UNEA-7 Adopts India’s Resolution on Global Wildfire Management
Why in the news
UN member states backed an Indian initiative to coordinate action against growing, climate-driven wildfires.
Key facts
- Forum: 7th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), Nairobi.
- Concern: wildfires are becoming more frequent, longer and fiercer because of climate change, higher temperatures, long droughts and human activity.
- Impacts: loss of forests and biodiversity, harm to soil, water and air, lost livelihoods and greenhouse gas release that weakens carbon sinks.
UNEP projection cited by India
| Year | Projected rise in wildfires |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 14% |
| 2050 | 30% |
| 2100 | 50% |
Resolution provisions
- Early-warning systems, risk tools, satellite and ground monitoring, and community alerts.
- Regional and global frameworks for prevention, recovery and restoration.
- Knowledge sharing, training, support for national action plans and easier access to climate finance.
Exam angle
- Report cited: UNEP’s “Spreading Like Wildfire”.
- UNEA headquarters: Nairobi, the only UN headquarters in Africa.
- UNEA replaced the Governing Council of UNEP and has universal membership.