THE WEF'S FIREAID INITIATIVE AGAINST WILDFIRES MORE EFFICIENT – DURKKAS INFOTECH

Bringing together resources from government, civil society and the private sector, the multi-stakeholder initiative was developed by Turkey's largest industrial conglomerate and an international company developing a'digital twin' using proprietary AI technology. Previous research has identified AI and machine learning as useful tools for reducing wildfire risk, but they have not been fully utilized. The FireAId pilot shows how to unlock its potential and scale it for immediate use.