The Department of Science for Nature and Environmental Resources (DIPNET) is organising a Summer School on “Fire Risk Prevention and Assessment in Mediterranean areas”, that will be held in Alghero (Sardinia, Italy) from the 26 to the 28 of June 2012.
The Summer School is organised in the framework of the European Project “Proterina-C”.
The lectures will focus on the most important results obtained within the Project, and will be related to:

• Evaluation of the impact of climatic variability on extreme weather events;

• Characterization of the combustion parameters of the Mediterranean vegetation;

•  Fire danger modelling;

• Fire spread and behaviour modelling and analysis of case studies;

•  Evaluation of practices of fire risk prevention and mitigation;

•  Communication and information strategies on the relationship between climate change and fire risk.

The lectures will be given by researchers and experts selected among the Partners of the Proterina-C Project (DIPNET, CNR-IBIMET, Regione Liguria, ARPAS, Université de Corse, Protezione Civile-Regione Sardegna).
Simultaneous interpretation into Italian, French and English will be provided for all the lectures. The lectures will be concentrated in the first two days of the Summer School, with morning and afternoon sessions, from 9.30 to 13.00 and from 14.30 to 18.00. In the last day, a field trip will be organised in order to visit case studies and areas of interest.
The Summer School is designed for 40 professionals with a University degree, especially people graduated in disciplines linked with the topics of the School, and researchers in forest fires or related issues. In particular, we consider as strategic the participation of people working in Institutions responsible for fire management, prevention and fight (such as Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Protezione Civile, Corpo Forestale e di Vigilanza Ambientale, Office National de Forêt, etc), and others.
At least 50% of the participants should be resident in Sardinia, Corsica and Liguria. Furthermore, at least 20% of participants should be represented by professionals and officers working in fire management and fire – fighting Institutions. In the end, 15% of participants will be selected among candidatures from non-EU Countries.
In order to select the participants, the candidates should pprovide:

the Application Form (download file)

a short CV (max 3 pages) stating degree, diplomas, experience, professional activities, and reasons for applying to the course.

Participants should send the application form and the CV  by e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected]

The deadline for the submission of both Application Forms and CVs is 27 May 2012.
The Summer School will be free for all the candidates selected. The organization will cover the expenses related to coffee breaks and lunches (26-27 June), interpretation service (26-27 June), field trip with lunch (28 June), for all the participants.

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