STARS4Water has recently held its annual General Assembly meeting in Drammen and Finse, Norway, from 22^nd  to 26^th of September 2025, organized by Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) and DELTARES. During this meeting partners discussed the up-to-date project progress, interacted across teams and work packages, and planned ahead for the 4^th year of our project. Two significant STARS4Water products, the Impact Reporter and the STARS4Water Academy were also launched.

Two stakeholders’ meetings were also held back-to-back. The first meeting with the Drammen stakeholders (on 23/09/2025) focused on discussion and tools for the Drammen River, and was attended by the Regulatory Cooperation for all hydropower companies and associations in the Drammen River Basin (RSD), Å Energi, Drammen River Basin District Authorities, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), Glitre Vannverket Water Supply. Stakeholder “Å Energi” (Renewable Energy Power Generation) also presented the flood management responsibilities, challenges and the energy potential in the Drammen river. During the second meeting (on 25/09/2025) stakeholder partners from all the STARS4Water river basin hubs were updated about recent results and plans for final year of the STARS4Water project and provided their feedback.