- 1Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, Bioeconomy, Health and Governance, Solsona, Spain (pau.brunet@ctfc.cat)
- 2Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, Landscape dynamics and biodiversity, Solsona, Spain (j.garcia@ctfc.cat)
- 3Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, Solsona, Spain (antoni.trasobares@ctfc.cat)
Extreme Wildfire Events (EWE) exceeding control capacity are becoming a major environmental, economic and social threat, not only in fire-prone regions in Southern Europe, America and Oceania, but also in new areas such as Central and Northern Europe. The EU H2020 FIRE-RES project (https://fire-res.eu/) aims to provide Europe with the necessary capacity to avoid collapse in the face of EWE, which are projected to increase as the result of a harsher climate.
FIRE-RES is a 4-year project (2021–2025) whose scope is to effectively promote the implementation of a holistic fire management approach and support the transition towards more resilient landscapes and communities to EWE in Europe. FIRE-RES brings together a transdisciplinary, multi-actor consortium of 35 partners, formed by researchers, wildfire agencies, technological companies, industry and civil society from 13 countries, linking to broader networks in science and disaster reduction management. The project is implementing a total of 34 Innovation Actions across a set of eleven living labs representing different environments in Europe and Chile. These Innovation Actions are framed within 5 topics: Ecosystem Conservation and Landscape design; Emergency, Risk Mapping and Sustainable Fire Management Models; Economic drivers, Incentives and Insurance Solutions; Governance, Society, Communication and Risk Awareness; and Advanced Technology Solutions - Support Tools for Integrated Fire Management. Its final mission is to boost the socio-ecological transition of the European Union towards a fire-resilient continent by developing a stream of innovative actions.
In its last year, the FIRE-RES consortium is already having results from the implementation of its 34 Innovation Actions. In this talk, selected results related to disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, innovations in disaster management, and critical infrastructure protection will be presented.
How to cite: Brunet-Navarro, P., Garcia-Gonzalo, J., and Trasobares, A.: Innovative solutions for fire resilient territories in Europe. Preliminary results from FIRE-RES project, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-11257, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-11257, 2025.
