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The pilot is owned by:


Background, status and aim of the pilot project

Ovase.no targets to be a national web portal that presents state-of-the-art stormwater management, documented and proven solutions for stormwater management in a Norwegian climate and relevant examples. The web portal will address different user groups, ranging from individuals to professionals in the municipalities, city planners, advisors, developers, contractors, technology providers and politicians, and it will function as a roadmap for achieving the best possible sustainable stormwater management.

Ovase.no started as a student initiative and a demo version was available when Klima 2050 adopted the idea and organised it as a pilot project in 2017. During 2017- mid 2019 the portal went through several changes based on testing, validation and feedback from the Klima 2050 partners. At the same time, the software platform was replaced, and a new interface was built from scratch using state-of-the-art web-technologies.

In 2019 the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) received national responsibility for providing guidance on stormwater management in Norway, with primary focus on water quantities. NVE is now working to deliver comprehensive guidance by the end of 2022. During the autumn of 2019, NVE and Klima 2050 agreed to transfer the ownership of Ovase.no to NVE for further development in accordance with their project plan. The transfer came into force January 2020.

New contact for Ovase.no:

Alexandra Röttorp, Senior Engineer
Storm water project/Landslides, Flood and River Management
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)

Innovation potential

Ovase.no is itself an innovation and a beta version was launched in the autumn 2017.

Lessons learnt