This conference will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss current science and policy gaps that need to be addressed to accelerate actions for resilience against wildfires. It will also provide an opportunity for participants to share good practices and different country experiences.
The purpose of the conference is:
- To bring together national and subnational government representatives, leading academics, private actors (e.g. (re)insurance providers) and experts from international organisations to discuss the needs for – and to share good practices in – adapting wildfire management approaches to a changing climate;
- To identify issues that need to be addressed to create a conducive environment for aligning wildfire actions, by public as well as private actors, and to design an effective funding architecture to boost wildfire adaptation actions, including ensuring the continued availability of financial protection against wildfire risk;
- To identify the added-value of international and intergovernmental cooperation on this issue.
Organised by the OECD, in collaboration with PLACARD, the European research platform on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction, this meeting is organised as part of the activities of the OECD Joint Adaptation Task Force.
VENUE:
Paris, France
16-17 January 2020
Original source: OECD
Published on 09 January 2019