Methodologies and data requirements for wildfire risk assessment in the Americas and the Caribbean
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction · PANAMA CITY · Apply by November 13, 2026
About this role
Result of Service At the end of the consultancy, UNDRR will have a comparative assessment of existing methodologies for quantitative wildfire risk assessment, including their data and technical requirements, geographic scales, outputs, strengths and limitations, and applicability to different contexts in the Americas and the Caribbean. The assessment will identify relevant methodologies and applications from the region and internationally and provide recommendations on suitable approaches and pathways to advance towards quantitative, prospective and probabilistic wildfire risk assessment, considering different data available, capacity and contexts with the aim of developing a regionally comparable wildfire risk model. The assesment will also serve as a knowledge product contributing to the implementation of the European Union–Latin America and the Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the area of integrated disaster risk management. Work Location Home-based Expected duration 6 months Duties and Responsibilities Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for…