Reference Documents and Project Deliverables
Following its aim to develop a better comprehension of current methodologies and to help overcome the current knowledge gap concerning the impact of reservoirs on natural GHG emissions the UNESCO/IHA Project on the GHG Status of Freshwater Reservoirs is producing the following deliverables:
- A measurement specification guidance to be applied to a representative set of reservoirs.
- A results database from representative reservoirs.
- Predictable modelling tools to assess the GHG status of unmonitored reservoirs and potential new reservoir sites.
- An empirical prediction modelling tool
- A process-based prediction model
- Guidance and assessment tools for GHG mitigation for vulnerable sites.
UNESCO/IHA Measurement Specification Guidance for Evaluating the GHG Status of Man-Made Freshwater Reservoir (4MB PDF)
As one of the key deliverables of the UNESCO/IHA Project, a Measurement Specification Guidance has been produced, throughout successive workshop and revisions by the Panel of Experts, and through consultation with the UNESCO-IHA Peer Review Group, including experts from the field of modelling. The Guidance is regarded as a living document and the current document is Edition I, which will evolve as knowledge and data increases in the further research and measurement process.
This document is also available for download from UNESDOC.
Scoping Paper Assessment of the GHG Status of Freshwater Reservoirs (288KB PDF)
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.
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