[SDI-AsiaPacific] Climate information for fire risk management of peatlands iin Kalimantan, Indonesia

[Kate Lance]

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Climate information for fire risk management of peatlands iin Kalimantan, Indonesia
On May 21, 2008, IRI, CARE Indonesia, and Bogor Agriculture University (Institut Pertantian Bogor, or IPB) held a day-long meeting with provincial government officials, the national meteorological service and the national space agency in Indonesia, to discuss how advanced use of climate information, accompanied by incentive mechanisms, can help manage risks of fire in the peatland areas of Central Kalimantan, supporting local development while reducing carbon emissions and environmental degradation. This workshop is part of the Central Kalimantan Peatlands Project (CKPP), a large effort funded by the Dutch Government to restore and protect degraded peatlands in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Within this project, IRI has partnered with CARE Indonesia and IPB to investigate linkages between rainfall patterns and fire occurrence, develop an online tool (http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/.Fire/ ) to provide early warning of an upcoming season with high
 fire risks, and to work with the provincial government to identify appropriate institutional mechanisms to take early action to reduce fire risk. 
 
http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/.Fire/.Regional/.Indonesia/.Dekadal_Rainfall/
Indonesia Rainfall Analysis Tool
This tool allows users to analyze recent rainfall in Indonesia via maps and location-specific time series. Over Central Kalimantan and neighboring provinces, rainfall anomalies are correlated with fire activity; from June-October, negative anomalies are associated with high fire activity. This tool uses "CMORPH" data from the U.S. Climate Prediction Center, and is updated every 8-11 days.
http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/.Fire/.Regional/.Indonesia/.NINO4.html
Experimental Forecasts of Fire Activity in Central Kalimantan


      
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