Information on the GHG Research Project

The overall objective of the UNESCO/IHA GHG Research Project is the evaluation of changes in GHG emissions due to the impoundment of freshwater reservoirs.

The Project aims to:

• develop measurement guidance for the evaluation of any change in the pre-existing GHG emissions;
• promote scientifically rigorous measurements on a representative set of reservoirs (in accordance with the above guidance) and record the results in a common database;
• develop predictive modelling tools to assess the GHG status of unmonitored reservoirs and potential new reservoir sites;
• develop mitigation guidance for vulnerable sites.
  

Please see the documents below for more in-depth information:

GHG Project Information Sheet
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GHG Project Presentation
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2008 Scoping Paper Assessment of the GHG Status of Freshwater Reservoirs (see note below for context)
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As a result of two workshops on the Greenhouse Gas Status of Freshwater Reservoirs in Paris, France, 5-6 December 2006 and in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil 4-5 October 2007, this Scoping Paper was prepared as a basis for further dialogue and research on quantifying net GHG exchanges in river basins caused by the creation of a reservoir. This paper has been a key reference document for the UNESCO/IHA Project on the GHG Status of Freshwater Reservoirs.
This document is also available for download from UNESDOC.