From Wildfire Risk to Resilience The Investment Case for Action 2026

Contributors World Economic Forum Natalie Çilem Community Lead, Global Wildfire Leadership Network Gill Einhorn Head, 1t.org Jack Hurd Head, Earth Systems Agenda Daniel Murphy Industry Communities Lead, Financial Services and Investment Cluster Lindsey Prowse Interim Program Head, Earth Systems AgendaPwC Christoph Schellhas Partner, Financial Services Sustainability Leader Earl Simpkins Partner, Energy & Industrials Strategy Leader Veronika Torarp Partner, Insurance Sustainability Strategy Leader Paris Tsakalidis Senior Manager; World Economic Forum Fellow Ilkay Altıntaş Principal, UCSD Wildfire Lab and Alert, University of California, San Diego Chris Anthony Strategic Wildfire Advisor; Former Deputy Chief, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Osmar Bambini Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, umgrauemeio Ismail Belen Chief Inspector, General Directorate of Forests of Türkiye Amy Berry Chief Executive Officer, Tahoe Fund Garry Briese Senior Advisor, Colorado State Fire Chiefs Scott Cheeseman Chief Executive Officer, XyloplanAndre Cheung Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RoboticsCats Eric Chu Director, Science Services, California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) Caroline Comeau Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder, FNN (Fire Neural Network) Amy Duchelle Senior Forestry Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Jillian Dyszynski Director, Climate Finance, American Forest Foundation Micah Elias Director, Natural Capital, Blue Forest David Ganz Executive Director, Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific’s (RECOFTC)The World Economic Forum extends gratitude to Google.org and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for its generous support of the Global Wildfire Leadership Network from its inception. The World Economic Forum thanks all individuals and organizations whose insights and collaboration made this white paper possible. Written as a joint effort with PwC, this paper was developed under the Global Wildfire Leadership Network, a joint initiative of the Forest Future Alliance (FFA) (previously 1t.org) and Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA), within the Forum’s Centre for Nature and Climate. This paper draws upon the collective expertise of the network’s working groups, research partners, field practitioners, frontline communities and firefighters dedicated to advancing global wildfire resilience. The Forum further thanks PwC for its continued support of the initiative and acknowledges Salesforce for its support of the Forest Future Alliance and its commitment to accelerating wildfire resilience.Acknowledgements From Wildfire Risk to Resilience: The Investment Case for Action 28