Role in FIRE-ADAPT: co-organiser of the Italy Study Hub and the FIRE-ADAPT final conference.
Organisation: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto per la BioEconomia
Country: Italy
What motivated me to join FIRE-ADAPT
Above all, to learn about different operational applications in other countries.
About my secondment at PCF during the project´s gathering at the Spain Study Hub, in Catalonia
What the objective of my secondment was
See the different types of integrated fire management that are being done in Spain. Except for the pine plantations, the conditions in Italy are very similar in Spain in terms of climate and vegetation. So, it was very interesting to see different overlaps between Sardinia and Catalonia.
How it benefited PCF and me
I had the opportunity to learn about different aspects of wildfires in Spain. For example, the extreme conditions that drive them. We could contribute our expertise in, mainly, wildfire simulations and providing data about vegetation and fuel conditions.
How similar and different the realities of wildfires in Italy and Spain are
The orography in Italy and Catalonia is very complex, and the wildfires are very dangerous due to the great amount of vegetation. The tactics that can be used to fight wildfires are similar too. The use of fire is very interesting for us, and Catalonia is a leader in the matter. We are not so good at the moment, but, at the regional level, colleagues from operational institutions are trying to use fire to fight fire.
What caught my attention about Spain
The characteristics of the landscape. Many parts of the landscape in Sardinia are abandoned. In Catalonia, on the contrary, it´s clear that the hands of the human being are in the landscape (with crops, etc.).
This is me
Favourite food: pasta
Favourite film: Lord of the Rings, by Peter Jackson
Superpower we´d like to have: see very far.
In Italy, I´d take you to: the beaches of Sardinia.