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ANNEX 2: PROGRAMME

MONDAY, 12 MAY

Evening

Arrival of participants in Sabaudia

TUESDAY, 13 MAY

09.00-09.15

Opening by the President of the Circeo National Park

Speaker: Gaetano Benedetto on behalf of Dr. Maurizio Ciaperoni, director of the Circeo National Park

09.15-09.25

Welcome words by the Corpo Forestale dello Stato

Speaker: Mr Franco Cozza, CFS

09.25-09.35

Welcome words by FAO

Speaker: Mr José Antonio Prado, FAO

09.35-09.45

Welcome words by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) (European Commission)

Speaker: Mr Jesus San Miguel, JRC/EC

09.45-10.00

Presentation of the Programme, participants, etc.

Speaker: Mr Lillo Testasecca, CFS

 

    1. Major Activities in Fire Management of Relevance to the Mediterranean

 

Facilitator: Mr José Antonio Prado, FAO

10.00-10.15

Setting the scene: Fire in the Mediterranean

Speaker: Mr Alfredo Milazzo, CFS

10.15-10.30

Towards a coordinated collaboration on fire management in the region

Speaker: Mr Ricardo Vélez, Chair, Silva Mediterranea Working Group on Forest Fire

10.30-10.45

Roles of FAO on Fire Management

Speaker: Mr Pieter Van Lierop, FAO

10.45-11.00

Coffee Break

11.00-12.00

Questions and Discussion

 

    2. Legislation and Information in the Mediterranean

 

Facilitator: Mr Pieter VanLierop, FAO

12.00-12.15

EU Framework on forest fire prevention: Forest focus regulation and forest fire prevention

Speaker: Mr Michael Bucki, European Commission

12.15-12.30

National policy instruments with reference to wildfire suppression or prescribed fires

Speaker: Ms Cristina Montiel, Fire Paradox Study, Universidad Complutense, Madrid

12.30-12.45

Legal issues regarding fire management from the Balkan and Northern Africa

Speaker: Ms Maja Dittel, FAO

12.45-13.30

Questions and discussion

14.00-15.00

Lunch Break

 

    3. Fire Information Systems in the Mediterranean

 

Facilitator: Mr Ziad Al Jibawi, Syria

15.30-16.00

Presentation of the European Forest Fire Information System, and possibilities for the Southern Mediterranean

Speakers: Mr Jesus San Miguel and Mr Andrea Camia, UE/JRC

16.00-16.15

The cadastre of burned lands: the Italian experience

Speaker: Mr Enrico Pompei, CFS

16.15-16.30

Development of a Fire Information System in Morocco

Speaker: Mr Khalid Cherki, Morocco

16.30-16.45

Coffee Break

16.45-17.45

Questions and Discussion

19.00

Cocktail offered by FAO

 

    4. Human Causes of Fires in the Mediterranean

 

Facilitator: Mr Angelo Mariano, CFS

09.00-09.15

Causes of fires in the Near East countries, with special attention to arson

Speaker: Mr Ziad Al Jibawi, Syria

09.15-09.30

Causes of fires in Italy, with special attention to arson

Speaker: Mr Giuseppe Vadalà, CFS

09.30-09.45

Causes of fires in the West Mediterranean countries, with special attention to arson

Speaker: Mr Paulo Mateus, Portugal

09.45-10.00

Questions and Discussion

10.00-10.30

Coffee Break

 

    5. Cooperation in the Mediterranean

 

Facilitator: Mr Lillo Testasecca, CFS

10.30-10.45

Past activities of the Silva Mediterranea Working Group on Fire Management

Speaker: Mr Ricardo Vélez, Chair, Silva Mediterranea AdHoc Working Group on Forest Fire

10.45-11.00

EU Project FIRE 4: Transboundary cooperation on training and preparedness

Speaker: Ms Lorenza Colletti, CFS

11.00-11.15

EFFIS Network and cooperation with SilvaMed

Speaker: Mr Jesus San Miguel, UE/JRC

11.15-11.30

FAO projects in the Mediterranean

Speaker: Mr Petteri Vuorinen, FAO

11.30-11.45

The work of the UNECE, GWFN and GFMC in Europe and the Mediterranean Region

Speaker: Mr Johan Goldammer, GFMC

11.45-12.00

Questions and Discussion

12.00-12.15

The Regional Southeast Europe/Caucasus Wildland Fire Network

Speaker: Mr Nikola Nikolov, Macedonia

12.15-12.30

Cross-border cooperation: technical and institutional problems

Speaker: Mr Luciano Massetti, Air General, Chief of the Office for the Aeronautical Activity, Italian Civil Protection Department

12.30-12.45

Cross-border cooperation in East Mediterranean

Speaker: Mr Kostas Papageorgiou, Cyprus

12.45-13.00

Cross-border cooperation in West Mediterranean

Speaker: Mr Ricardo Vélez, Chair, Silva Mediterranea Working Group on Forest Fire

13.00-14.00

Questions and Discussion

14.00-15.30

Lunch Break

15.30-18.30

Field visit in the Circeo National Park

THURSDAY, 15 MAY

 

    6. Future Cooperation on Fire Management in the Mediterranean

 

Facilitator: Mr Ricardo Vélez, Chair, Silva Mediterranea Working Group on Forest Fire

09.00-09.30

Reminder of the conclusions from Sevilla (Ricardo Velez)

09.30-09.40

      Explanation of Group work to formulate recommendations for the Mediterranean on fire Speaker: Mr Pieter van Lierop, FAO

09.40-11.00

In groups definition of recommendations

11.00-11.30

Coffee Break

11.30-12.15

Presentation of group work

12.15-12.45

Plenary discussion on the recommendations

12.45-1315

Final words by:

- Mr Ricardo Vélez, Chair, Silva Mediterranea Working Group on Forest Fire

- Mr Alfredo Milazzo, Head of Division 3, Forest Fires Corpo Forestale dello Stato

- Mr Pieter van Lierop, FAO

14.00-15.30

Lunch break

15.30

Departure to Rome


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