Fire drivers and impacts, and characterization of fire risk and post-fire erosion risk in Portugal

On February 24, at 12pm (GMT+1) we welcome on our YouTube channel Joana Parente, with the presentation 'Fire drivers and impacts, and the characterization of structural fire risk and post-fire erosion risk in Portugal'.

Joana Parente received a Ph.D. in Physical Science from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in 2019 and is currently working as researcher in the project FRISCO: “managing fire-induced risks of water quality contamination” and in the Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Modelling – CCIAM group. Her research main focus is risk assessment. Currently, she is focus in analysing natural hazard impacts on soil erosion and water quality

TITLE: Fire drivers and impacts, and the characterization of structural fire risk and post-fire erosion risk in Portugal

ABSTRACT: Wildfires are uncontrolled fires that usually occurred in rural areas or in rural-urban-interface, which burn human land use parcels, semi-natural areas, and wildlands. The wildfire-prone regions in the world range from tropical savannahs to boreal forests characterized by factors and conditions required for fire activity. In the last 20 years, wildfires were the 5th costliest and the 6th most frequent type of disaster in the world. In addition, wildfires are frequently considered as an important driver of forest soil erosion and land degradation.
This presentation will show the findings from (i) the identification and characterization of the spatial and temporal variability of wildfire incidence as well as its main drivers in Portugal. (ii) modelling the structural fire risk and post-fire soil erosion risk in the vegetated area of Portugal; and (iii) the assessment of post-fire soil erosion patterns at the decadal scale.
The outcomes of this presentation are a valuable tool for the development of monitoring and forecasting systems, with the aim of the development of strategies for wildfire prevention, preparedness and response activities, as well as adaptation to climate change. Additionally, this information is extremely useful for land managers in the post-fire decision-making process, as it allows the early identification of critical areas for the implementation of emergency stabilization measures.



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