India’s resolution on ‘Strengthening the Global Management of Wildfires’ that calls for enhanced global cooperation and knowledge sharing was adopted at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday.

The resolution aims to reinforce ongoing global activities under the Global Fire Management Hub and calls for strengthened international cooperation. Under this, India’s resolution demands development of early warning systems, risk assessment tools, and satellite- and ground-based ecosystem monitoring, besides promotion of community-based alert mechanisms. It also calls for facilitating access to international finance and support for national and regional action plans.

India underlined that wildfires have emerged as one of the most press

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