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Background:
Since 1985, FAO and the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) have collaborated in forest fire management, promoting the Integrated Fire Management (IFM) approach, which includes Community-Based Fire Management.

Fire Hub Establishment (2023):
Launched by FAO and UNEP in May 2023 during the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference, the Global Fire Management Hub aims to strengthen countries’ capacity to implement IFM and reduce fire impacts on people, landscapes, and climate.

Key Functions of the Fire Hub:

  • Apply the 5Rs: Review, Risk Reduction, Readiness, Response, Recovery
  • Support integrated landscape and fire policy development
  • Serve as a knowledge and training center
  • Strengthen global networks and cooperation
  • Facilitate funding instruments for fire management actions

Major Activities:

  • Technical Workshops 1–3 (2023–2024): Concept development, roadmap design, and GFMC network integration
  • COFO-27 & World Forestry Week (2024): Launch of the 2nd edition of Voluntary Guidelines for Integrated Fire Management
  • Steering Committee Meeting (January 2025): Initial consultation on Fire Hub Framework
  • 1st Fire Hub Plenary (June 2025): Global meeting to shape the future direction of the Fire Hub

UN Recognition:
UN General Assembly Resolutions (78th and 79th sessions) acknowledged the Fire Hub as a key initiative in global disaster risk reduction related to wildfires.

Global FWI Monthly Forecasts

Outline of Fire Danger Products in the Global Fire EWS​

The fire danger indicators currently presented on the Global Fire Early Warning System (Global Fire EWS) are components of the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) System.  The Global EWS provides 1-10 day forecasted FWI System data based on the Canadian Meteorological Centre’s (CMC) Global Deterministic Forecast System (GDPS). The FWI System components are currently calibrated to commonly used threshold values that identify low to extreme conditions. As such, the Global EWS provides a means of comparing relative fire danger conditions between countries, continents, and biomes; and the 1-10 day forecast identifies the expected future fire danger trend. This type of information is often used for large-scale fire management decision-making such as planning cross-border suppression resource exchanges.

Although these indicators can be used to compare fire danger across the globe, the indicators are not calibrated to the local fire regime, which includes the influences of fuel, ignition sources, climate, fire management/suppression policy, etc. For that reason, the next stage in the development of this system is regional calibration to adjust the fire danger scales using historical fire data (primarily remotely sensed) and weather data. This will calibrate the fire danger indicators to provide operational-level information such as a potential for fire starts and difficulty of control. Regional calibration will be an on-going collaborative effort with regional and national agencies.

Source: GLOBAL FIRE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM

Regional Actors

Introduction of the RFMRC-SEA to Minister of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia, Dr. Siti Nurbaya (Center)

Information and Publications

Uniting for Forest Protection: Government Launches Coordination Desk for Wildfire Management

Published: 15 March 2025

The Indonesian government has launched the Coordination Desk for Forest and Land Fire Management, led by key national agencies including BNPB, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, TNI, and the National Police, as a proactive measure to prevent and mitigate wildfires ahead of the 2025 dry season. With hotspots already emerging and peak fire risk expected between June and September, the desk aims to enhance cross-sectoral collaboration and promote long-term strategies such as peatland management, early warning systems, and community engagement. Highlighting past fire crises and recent progress—a 77% reduction in burned areas since 2019—the initiative reflects a national commitment to achieving zero wildfires and addressing broader environmental challenges like climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

Next Article: https://rfmrc-sea.org/uniting-for-forest-protection-government-launches-coordination-desk-for-wildfire-management/

The Information Forecast

Source Link: https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/forecasts/

Published: April 21, 2025

A monthly summary of the status of El Niño, La Niña, and the Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, based on the NINO3.4 index (120-170W, 5S-5N)

As of mid-April 2025, the equatorial Pacific is in an ENSO-neutral state. This shift is marked by sea surface temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region that are now closer to average, with anomalies at 0.10°C for Mar, 2025. The IRI ENSO plume forecast indicates a high probability (96%) of ENSO-neutral conditions for April to June 2025. These neutral conditions are expected to continue through August to October 2025, with probabilities staying above 50%. For later forecast seasons, ENSO-neutral conditions remain the most likely outcome, though probabilities decrease to the 40% range. During the forecast period, neither El Niño nor La Niña shows a strong preference, with the probabilities for both phases gradually increasing and then stabilizing in the upper 20% range.

Figures 1 and 3 (the official CPC ENSO probability forecast and the objective model-based IRI ENSO probability forecast, respectively) are often quite similar. However, occasionally they may differ noticeably. There can be several reasons for differences. One possible reason is that the human forecasters, using their experience and judgment, may disagree to some degree with the models, which may have known biases. Another reason is related to the fact that the models are not run at the same time that the forecasters make their assessment, so that the starting ENSO conditions may be slightly different between the two times. The charts on this Quick Look page are updated at two different times of the month, so that between the second and the third Thursday of the month, the official forecast (Fig. 1) has just been updated, while the model-based forecasts (Figs. 3 and 4) are still from the third Thursday of the previous month. On the other hand, from the third Thursday of the month until the second Thursday of the next month, the model-based forecasts are more recently updated, while the official forecasts remain from the second Thursday of the current month.
Click on the  for more information on each figure.

The Information Hotspot in Southeast Asia Countries

Institutional Setting

The RFMRC-SEA was established in 2017 by the Faculty of Forestry – IPB University, Bogor – Indonesia, with the assistance of the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) and sponsorship of the German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture. The RFMRC-SEA is a Sendai Voluntary Commitment and serving the UNISDR International Wildfire Preparedness Mechanism.