Towards an Integrated Wildfire Risk Management in Iceland
We are excited to share that from 7–9 October 2025, a specialized training workshop on integrated wildfire risk management will take place in Selfoss, Iceland, hosted at the Brunavarnir Árnessýslu fire station and surrounding training areas.
This workshop, organized by FoRISK and hosted by the Icelandic Civil Protection and Brunavarnir Árnessýslu, under the World Bank’s Technical Assistance Financing Facility (TAFF) and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) with funding from the European Commission’s Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), will bring together a variety of professionals and experts in risk management for an intensive 2.5-day program. The event is designed to strengthen Iceland’s capacity to understand, prevent, and respond to wildfire risks in the face of climate change. Participants will engage in both indoor learning sessions and practical outdoor field exercises, guided by senior international wildfire experts from the FoRISK Expert Group in Wildfires.
Stay tuned here for updates, highlights, lessons learned, and behind-the-scenes impressions from the training, along with a post-event summary of key recommendations for the future of wildfire preparedness in Iceland.
This initiative is part of a broader effort to build resilience and promote international practices in disaster risk management, ensuring Iceland and other pan-European countries are better equipped for the challenges ahead.