From Wildfire Risk to Resilience The Investment Case for Action 2026

Key takeaways –Empowered communities are the operating system of resilience; they turn prevention plans into daily practice. –Multistakeholder governance, combining local leadership with technical support from agencies and private actors, delivers sustained prevention and faster recovery. –Models are more likely to scale when they are socially inclusive, economically viable and locally led.From proven solutions to global scale Wildfire resilience is within reach with effective tools and models, but widespread impact requires investment and scale-up. These four investment pathways create the foundations of a wildfire- resilient economy, built on the premise that when risk reduction is measured and verified through innovative pilots and projects, it becomes a financial asset that can attract sustained investment. Putting the pillar into practice TABLE 6 Sample outcome metrics Partners Contracts and funding Policy enablers Human, social and health (e.g. number of trained personnel, participation of vulnerable groups), environmental (e.g. hectares maintained), economic and financial (e.g. employment created), cross-sector and regional (e.g. community plans implemented)Municipal authorities, fire services, Indigenous or local leaders, private forestry firms, NGOs and universitiesMulti-year community-capacity agreements, public works and social enterprise models, and performance-based grantsIntegration of community plans into national fire strategies, dedicated budget lines for local workforce training, formal recognition of volunteer brigades and Indigenous stewardship roles From Wildfire Risk to Resilience: The Investment Case for Action 24