Prof. Jean Louis Rossi, University of Corte, Corsica, said: “From our perspective, the establishment of the E-STAG will play a key role for tackling European specificities and sharing with other countries the work we achieved for the last 10 years in forest-fires risk modeling.”

Ms. Nina Koksalan from the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance in Germany said “In my work it is very useful to have access to up-to-date scientific information and learning from best practices on disaster risk reduction from other countries. The E-STAG is a great initiative tailored to the needs of implementing the Sendai Framework in the region and providing innovative impulses for policy making.”

Member Countries nominated experts to the group which currently consists of scientists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and UK. There are also thematic experts from disaster risk management, risk modelling, wild fires, data management and young scientists.

The next meeting is planned for the European Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction in Italy taking place 21-23 November 2018.

Date:

27 Apr 2018

Sources:

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe (UNISDR EUR)

Themes:

Science and Technology

Hazards:

Wild Fire

Countries:

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, the, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Montenegro

Regions:

Europe