Climate-related economic losses

Despite the current deficit of data on trend outputs, a national disaster risk assessment that estimates economic losses due to climate . [1] Among extreme events, droughts are the most frequent, followed by heatwaves and forest fires. To prevent further damage and mitigate climate change, Montenegro has aligned its goals on this issue with EU directives and developed the national climate change strategy for 2030. Multiple documents – like the first draft of the national adaptation plan (currently being refined), adaptation and the disaster risk  – have also been developed to tackle climate change and its negative impact. However, it is still necessary to properly implement them to prevent and minimise future losses.

An upward trend is noted regarding temperature, while the trend is downward for annual precipitation ; there is also a high probability of storms developing with wind gusts and heavy precipitation, due to the increase in the annual average sea surface temperature. This indicates that climate-related incidents, like the storm in July 2024, .