European Forest Institute 231d ago

Senior Expert Alexander Held explains how Iceland’s volcanic terrain, growing vegetation, and scattered summer houses create a one-of-a-kind fire risk profile, and why managing fuel loads is becoming a pressing concern in Iceland. 👉 More info in this blogpost: https://forisk.org/when-fire-meets-ice-icelands-unexpected-wildfire-challenge/ These interviews were conducted during the In-Country Wildfire Risk Management Training, organized by FoRISK (hosted by the European Forest Institute) and the Icelandic Civil Protection under the project “Towards an Integrated Wildfire Risk Management in Iceland”, implemented as part of the Technical Assistance Financing Facility (TAFF) by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), with funding from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO). @GFDRR @WorldBank @EUcrisisresponse