European Forest Institute 231d ago

Deputy Fire Chief Lárus Kristinn discusses how Iceland’s brigades are learning new and improved techniques to face wildfire threats in complex volcanic terrain, moving beyond traditional methods toward a more adaptive, science-based approach. 👉 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