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Volume 8, Issue 10 (Suppl)
J Earth Sci Clim Change, an open access
ISSN: 2157-7617
Climate Change 2017
October 19-21, 2017
CLIMATE CHANGE
October 19-21, 2017 | Rome, Italy
4
th
World Conference on
Wildland fires, climate change and society
Jaime Senabre
University of Alicante, Spain
W
ildland fires are an environmental problem in which many factors influence, but they also represent a natural process
in many ecosystems and an evolutionary opportunity. Each ecosystem has a characteristic fire regime (frequency level,
size, intensity and seasonality determined) that is considered as natural and necessary for the maintenance of the sustainability
and biodiversity of the species. From Environmental Psychology we consider it as a latent risk that can compromise the socio-
economic development of future generations, mainly in rural areas. At the ecological level, the problem of forest fires arises
when the balance between what is considered as "natural" and sustainable is broken. In Europe, there have been 2.5 million fires
that have devastated 20 million hectares in the last 25 years (Legido et al., 2016), 70% of them in southern European countries
and 51% inThe Iberian Peninsula. The current forest fire regime is likely to change due to its relation to the climate. The rainfall
regime is also changing, with a decrease in water availability and an increase in drought periods, especially in Mediterranean
countries. This change will not compensate for the increase in temperature and will increase the flammability of forest areas.
But we should not make generalizations about the consequences of climate change, since this alone does not generate or
generate a greater number of forest fires on the planet; Although this trend of change may facilitate conditions and favor
more virulent and large fire scenarios, so it should be considered as a physical facilitator more in the universe of the problem.
From a causal and social view of the problem, omitting the role of "the human" (anthropogenic variables) in the probability of
occurrence of forest fires would pose the problem in a partial way and would be exaggerating the protagonism granted to other
types of factors more difficult control. The human being should be the centerpiece of analysis and evaluation, since it is the
main detonator of the forest fires. The real "change" we should not look for in the climate or in other external aspects, but in the
possibility of a change of thought and attitude of the human being with respect to the latent risk of forest fires.
Biography
Jaime Senabre (Alicante, 1966). Degree in Psychology. He completed doctoral studies in the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of
the UNED, related to Stress and Immune System, Mobbing and Trauma. He is Brigade Chief of Wildland firefighter with 20 years of experience. As a psychologist,
he collaborates with several companies and institutions in the area of training in Emergency Psychology and Human Resources. Collaborates as Professor of the
University of Valencia in the Master in "Intervention and operational coordination in emergencies and catastrophes" and Diploma of University Specialization in
"Instructor in Emergency Operative Services".Director and President of the Scientific-Professional Committee of the National Symposium on Forest Fires. He has
published numerous articles on forest fires, Stress, Psychosocial Risks and Emotional Trauma, mainly in relation to emergency services. He has collaborated with
several magazines published in Spain.Currently, he is attached to the Research Group on "Climate and Territory Planning" of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
of the University of Alicante.
jasenabre@sinif.esJaime Senabre, J Earth Sci Clim Change 2017, 8:10(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C1-036