Public expenditure review for wildfire management: a guide

The World Bank has developed this guide to wildfire management public expenditure review to help governments and relevant agencies review their wildfire management expenditures, align spending with strategic goals, and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of funding usage.

Wildfires pose significant environmental and socioeconomic challenges, necessitating efficient management and prevention through proper resource allocation and financial oversight. Despite evidence on risks, drivers, and opportunity costs of intervention, there is little information on how countries’ policies and practices are evolving with increased wildfire risk, particularly regarding additional investments needed to strengthen response and prevention and risk reduction capacities.