To accelerating cross-disciplinary communication be tween fire scientists, with the overall goal to provide for po licy makers and land users strong, research-lead foundations that e nable implementation of more effective land management ap proaches

COST Action CA18135FIRE IN THE EARTH SYSTEM:

SCIENCE & SOCIETY (FIRElinks )

OBJECTIVES

1. Network of scientists (different disciplines) and landusers2. Critically evaluate methodologies (theory develop ment;

experimental research; modelling)3. Inventory of:

Definitions and concepts ››› consensusApplications beyond earth science: potentially valu able

methodologies and theoriesKnowledge gaps and prioritization for research

4. Organize of workshops, trainings, and ‘think tank s’5. Disseminate its deliverables towards scientis ts and end-users

(managers, farmers, schools, public)

8. Workplan for the implementation

ii) Working method ‐ organisation and management

Training schools

Short‐Term Scientific Misions (STSMs)

Meetings (Management, Core, and think tank Meetings)

FIRElinks Media (Facebook, twitter, Instagram, you tuve, tv, radio,

brochures, technical reports, research papers and books)

Working GroupsWG1 Fire dynamics and preventionWG2 Fire effect on Plants and Fauna, and their inte ractionWG3 Fire effects on soilsWG4 Fire effects on water, sediment and contaminate d transportWG5 Socio-economic aspects and fire risk management,

COST Action WGs

WG 5: Fire and Society

WG leader + vice

+ (Short term) members

WG 2: Fire and Biota

WG leader + vice

+ (Short term) members

WG 3: Fire and Water

WG leader + vice

+ (Short term) members

WG 4: Fire and Soils

WG leader + vice

+ (Short term) members

WG 1: Fire Dynamics and

Prevention

WG leader + vice

+ (Short term) members

Root causes of fire and the fire behaviour

Fire effect on Plants and Fauna, and their interaction

will focus fire impacts on plants and fauna

soil physical, chemical and biological changes in the soil

Fire effects on water, sediment and

contaminant transport will focus on the connectivity of

the system

Socio-economic aspects of fire and fire risk management will focus in socio-economicaspects related to fires including human

ignitions, and effective management of fire-prone landscapes for risk reduction.

8. Workplan for the implementationiii) Distribution of tasks

Contract a Secretary/Manager (University of Valencia)

Training schools (anybody…. we welcome proposals…..)

Short‐Term Scientific Misions (STSMs) Zahra Kalantari

Meetings (open, core and working groups Meetings)

(anybody…. we welcome proposals…..)

FIRElinks Media (Facebook, twitter, Instagram, you tube, tv, radio,

brochures, technical reports, research papers and books)

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Invitation of managers to meet WG5.1

First call for proposals for STSMs

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Budget 1 st year • Based on :– 700-500 euro/participant/event – Max. 2000 euro/STSM

Activity Costs

Scientific kick-off meeting + MC meetingTraining schools

70000 (100 participants)10000 (20 participants)

Field excursion 22400 (32 participants)

Think tanks-writing meetings 24500 (35 participants)

STSM 23000 (15 participants)

Dissemination/databases/webpage/conference 10000

Total scientific expenditure 159900

Secretarial support (15%) 23985

Total 183885

Budget 1 st year

Activity Costs

Scientific kick‐off meeting + MC meeting

Training schools

Swansea (UK)

Albacete (Spain)

Field Excursion Haifa (Israel)

Think tanks‐writing meetings

WG1

WG2

WG3

WG4

WG5

Swansea (UK)

Haifa (Israel)

Sofia (Bulgaria)

Lisbon (Portugal)

Amsterdam (NL)

Activities 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th yearMeetingsStakeholdersAnnual Europe Israel Lithuania The Netherlands BulgariaAnnual National In each nation In each nation In each nation In each nationScientific meeting EGU IC Forest Fire Res AGU Fire SummitAction MC meeting Spain Sweden Romania Bosnia-Herz.Action Field meeting Greece Norway Germany HungaryWorking Group meetingsWG1 Portugal, UK - -WG2 Finland France - -WG3 Poland Czech Republic - -WG4 Ireland Slovenia - -WG5 Italy Uk - -STSMs Every six months Every six months Every six months Every six monthsTraining Schools Portugal Slovenia Estonia CyprusFIRElinksMEDIA

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