GFMC: Summit
First International Wildland Fire Summit:
Consensus and Common Procedures agreed by 34 Countries and 10 InternationalOrganizations
Publishedby the GFMC, Sydney, 8 October 2003
The first International Wildland Summit has ended with a consensus among 83 participants from 34 countries and 10 international organizations.
For Summit background and objectives: See the GFMC Special Summit Website at:
Today the following statements have been released to the public:
- Summit Communiqué (Original version with full text of Summit Papers and technical annexures – 44 pages)
- Summit Communiqué (Short version with main Summit outcomes – 3 pages)
- Summit Opening Address by the UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs
- UN Secretary-Generals Message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction
(8 October 2003) - Statement by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
- Summit Press Release by the UN