Handbook on Measurement, Reporting and Verification for Developing Country Parties
This handbook published by the UNFCCC is aimed at a non-negotiator audience, including climate change practitioners on the ground. It provides an overview of the full package of decisions adopted in the international negotiations concerning measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) provisions for developing countries under the Convention.
The handbook is structured into three sections providing general context and an overview of the contents of the handbook, an outline of relevant MRV concepts and the chronological context of the development of the MRV framework as well as an overview of the key elements of the MRV framework at the international level structured around information on national communications, BURs and consideration of reports through the ICA process. Technical and financial support for MRV activities is also covered, as are the key elements of national MRV frameworks, domestic MRV of domestically supported NAMAs and MRV for REDD-plus actions.