The resolution aimed at strengthening international cooperation and coordinated action for wildfire management.
- UNEP’s report ‘Spreading Like Wildfire’, warns that wildfires may rise 50% by 2100, if current trends continue.
- Total 11 resolutions were passed at the UNEA-7 including coral reefs, anti-microbial resistance, cryosphere, chemical, waste, etc.
Key Provisions of India’s Resolution
- Strengthening International Cooperation: Development of early warning systems, risk assessment, satellite- and ground-based monitoring and community alerts.
- Enhanced Regional and Global Collaboration: Mechanisms supporting prevention, post-response recovery, and ecosystem restoration.
- Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building: Creation of platforms for best practices and training and programmes.
- Support for National and Regional Action Plans: Assistance for integrated fire management and wildfire resilience strategies.
- Facilitating Access to Finance: Help in project preparation for multilateral and results-based funding.
Current status of wildfires in India
- According to Forest Survey of India Report, more than 36% of the country’s forest prone to frequent forest fires, nearly 4 % extremely prone, 6% found to be very highly fire prone (ISFR 2019).
- Satellite based remote sensing technology and GIS tools have been effective in better prevention and management of fires, like MODIS sensor and SNPP-VIIRS.
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