Canada’s CAD 13.5 million Pledge Strengthens FAO’s Global Fire Management Hub for Better Wildfire Resilience
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 15: Life on Land
Institutions: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; National Disaster Management Authority
FAO has welcomed Canada’s contribution of nearly US $10 million (CAD 13.5 million) to support the Global Fire Management Hub hosted by FAO. This pledge follows from the G7 Kananaskis Wildfire Charter, endorsed by G7 nations and partners including India, Australia, Mexico, Korea, and South Africa. The funding will strengthen global collaboration on integrated fire management, a critical response to increasingly longer and more extreme wildfire seasons driven by climate change.
This support advances the Hub’s five core pillars: knowledge and data sharing, capacity-building, wildfire-resilient communities (including Indigenous-led fire adaptation networks), fire risk reduction and early warning, and policy design and implementation for integrated fire management. FAO’s Forestry Division Director, Zhimin Wu, emphasized wildfires’ detrimental effects on biodiversity, ecosystem services, livelihoods, and economies - particularly in developing countries - and noted that Canada’s support will enhance global preparedness and resilience.
Relevant question for policy stakeholders: How can India design a domestic fire-management initiative aligned with FAO’s five-pillar framework, incorporating Indigenous practices and early warning systems to bolster resilience against increasingly severe wildfire threats?
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