The topic of forest fires is becoming more actual, due to the increasingly intense and longer episodes of drought in the recent decades. Last summer again brought with it very warm and dry weather, which created conditions for a high fire risk in Slovakia. Considering the ongoing climate change and climate scenarios for the Central Europe, it is likely that we will face such situations more and more frequently in the future. The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute SHMI) is also trying to contribute to early preparedness for extreme phenomena, which was the main motivation to join the international project Clim4Cast (Interreg CE). One of the project outputs will be a document focused on a proactive response approach to drought, heat waves and fire danger at the national level. This document will be available to all national, regional and local authorities and can serve as supporting material for the drafting of policies, decrees and other strategic documents. To ensure country-specific tailored document proposal, SHMI organized an expert consultation dedicated to the wildfires management in Slovakia, in which representatives of key stakeholders participated. This consultation was followed by a meeting of experts from the practice of the National Drought Impact Reporting Network in Kaštiela Antonstál in Nemšová (October 23 and 24, 2024).
To learn more about the event, please, visit the webpage: https://www.shmu.sk/sk/?page=2049&id=1548.
To learn more about the event, please, visit the webpage: https://www.shmu.sk/sk/?page=2049&id=1548.