Slovenia Flooding – August 2023

6-8^th August 2023. Slovenia and parts of Austria, Croatia and Italy received record rainfall with an average event total, in Slovenia of 166mm from 115 official Slovenian Environment Agency gauges. Between 65-85% of the country was impacted. A piping event in a flood levee, risks to energy supply, cross border defence implications, and supply chain impacts for the car industry were notable impacts form this event. Learnings for this jurisdiction wide rain events are largely based around planning, continuity, and understanding advance climate risk understanding for integrated economies and businesses.