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The indicator shows total economic losses from weather- and climate-related extreme events (such as windstorms, flooding, heatwaves, cold spells, droughts or wildfires) per country and per year (since 1980). A moving average for the previous 30 years is added because of the large interannual variability of the losses.
In recent decades, greater and more frequent consequences of climate change have been observed in Slovenia. In the past, Slovenia focused primarily on mitigation, but events in 2022 (drought, fires) and 2023 (floods) showed that efforts in the field of adaptation must be urgently strengthened. The floods of early August 2023 caused catastrophic devastation across much of Slovenia (in 183 out of 212 municipalities, with 104 municipalities severely affected), with estimated financial damage of around EUR 9.9 billion .
The government reacted quickly by amending the Natural Disaster Recovery Act and preparing emergency legislation that includes measures to help the population, the economy and municipalities, as well as rehabilitation and preventive measures. The government has also adopted the Reconstruction, Development and Financing Act, which will establish development-oriented measures for the comprehensive reconstruction of the country. The preparation of a climate law and a new climate adaptation strategy is under way.
References and footnotes
- ↵Government of Slovenia, ‘Government measures for flood relief’, Government of Slovenia website, accessed 26 June 2025, https://www.gov.si/en/registries/projects/government-measures-for-flood-relief/.