Our mission is to address the growing issue of global wildfires caused by climate change. Despite urban development, the Netherlands remains insufficiently prepared for these impending landscape fires. Together, we seek innovative ways to prevent these fires.
This mission is complex due to varying interests. We strive for nature conservation, agriculture, recreation, and fire safety. Your role in the Dream Team involves devising solutions that accommodate all stakeholders.
Due to climate change, wildfire risk and danger have increased in the Netherlands. In the past year, our team has investigated Wildfires as a wicked problem. Given the complexity, we focused on investigating this issue through three main points: vegetation/weather indexes, stakeholders' policy perspectives, and PPE material for firefighter uniforms. We strive to communicate the multifaceted Wicked Problem of Wildfires, contribute to educating the public, and create a space for stakeholders to discuss possible policy and technological changes.
Supervisor/ambassador: Marleen de Ruiter
Marleen de Ruiter is an Assistant Professor at the department of Water and Climate Risk of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and she is co-chair of the RiskKAN network.
Supervisor/ambassador: Sjoerd Kluiving
Sjoerd Kluiving is associate Professor in Geoarchaeology and Anthropocene Studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
This team is linked to the Connected World profile theme.