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GOFC-GOLD Symposium on Forest and Land Cover Observations Jena, Germany 13-17 October 2008
Sundar P. SharmaCoordinatorUNISDR- Regional South Asia Wildland Fire NetworkUNISDR- Global Wildland Fire Network14 October 2008
South Asian Perspectives on Wildland fire & Forest and Land
Cover Change
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The Regions of the UNISDR Global Wildland Fire NetworkNorth America – Mesoamerica – South America – Caribbean – Mediterranean
Southeast Europe / Caucasus – Subsahara Africa – South Asia – Southeast Asia Australasia – Northeast Asia – Central Asia - Baltic
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• General perception of people in the region is that fire is the main cause of forest degradation
• High expectations from sustainable vegetation cover for livelihoods
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Bhutan
9200 ha forest burnt/year
Photos: K. Tshering (2007)
India
53% of forests prone to fire
Photos: R. Chellam (2007)
Nepal
400,000 ha forest burnt/year
GOFC-GOLD Symposium on Forest and Land Cover Observations in Jena, Germany, 13-17 October 2008
Photos: GFMC (2008)
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Update on 2007
Kathmandu Declaration 2007
Participating countries:
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Foundation MeetingKathmandu, 2-3 April 2007
GOFC-GOLD Symposium on Forest and Land Cover Observations in Jena, Germany, 13-17 October 2008
•Provide platform for discussion, policy dialogue, research and development in wildland fire management in the south Asia,•Aiming at enhancing existing regional capability in fire management, including early detection, monitoring, early warning and impact assessment, and facilitating international cooperation in wildland fire management,•Emphasis on community-based approach to wildland fire management•Enhance cooperation amongst the countries for sharing technology and data,•integration of fire as a component of land use and forest management……
(under the auspices of the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) and within the UNISDR Global Wildland Fire Network)
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4th International Wildland Fire ConferenceSevilla, Spain (May 2007)
Regional session conclusions and recommendations, among others:
– building fire management capability at both local, national and regional levels (trainings, workshops and consultations), as well as through bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements
– fire assessments
– technology, expertise and data sharing in fire management
– Establishment of regional South Asia Fire Management Center
GOFC-GOLD Symposium on Forest and Land Cover Observations in Jena, Germany, 13-17 October 2008
Update on 2007
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National Round Table meeting in NepalKathmandu, 16 December 2007
‘Resolutions of the RT’
• emphasis on participatory approach to fire management
• legal, institutional and policy frameworksdevelopment
• human resource development
GOFC-GOLD Symposium on Forest and Land Cover Observations in Jena, Germany, 13-17 October 2008
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National Round Table …
• Land-use change involving increasing fire use for conversion of vegetation and land management including slash-and-burn practices in the hills
• To conduct national fire assessment
• To enhance cooperation among countries within the region and at inter-regional levels, aimed at sharing technology, expertise and data in fire management
GOFC-GOLD Symposium on Forest and Land Cover Observations in Jena, Germany, 13-17 October 2008
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Joint Meeting of the Wildland Fire Advisory Group / Global Wildland Fire Network
International Liaison Committee (ILC)Fire Management Actions Alliance Advisory Group
4 - 7 July 2008, Freiburg, Germany
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Joint Meeting……
Among other:
• activities of the South Asia Regional WFN 2007-2011
• priorities of actions
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Commitments beyond 2008– Establishment of Regional Fire Management Center
• Use of remote sensing tools for early detection, monitoring, early warning and fire assessment as well as the weather-forecast derivedearly warning tools in conjunction with community-based wildland fire management programmes
• technology and data sharing• Fire assessment
– Regional Workshops / Trainings / Consultations• Potential Focus – regional information and capacity building• To include
– FRA 2010 , – Fire Monitoring and Early warning?– Fire Assessment– Land cover
– Country level professional training courses• Mid-level technicians• Field level technicians• Community level people
GOFC-GOLD Symposium on Forest and Land Cover Observations in Jena, Germany, 13-17 October 2008
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UNISDR-Global Wildland Fire Network web pagehttp://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/GlobalNetworks/globalNet.html
UNISDR-Regional South Asia Wildland Fire Network web pagehttp://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/GlobalNetworks/South_Asia/Front_RSAWFN.html
Foundation Meeting reporthttp://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/GlobalNetworks/South_Asia/Meetings_activities/Report-main.pdf)
Round Table Meeting (Nepal) reporthttp://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/GlobalNetworks/South_Asia/Meetings_activities/Round-table_Nepal.html
4th International Wildland Fire Conference web sitehttp://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/sevilla-2007.html
Regional self Assessment, Conclusions and Recommendationshttp://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/sevilla-2007/sessions/Session-E-South-SE-Asia-Report.pdf
Thank you, Questions?
GOFC-GOLD Symposium on Forest and Land Cover Observations in Jena, Germany, 13-17 October 2008