Objectives

To strengthen the role of the Greek Local Authorities in forest fire prevention
To introduce best practices in Local Authorities in forest fire prevention
To create a National Cities Network for forest fire prevention
To implement environmental policies and legislation regarding forest fire prevention at local level
To motivate the central governmental authorities about the role of the Local Authorities in forest fire prevention
To provide support to better environmental governance by broadening local authorities role
To strengthen the capacities of local authorities is respect to forest fire prevention
To develop cost – effective measures for under-resourced Greek Local Authorities
To develop a simplified Informative System for the Dynamic Assessment of the Forest Fires in Local Authorities
To develop simplified methods for forest fire prevention in Local Authorities
To collect, analyse and disseminate policy-relevant information concerning forests fires
To demonstrate the benefits of implementing simplified tools for forest fire prevention
To raise environmental awareness in citizens and other stakeholders about forest fire prevention
To promote forest fire prevention in Local Authorities through the use of Information Technology

Local Authorities for Forest Fire Prevention