Data group
Exposure to physical risks
Metric Type
Physical vulnerability
Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference
1. Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
2. OECD
3. Copernicus Climate Data Store (CDS)
Unit (e.g. CO2)
Avg Burned Area, No. of Fires
Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)
By Country (map)
Time horizon
Backward-looking
Frequency
Latest update
Time series
2002-2023
Accessibility
Public
Observation on data availability/gaps
The Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) is a joint initiative of the GEO and the Copernicus Work Programs. In the GEO GWIS work program for the years 2023-2025, GWIS aims at bringing together existing information sources at regional and national levels in order to provide a comprehensive view and evaluation of fire regimes and fire effects at global level; the fires mapped in GWIS may include fires set intentially for the purpose of vegetation management. Additionally, GWIS provides tools to support operational wildfire management from national to global scales.