ClimaSouth Seminar Algeria

ClimaSouth Seminar Algeria

A two days seminar on Forest Fire and Climate Change has taken place on 11 and 12 January, as a continuation of the seminar on “climate change downscaling” of 12 – 19 October 2015, representing a practical application of what climate downscaling can result in. The objective of the seminar was to review tools and methods of what is available on forest fire prevention and its link to climate downscaling as well as to agree on next steps for the Algerian National Activity, whose final objective is to provide interpretation of maps for forest vulnerability to fire (present day and future CC) and consider possible adaptation actions.  

The seminar was attended by representatives of the Organisation Nationale de la Meteorologie/ONM, the Direction Generale des Forets/DGF, the ANCC (Agence Nationale des Changement Climatiques) and several other institutions and universities (public and private) involved in Climate Change in Algeria.

CMCC (Climate Change Center for the Mediterrane) delivered the seminar in remote connection from Sardinia, seminar that was facilitated by the TL of ClimaSouth Mr Bernardo Sala as well as the Head of the Climate Observation Division of the ONM, Mr Lotfi Halimi. The opening of the seminar was honored by the presence of the UNFCCC Focal Point, Mr Belkacem Mahmoudi and the representative of the European Delegation, Ms Silvia Favret.

Please find here below the presentations:

Les preuves du changement climatique, les tendances mondiales et régionales, le régime d’incendie, l'interaction avec les facteurs météorologiques et climatiques, changements récents by Valentina BACCIU;

Les méthodes actuelles / outils pour caractériser le danger d’incendie, le comportement et les risques by Michele Salis;

Application des modèles du feu/outils pour le prévenir, gérer et atténuer les risques d'incendie dans un climat changeant by Valentina Bacciu;

Application de modèles d'incendie / outils pour évaluer les impacts des changements climatiques sur les incendies by Michele Salis;

Comparaison de la carte pluviométrique de M. Chaumont et C.Paquin ( 1913-1938) a celle RealI See par l’INSID ( 1986-2005) by S.Malou, H.Messous, C. NEGRI;

Modèle de simulation pour la protection des forêts contre les incendies: cas des forêts by  Mlle Chadli Souhila; 

Présentation du réseau d'observation de la météo et du climat en Algérie disbonibilité des données observées by Lotfi Halimi; 

Analyse des stratégies de gestion des incendies de forêts en Algérie by Ouahiba Meddour-Sahar et Rachid Meddour; 

Evaluation de la demande en eau en régions subhumide: case de la Plaine de la Mitidja by Mohammed Semiani, Omar Brachemi  and M.lleNardjes Ghouari.