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 click on the following links for more in-depth information:

GHG Research Project Factsheet (192KB PDF)

GHG Research Project Outline Document (42KB PDF)

GHG Research Project Status Report - July 2009 (74KB PDF)

GHG Research Project Powerpoint Presentation - May 2009 (916 KB PDF)