Strengthening Early Warning Collaboration in Slovenia

On 25 November 2025, the 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 held an online workshop within the LOCALIENCE project to share insights and present our pilot solution for an 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. The system was implemented as a pilot for the Ljubljana Fire Brigade as part of the responsive urban warning system in the Municipality of Ljubljana.

The workshop brought us together with another Interreg project, 𝗫-𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗞-𝗖𝗖, 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗮, along with 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 units from the Sora River catchment and 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗷𝗱𝗼𝘃šč𝗶𝗻𝗮, creating an excellent opportunity for knowledge exchange across projects and operational services. The 𝗟𝗷𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗲 shared valuable insights from their operational experience using the alerting system.

The event fostered engaging discussion and highlighted the importance of cooperation between national institutions and local operational services. Such collaboration helps align approaches and strengthen support for decision-makers during extreme weather and hydrological events.