Global Wildland Fire Network Activities 2011


Global Wildland Fire Network

Activities 2011

 

Activities of the Global Wildland Fire Network in 2011:

·        International conference “Hot Summer 2010: Lessons Learned”: Evaluation of international cooperation in forest fire emergencies in 2010, hosted by the Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation (EMERCOM) (21-23 March 2011, Moscow, Russian Federation)

·        33rd Session of the Timber Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the European Forestry Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Joint FAO/UNECE Working Party on Forest Economics and Statistics, on the establishment of a possible Working Party to facilitate exchange of expert advice based on the work of UNECE/FAO Teams of Specialists; and the possible reform of institutional arrangements under the UNECE/FAO (24 March 2011, Geneva, Switzerland)

·        5th South American Symposium and 9th Technical Joint Assemby FUPEF / SIF / IPEF on “Forest Fire Control” and 9th Joint Technical FUPEF / SIF / IPEF Meeting on “Forest Fire Control” (V Simpósio Sul-Americano e 9ª. Reunião Técnica Conjunta FUPEF / SIF / IPEF sobre “Controle de incêndios Florestais”; durante a realização da Semana Florestal Brasileira), with GFMC contribution “Wildfire Threats to the Environment and Human Security. Challenges for Fire Management in the 21st Century” (As ameaças dos incêndios florestais ao ambiente e à segurança humana: desafios do manejo do fogo para o século 21) (11-12 April 2011, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil)

·        International Conference “Twenty-five Years after Chornobyl Accident. Safety for the Future”, with joint presentation „Needs for Development of Wildfire Management in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone“ (Kiev / Chernobyl, Ukraine, 20-21 April 2011)

·        5th International Wildland Fire Conference (WildFire 2011), with participation of all Regional Wildland Fire Networks (Sun City / Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa, 9-13 May 2011)

·        Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Reduction. Global Wildland Fire Network / Wildland Fire Advisory Group represented by GFMC Liaison Officer and connected by Videoconference with the 5th International Wildland Fire Conference (United Nations Geneva, Switzerland, 9-13 May 2011)

·        9th Meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies (AGEE) (GFMC representing the Global Wildland Fire Network) (Bern, Switzerland, 18-21 May 2011)

·        Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Workshop on Confidence Building Measures. Presentation of GFMC’s cooperative work in the South Caucasus, South Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe on behalf of OSCE through the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) (OSCE Headquarters, Vienna, Austria, 30 May 2011)

·        International Conference “A Decade After Forest Fires in Korean East Coast”, the 2nd UNSIDR Pan-Asia Wildland Fire Network Meeting and the 7th UNISDR Regional North East Asia Network Meeting (Sol Beach, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea, 5-10 June 2011)

·        Wildland Fire Assessment Mission and First National Round Table for developing a National Fire Management Policy for Azerbaijan, a contribution of Phase II of the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) “Enhancing National Capacity on Fire Management and Wildfire Disaster Risk Reduction in the South Caucasus” though GFMC and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (Baku and field sites, Azerbaijan, 30 June – 6 July 2011)

·        First broadcast of ARTE film “Battle Against the Inferno”. A film, produced by Hessischer Rundfunk and Arte, providing new insights in the global dimension of fire, with GFMC contributions and interviews of members of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group, partners of SDIS-13 (France) and U.S. Forest Service, and others; authored by Tilman Jens; (TV Channel ARTE,12 August 2011, 21:55 CET)

·        Fire management training course, national forest fire exercise and National Conference & Round Table for developing a National Fire Management Policy for Armenia, a contribution of Phase II of the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) “Enhancing National Capacity on Fire Management and Wildfire Disaster Risk Reduction in the South Caucasus” through GFMC and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (Kapan, Yerevan and field sites in Syunik Marz, Armenia, 10-15 September 2011)

·        First meeting of the “Russian-German Forest Fire Management Task Force” in the frame of the bilateral agreement between Germany and Russia, and GFMC contribution to the 80th Anniversary of Aerial Forest Fire Fighting Service, Aerial Forest Fire Center of Russia (Moscow and Pushkino, Russia, 16-17 September 2011)

·        First International Conference of Wildfire on Natural Resources Lands, Islamic Republic of Iran (Gorgan, Golestan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran, 26-28 October 2011)

·        Study course on “Wildfire Management in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region” (Academy of State Firefighting Service, EMERCOM of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation, 7-11 November 2011)
 

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