS concepts and evaluate a prototype Africa fire weather

index.• Identify a partnership to perform a trial period on the above prototype

and formulate relevant “test” plan• Raise political awareness on the fire management issue (here

included early warning) and identify options to ensure sustainability of operational fire management systems

• Identify and gather together scientific and operational EO experts from the countries and organizations in Africa interested in participating in a regional network.

• Exchange knowledge and experience with other GOFC-GOLD regional networks and UNISDR Regional Wildland Fire Networks in Africa and elsewhere