What value does the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol add?
There is presently an absence of a globally agreed hydropower sustainability standard. This has created a situation of individual standard and criteria-setting at organization, sector, country and/or regional levels. The IHA Sustainability Assessment Protocol (2006) is a voluntary assessment tool developed by the International Hydropower Association that assesses performance against the IHA Sustainability Guidelines (2004). It is one of a number of approaches that are formally used by various institutions to assess the sustainability of hydropower projects. Other approaches include National and State Government requirements, development bank safeguard policies, commercial bank financial screening tools (including the IFC Performance Standards which underpin the Equator Principles), and a methodology based on the World Commission on Dams (2000) report “Dams and Development: a New Framework for Decision-Making” recommendations utilised for Clean Development Mechanism eligibility. The Hyd
There is presently an absence of a globally agreed hydropower sustainability standard. This has created a situation of individual standard and criteria-setting at organization, sector, country and/or regional levels. The IHA Sustainability Assessment Protocol (2006) is a voluntary assessment tool developed by the International Hydropower Association that assesses performance against the IHA Sustainability Guidelines (2004). It is one of a number of approaches that are formally used by various institutions to assess the sustainability of hydropower projects. Other approaches include National and State Government requirements, development bank safeguard policies, commercial bank financial screening tools (including the IFC Performance Standards which underpin the Equator Principles), and a methodology based on the World Commission on Dams (2000) report “Dams and Development: a New Framework for Decision-Making” recommendations utilised for Clean Development Mechanism eligibility. The Hyd
