<p>A new paper titled <em>Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement&nbsp;</em>has been released.</p>
<p>The paper describes basic requirements for MRV as established in the UNFCCC and the IPCC and then assesses current MRV practices for livestock emissions in 140 developing countries.</p>
<p>The report makes a number of practical recommendations to help address these issues. These include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Document and share examples of the approaches countries have taken in developing Tier 2 inventories, specifically, and improving their MRV systems in general</li>
<li>Enable regional sharing of MRV experiences</li>
<li>Provide resources to build countries&rsquo; capacities for inventory compilation, including strengthening institutional arrangements</li>
<li>Review current Tier 2 approaches to clarify how different methodological approaches have evolved over time</li>
<li>Improving understanding of the interaction between policy goals, MRV design and specific data needs</li>
<li>Compare methods for data collection on livestock populations, herd structure, feed intake and livestock performance</li>
<li>Develop specific guidance on uncertainty analysis, how to deal with data gaps, transparency and quality assurance/quality control</li>
<li>Support piloting and testing of MRV systems at the national and sub-national levels</li>
</ul>
<p>The GRA and CCAFS are now working together with partner countries and other organisations such as the FAO, the UN Environment Programme&rsquo;s Climate and Clean Air Coalition, and the World Bank to implement the report&rsquo;s findings.</p>
<p>The full press release is available at&nbsp;<a href="https://globalresearchalliance.org/n/countries-seek-to-improve-measurement-reporting-and-verification-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-mitigation-in-the-livestock-sector/">https://globalresearchalliance.org/n/countries-seek-to-improve-measurement-reporting-and-verification-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-mitigation-in-the-livestock-sector/</a></p>
<p><a href="https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/89335/CCAFS_Report17.pdf">Download the report</a>&nbsp;(external website, PDF file)</p>