Coordination of the Global Wildland Fire Network: UN-ISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group and Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)

In accordance with the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction (IATF/DR), UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN-ISDR), the Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG) and the Global Wildland Fire Network (GWFN) were created in 2004 under the auspices of the ISDR. The WFAG represents an advisory body to the UN system aimed at providing technical, scientific and policy-supporting advice to the UN family through the ISDR and the IATF/DR, and acting as a liaison between the United Nations system, the Global Wildland Fire Network and its supporting partners. The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) is mandated to serve as convener and secretariat of the WFAG and GWFN.

• WFAG member list (status: 24 December 2011)
• Regional and International Wildland Fire Network Activities 2003-2011

On 3-4 December 2004 the first meeting of the WFAG and GWFN was convened at the GFMC (Freiburg, Germany).

• Minutes of the First WFAG Meeting (PDF, 150 KB)

• Recommendations in support of the Framework for the Development of the International Wildland Fire Accord, directed to the FAO and UNFF Ministerial Meetings on Forests (Rome, March 2005 - New York, May 2005) and the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) (Kobe, Japan, 18-22 January 2005) (PDF, 30 KB)

In 2008 a Joint Meeting of the Wildland Fire Advisory Group / Global Wildland Fire Network / International Liaison Committee (ILC) and the Fire Management Actions Alliance Advisory Group was held at GFMC on 4-7 July 2008 (Freiburg, Germany)

• Agenda of the 2008 Joint Meeting of the Wildland Fire Advisory Group / Global Wildland Fire Network / International Liaison Committee (ILC) and the Fire Management Actions Alliance Advisory Group
• Background Materials I: WFAG / GWFN overview and reports (PDF, 9 MB)
• Background Materials II: UN Inter-Agency Cooperation (PDF, 10 MB)
• WFAG 2008 Meeting Report (PDF, 105 KB)

In 2010 Joint Meetings of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), the Fire Aviation Working Group (FAWG), International Liaison Committee (ILC) for the 5^th International Wildland Fire Conference and Fire Management Actions Alliance (FMAA) were held in cooperation with and supported by the Euro-Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA), Council of Europe, at the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC, Freiburg, Germany, 26-29 June 2010

• Agenda of the 2010 Joint Meetings (PDF)
• Background materials (will remain internal until 2011)
• Website of WildFire 2011: www.wildfire2011.org/
• WFAG 2010 Meeting Report (to follow)
• Picture Gallery (to follow)

In 2012 Joint Meetings of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), the International Fire Aviation Working Group (IFAWG), International Liaison Committee (ILC) for the 6th International Wildland Fire Conference will be held in cooperation with and supported by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Council of Europe through its Euro-Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations University (UNU) at the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Freiburg, Germany, 29-29 June to 2 July 2012

• Agenda of the 2012 Joint Meetings (to follow)

GFMC Contact Address:

The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
Fire Ecology Research Group
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
c/o Freiburg University
Georges-Koehler-Allee 75
D - 79110 Freiburg
GERMANY

Tel:      +49-761-808011
Fax:     +49-761-808012
e-mail:            fire@fire.uni-freiburg.de

Main Menu