Upcoming Event: Launch of EASAC’s New Report on Wildfires in 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 the PDF presentation.

See the event in our calendar here.

Download the publication here.