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The European Science and Technology Group (E-STAG) thematic paper of fire risk
4 August 2020
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Europe & Central Asia
European Scientific and Technical Advisory Group
While the COVID-19 crisis is continuing to impact Europe, consuming a majority of attention and resources, other disaster risks still remain. For an increasing area of Europe, weather conditions are contributing to a dangerous wildfire season, exacerbated by a changing risk landscape. The European Science and Technology Group (E-STAG) thematic paper on wildfire aims to explain some key factors of this evolution for understanding the risk, reducing it, and avoiding the serious consequences of wildfires that have heavily impacted Europe in recent years.
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