Report Launch 'Changing Wildfires: Policy Options for a Fire-literate and Fire-adapted Europe'

The European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC), a regional network of IAP, invites policymakers, scientists and stakeholders to the launch of its latest Environment Programme report: 'Changing Wildfires: Policy Options for a Fire-literate and Fire-adapted Europe.'

As Europe faces an escalating risk of large-scale landscape fires due to climate change and land-use pressures, the report presents urgent, science-based policy recommendations for enhancing wildfire preparedness, prevention, and response across the continent. This hybrid event will bring together leading scientists and decision-makers to discuss the report’s key findings and explore concrete actions for European policy.

Event Details

Date: Monday, 19 May 2025
Time (CEST):

• In-person: 12:00 – 15:00 (including sandwich lunch and networking)
• Online: 12:30 – 14:30

Location: NRW Representation to the EU, Rue Montoyer 47, 1000 Brussels
and online via livestream on the EASAC YouTube channel.

Registration (in-person or online): please register here.
Seats are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Confirmed Speakers and Panellists

• András Báldi – Chair, EASAC Environment Steering Panel
• Thomas Elmqvist – Director, EASAC Environment Programme
• Cathelijne Stoof – Co-Chair, EASAC Wildfires Working Group
• Orsolya Valkó – Co-Chair, EASAC Wildfires Working Group
• Claudia Berchtold – Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis
• Tiago Oliveira – Board Member, Portuguese Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Management (AGIF)
• Jutta Paulus – Member of the European Parliament

This event is open to policymakers, researchers, and all interested stakeholders. Please feel free to share the invitation and accompanying event PDF.