Large wildfires in Algeria: human issues and public policies towards risk management

Meddour-Sahar, Ouahiba; Bouisset, Christine

doi:10.4000/mediterranee.6827

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“…Recent research papers (Meddour-Sahar et al 2013a, 2013b, Meddour-Sahar & Bouisset 2013, Meddour-Sahar 2014 have examined the causes of wildfires and the organization of the institutional fire fighting apparatus. No reference exists, according to our knowledge, about the perception of wildfires by residents; however, this kind of research is almost absent also in the countries of the Northern Mediterranean rim (FAO 2006, Langer & McGee 2017.…”

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Wildfire risk and its perception in Kabylia (Algeria)

Meddour-Sahar¹,

Leone²,

Limani³

et al. 2018

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(1) This research aims to study wildfire perception by residents living in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) in Kabylia (Algeria). We conducted an exploratory qualitative survey contacting 254 randomly selected individuals in eight hamlets of the Mizrana forest. Face-to-face questionnaires were administered to understand the fire risk problem. Respondents think that their homes are not exposed to fire risk and perceive their hamlets are protected against wildfires; on the contrary, they perceive their property (fields, livestock, olive trees, etc.) as exposed to fire risk. The vast majority of respondents declare to know how to defend themselves in the case of a fire event, using water and hand tools. Residents mainly use fire for stubble burning and disposal of domestic waste. Their skill in using fire as a land management tool respectively comes from their fathers, grandfathers and mothers. Results show the necessity of making resident more aware of the risks that wildfires pose to them. A culture of risk needs to be developed within the territory to limit vulnerability and the likelihood of destructive fires.

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Wildfire risk and its perception in Kabylia (Algeria)

Meddour-Sahar¹,

Leone²,

Limani³

et al. 2018

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“…In Algeria, the Delphi method was used to identify forest fires causes and motives in the three most affected wilayas (equivalent of NUTS 3, Departments) i.e. Bouira, Boumerdes, and Tizi Ouzou (Meddour-Sahar et al 2013;Meddour-Sahar 2014). In Italy, the same method was used in the 29 most affected provinces in the Centre and South of the country, in two National Parks (NP) in the South of the Country (NP of Gargano, NP of Cilento and Vallo di Diano) and in some minor administrative units such as Mountain Communities (MC) (Lovreglio et al 2006;De las Heras et al 2007;Lovreglio et al 2008;Lovreglio et al 2010a,b;Marciano et al 2010;Regione Puglia 2012).…”

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Forest fires hotspots in EU Southern Member States and North Africa: a review of causes and motives

Tedim¹,

Meddour-Sahar²,

Lovreglio³

et al. 2014

Advances in Forest Fire Research

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A navegação consulta e descarregamento dos títulos inseridos nas Bibliotecas Digitais UC Digitalis, UC Pombalina e UC Impactum, pressupõem a aceitação plena e sem reservas dos Termos e Condições de Uso destas Bibliotecas Digitais, disponíveis em https://digitalis.uc.pt/pt-pt/termos.Conforme exposto nos referidos Termos e Condições de Uso, o descarregamento de títulos de acesso restrito requer uma licença válida de autorização devendo o utilizador aceder ao(s) documento(s) a partir de um endereço de IP da instituição detentora da supramencionada licença.Ao utilizador é apenas permitido o descarregamento para uso pessoal, pelo que o emprego do(s) título(s) descarregado(s) para outro fim, designadamente comercial, carece de autorização do respetivo autor ou editor da obra. Na medida em que todas as obras da UC Digitalis se encontram protegidas pelo Código do Direito de Autor e Direitos Conexos e demais legislação aplicável, toda a cópia, parcial ou total, deste documento, nos casos em que é legalmente admitida, deverá conter ou fazer-se acompanhar por este aviso. Forest fires hotspots in EU Southern AbstractDespite enhanced fire suppression efforts the number of fires has increased in Europe and in North Africa, above all in Portugal, and the extinction oriented model of fire control is no more suitable to change the trend. Hence, the need of shifting from a reactive model grounded on a fast and strong reaction, to more pro-active procedures supported by prevention, aimed not only to fuel reduction but also to gradually intervene on the causes of fires. In this perspective, a fair knowledge of man-caused fire outbreak motives is a crucial point. This paper intended to compare and interpret those motives in Portugal, Italy and Algeria obtained through the perception of experts (forest experts and other practitioners). In this research new data was collected in the North Region of Portugal and data already available for Algeria and Italy was commented.The results of the research highlighted great similarities of the main fire causes and motives identified by the experts from the case-studies in the three countries. Fire outbreak motives are not related with deliberate fire setting but, mainly, with the use of fire in rural activities. Fire is a manageable tool that is still needed in many agro-forestry systems. One of the findings of this study pointed out the need to design and develop specific prevention programs able to reduce fire incidence and promote practices more respectful of the tradition and needs of rural communities, often criminalized for their habitudes of using fire as a multipurpose tool. Deliberate fire can represent isolated and sporadic actions however, some of them result from organized and even criminal interests. Finally, this paper argues that improved fire prevention to address the roots of fire problems cannot be achieved without a deep knowledge of the complexity and diversity of the fire outbreak motives.

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“…Accidental and man-made forest fires, for example, have been an integral part of the life cycle of Mediterranean ecosystems for thousands of years and will remain so in the future. However, "knowledge about the vulnerability and expected impacts of climate change on the main ecosystems, as well as their biological diversity, remains limited (Meddour-Sahar & Bouisset, 2013;Bouhabila, 2019).…”

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Contribution the Failure Mode Analysis and Criticality Evaluation Method to the Rehabilitation of Cork Oak (Quercus suber) Forests in Forest Massif of Tlemcen (Algeria)

Bouzid¹,

Bouzid²,

Benabdeli³

2022

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The controling of forest sustainability and preforest ecosystems in achieving stability of forest ecosystem require the identification of biophysical indicators, anthropological, and technological. The significant degradation of Quercus suber formations in forest massif of Tlemcen (Algeria) are imposed by both climatic factors, the fires, the overgrazing land, anthropogenic aggression as well as by ineffective management. The making of a reference matrix would make possibility the identification of probable hazards and risks. This study aimed to identify the understanding how the mode of operation of a system to identify failures and treat, and the create the intention of eliminating or minimizing the associated risks. This matrix will consist of relevant indicators which easy guide to estimate and following the understanding of the forest degradation process in Algeria. The FMECA method allowed identification of 20 main defective targets which be grouped into 3 categories namely: technical, ecological, organizational, and facilitate of remediation. Each error can be scored and action plans can be prioritized, allowing different with all forest sector players to better understand the degradation of this natural space in order to implement efficient and appropriate remediation plans.

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Large wildfires in Algeria: human issues and public policies towards risk management

Cited by 18 publications

References 6 publications

Wildfire risk and its perception in Kabylia (Algeria)

Wildfire risk and its perception in Kabylia (Algeria)

Forest fires hotspots in EU Southern Member States and North Africa: a review of causes and motives

Contribution the Failure Mode Analysis and Criticality Evaluation Method to the Rehabilitation of Cork Oak (Quercus suber) Forests in Forest Massif of Tlemcen (Algeria)

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