Attribution science has demonstrated that the impacts of the 2017 wildfires in Canada, the 2018 Camp Fire in California and the 2019-20 wildfires in Australia were much greater with climate change than would have been the case otherwise. [...] Jo Tyndall Environment Director, OECD 2 | OECD POLICY HIGHLIGHTS Taming Wildfires in the Context of Climate Change © OECD 2023 The occurrence of extreme wildfires is growing The frequency and severity of wildfires, as well as the duration of the fire season, are increasing in many regions of the world. [...] CHANGE IN THE DURATION OF THE FIRE WEATHER SEASON Change in the number of fire weather days, 1979-2019 Notes: Cumulative change in the duration of the fire weather season between 1979 and 2019 based on data from Vitolo et al. [...] 6 | OECD POLICY HIGHLIGHTS Taming Wildfires in the Context of Climate Change ©| © O OEECCDD 2 2002233 Climate change will further increase wildfire risk in the future The frequency and severity of extreme wildfires are set to increase in the future due to climate change. [...] This includes the effectively planning and managing infrastructure to reduce the risk of wildfire ignition, as well as designing infrastructure assets and networks that are themselves resilient to wildfire risk, by ensuring that the continuity of their services and operations even in the occurrence of a wildfire event.
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