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UN UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction
1212thth Inter-Agency Task Force MeetingInter-Agency Task Force Meeting
Geneva, 22-24 November 200Geneva, 22-24 November 20055
UNISDR UNISDR Global DRR Information PlatformGlobal DRR Information Platform
Experiences and Views in the Wildland Fire ArenaExperiences and Views in the Wildland Fire Arena
Johann G. GoldammerJohann G. GoldammerGlobal Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
Facilitator ofFacilitator ofWildland Fire Advisory GroupWildland Fire Advisory GroupGlobal Wildland Fire NetworkGlobal Wildland Fire Network
Scientific & TechnicalAnalysis & Prediction
Social & Economic Actions;Fire Management
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Global Fire Early Warning,
Monitoring & AnalysisPolicy Support
NationalFire Management
Coordination Centres
SectorSupport
Institutions
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InternationalSupport
Organisations
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RegionalApplications
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UN UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction
1212thth Inter-Agency Task Force MeetingInter-Agency Task Force Meeting
Geneva, 22-24 November 200Geneva, 22-24 November 20055
The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
Profile and RisksProfile and Risks
Established in 1998Established in 1998
A facility working for the United Nations, through the A facility working for the United Nations, through the International Strategy for Disaster ReductionInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) (UNISDR)
Coordinator of the Coordinator of the Global Wildland Fire NetworkGlobal Wildland Fire Network
UN UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction
1212thth Inter-Agency Task Force MeetingInter-Agency Task Force Meeting
Geneva, 22-24 November 200Geneva, 22-24 November 20055
The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
Wildland fire documentation, information and monitoring Wildland fire documentation, information and monitoring portal portal
Publicly accessible through the InternetPublicly accessible through the Internet Facilitation of access and use of regularly updated national Facilitation of access and use of regularly updated national
to global wildland fire products – generated by a to global wildland fire products – generated by a worldwide worldwide networknetwork of institutions, including processing centers of of institutions, including processing centers of spaceborne remote sensing dataspaceborne remote sensing data
www.gfmc.orgwww.gfmc.org
UN UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction
1212thth Inter-Agency Task Force MeetingInter-Agency Task Force Meeting
Geneva, 22-24 November 200Geneva, 22-24 November 20055
Global Fire Monitoring Center - Global Fire Monitoring Center - ProductsProducts
Global portal for eGlobal portal for early warning of fire dangerarly warning of fire danger Near-real time monitoring of fire eventsNear-real time monitoring of fire events Interpretation, synthesis and archive of global fire Interpretation, synthesis and archive of global fire
informationinformation Emergency hotline and liaison capabilities for providing Emergency hotline and liaison capabilities for providing
assistance for rapid assessment and decision support in assistance for rapid assessment and decision support in response to wildland fire emergenciesresponse to wildland fire emergencies
Policy supportPolicy support
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1212thth Inter-Agency Task Force MeetingInter-Agency Task Force Meeting
Geneva, 22-24 November 200Geneva, 22-24 November 20055
Global Fire Monitoring Center – Risks and OptionsGlobal Fire Monitoring Center – Risks and Options
Lack of sustainable institutional and project fundingLack of sustainable institutional and project funding
Dependence on decreasing research funds Dependence on decreasing research funds
Direct support needed through the UN systemDirect support needed through the UN system
Consequently – increasing capabilities to support the Consequently – increasing capabilities to support the Implementation of the Hyogo FrameworkImplementation of the Hyogo Framework
UN UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionInternational Strategy for Disaster Reduction
1212thth Inter-Agency Task Force MeetingInter-Agency Task Force Meeting
Geneva, 22-24 November 200Geneva, 22-24 November 20055
New: The Academic Arm of the UN Wildland Fire New: The Academic Arm of the UN Wildland Fire CoalitionCoalition
Capacity building Capacity building
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Nations University Nations University
Agreement between UNU and GFMC / Max Planck Agreement between UNU and GFMC / Max Planck Society (July 2005)Society (July 2005)
