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Drammen river basin hub

At a glance

  • 17,114 km2 area

    third largest river basin in Norway

  • 500 to 2600 mm

    annual rainfall

  • 107

    hydropower stations

  • 2 TW

    installed capacity

  • 8.3 TWh

    annual production

Water users:

  • Energy production and demand
  • Expected increased water demand
  • Domestic water demand – population growth
  • Eco flow and biodiversity
  • Changes in seasonality, e.g. snow accumulation and melt
  • More frequent rainfall floods, less frequent snowmelt floods
  • Water stress during drought, lacking preparedness plans

Main challenges exacerbated by climate change:

STARS4Water aims to improve the understanding of climate change impacts on water resources availability and the vulnerabilities for ecosystems, society and the economy at river basin scale

This project has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON
Research and Innovation Actions Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101059372

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