Guha, SreyaaReichlin, Marc Max2024-10-222024-10-222024-01-222023-12-19http://hdl.handle.net/10362/173891This study investigates machine learning in wildfire risk management in Portugal. Incorporating environmental, demographic, socio-economic, and policy data, it examines wildfire dynamics and the shortcomings of conventional approaches. The research evaluates Portugal's National Wildland Fire Management Plan and the effect of climate change on wildfire risk. Findings indicate machine learning models enhance risk assessment accuracy and that robust climate action, aligned with the Paris Agreement, could mitigate wildfire severity. The study advocates for an integrated management strategy, blending technology, policy analysis, and environmental knowledge, and offers recommendations for better wildfire mitigation.engPolicy evaluationMachine learning in environmental managementWildfire managementBig data analyticsmaster thesis203605586