Governing wildfire in a global change context: lessons from water management in the Netherlands

Fire Ecology

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Cathelijne R. Stoof¹  Robijn Brongersma²  Carolien Kroeze²  Spyridon Paparrizos²  Fulco Ludwig²  Hugo A. Lambrechts² 

[1] Soil Geography and Landscape Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalseteeg 3, 6708PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands;Soil Physics and Land Management Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsteeg 3, 6708PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands;Water Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands;

关键词: Adaptive management;    Wildfire;    Risk management;    Participation;    Stakeholder engagement;    Prevention;    Holistic approach;    Netherlands;    Disaster risk reduction;    Water management;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s42408-023-00166-7

 received in 2022-06-15, accepted in 2023-01-02,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWildfire management is increasingly shifting from firefighting to wildfire prevention aiming at disaster risk reduction. This implies fuel and landscape management and engagement with stakeholders. This transition is comparable to the history of water management in the Netherlands, which shifted from fighting against water to flood risk reduction and living with water. Here, we draw lessons from water management for integrated fire management that are useful for society, agencies, and government. To this end, we review the literature on integrated and adaptive water management in the Netherlands.ResultsBased on the results, we argue that (1) a holistic and integrated approach, (2) adaptive management, and (3) resilient landscapes through stakeholder participation are necessary to improve the resilience against and prevention of wildfires within integrated fire management.ConclusionTo make society more resilient to wildfires and shift to a greater focus on prevention within disaster risk reduction, there is a need to take a more long-term perspective and include a wider range of stakeholders to develop new wildfire policies. Integrated fire management should facilitate and promote community initiatives to implement fire risk reduction measures in different landscapes and the wildland urban interface (WUI) including the use of nature-based solutions. Inspired by the successes in Dutch water management, fire management needs greater participation of stakeholders and collaboration between stakeholders to share responsibility and knowledge to make wildfire prevention more attractive and implementable by society, landowners, civil protection, and policymakers.

【 授权许可】

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