This policy paper was developed by the OECD in co-operation with the Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Management and the European Commission Secretariat General for Structural Reform. It summarises the findings and recommendations of a project carried out with funding of the European Union through its Technical Support Instruments.
This paper is authored by Sophie Lavaud, with core contributions from Marta Arbinolo, under the guidance of Catherine Gamper, Team Lead for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, and Walid Oueslati, Head of the Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division of the OECD Environment Directorate. Stéphane Jacobzone, Amanda Moreno and Leigh Wolfrom carried out the assessment of the system’s funding efficiency. Gloriana Madrigal and Giuseppa Ottimofiore contributed to the assessment of the regulatory framework.
The authors would like to thank officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), the National Agency for Civil Protection (ANEPC), the National Republican Guard (GNR), the Judiciary Police, the Ministry of Environnement, Infraestruturas Portugal, the Court of Accounts, the league of Firefighters, the Ministry of Finance, the Environmental Fund, the Agency for Development and Cohesion, the representatives from the regional authorities (CCDRs), municipalities, the Portuguese Insurance Association, the General Directorate for Territories (DGT) and the National Meteorological Agency (IPMA). The authors are grateful to the Agency for Integrated Rural Fire Management (AGIF), and especially to Maria João Gomes, Mario Monteiro, and Tiago Oliveira, for the invaluable and continuous guidance and coordination support offered throughout the project.
The authors are also grateful to Sora Choi and Sama Al-Taher Cucci of the OECD Environment Directorate for their invaluable support throughout the preparation and publication of this report.