Forum Work Programme

The Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum’s work centred on reviewing and making recommendations to the existing IHA Sustainability Assessment Protocol (2006).

The Forum determined the relevant issues to be included in the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol and the measurement approach for each of these issues. The work plan involved input from experts on key hydropower sustainability themes, hydropower project assessments, workshop sessions focused on the protocol, input from key stakeholder reference groups, and stakeholder consultation.

The Forum members met nine times over the three year period, with two formal periods of stakeholder consultation, and a trialling period for the Draft Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol.