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The Protocol
Governed by a
multi-stakeholder
Council and
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5
A consistent, globally-
applicable
methodology
Terms and
Conditions
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Protocol evolution
2009
World Commission
on Dams Final
Report
Initial Sustainability
Assessment Protocol
IHA Sustainability
Guidelines
Multi-stakeholder Forum refines
the Protocol Protocol
Training
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20082000 2010 2011 2012
Official Protocol launch
UNEP Dams and
Development
Project
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Developing Countries
Dr Yu Xuezhong, Research Professor, China
Institute of Water Resources and
Hydropower Research, PR China
Mr Zhou Shichun, Senior Engineer, China
Hydropower Engineering Consulting Group
Co., PR China
Mr Israel Phiri, Manager PPI, Ministry of
Energy and Water Development, Zambia
Developed Countries
Mr Geir Hermansen, Senior Advisor,
Department of Energy, Norad, Norway
Prof Gudni A Johannesson, Director General,
National Energy Authority, Iceland
Ms Kirsten Nyman, Policy Advisor for
Sustainable Hydropower, GTZ, Germany
(observer)
Finance Sector - Economic
Aspects
Ms Courtney Lowrance, Vice President,
Environmental & Social Risk Management,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc, representing
the Equator Principles Financial Institutions
Group
Ms Daryl Fields, Senior Water Resources
Specialist, The World Bank (observer)
Hydropower Sector
Dr Refaat Abdel-Malek, President,
International Hydropower Association
Mr Andrew Scanlon, Representative,
International Hydropower Association
NGOs - Environmental Aspects
Mr David Harrison, Senior Advisor, Global
Freshwater Team, The Nature Conservancy
Dr Joerg Hartmann, WWF Dams Initiative
Leader,
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
NGOs - Social Aspects
Mr Michael Simon, Lead, People, Infrastructure
& Environment Program, Oxfam
Dr Donal O’Leary, Senior Advisor, Transparency
International
Forum Chair: Mr André Abadie, Director,
Sustainable Finance Ltd.
Forum Coordinator: Dr Helen Locher,
Sustainability Forum Coordinator,
International Hydropower Association
Finance: governmentts of Germany, Iceland
and Norway
Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum
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• “A valuable tool to measure and improve the
sustainability of hydropower projects” – WWF
• Results from a rigourous and informed multi-
stakeholder process including social and
environmental NGOs, commercial and
development banks, and developing and
developed country governments
• Policies taken into account include: World
Commission on Dams’ Criteria and Guidelines;
World Bank Safeguard Policies; IFC
Performance Standards; and Equator Principles
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Informed multistakeholder development
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Background document:
Four methodology documents for four stages of development:
Protocol documents
Early stage Preparation Implementation Operation
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The four tools
Preparation: Investigations, planning and design, management plans and
commitment
Implementation: Construction, resettlement, environmental and other
management plans.
Operation: Facility operating on a sustainable basis, monitoring, compliance
and continuous improvement.
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P I O
Communications and Consultation
Governance
Demonstrated Need and Strategic Fit
Siting and Design
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Management /
Environmental and Social Issues Management
Integrated Project Management
Hydrological Resource
Asset reliability and efficiency
Infrastructure Safety
Financial Viability
Project Benefits
Economic Viability
Procurement
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Protocol topics (1)
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P I O
Project Affected Communities and Livelihoods
Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Labour and Working Conditions
Cultural Heritage
Public Health
Biodiversity and Invasive Species
Erosion and Sedimentation
Water Quality
Waste, noise and air quality
Reservoir Planning / Preparation and Filling / Management
Downstream Flow Regimes
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Protocol topics (2)
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Each topic scoring statement provides a
statement for up to six criteria:
• Assessment
• Management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Stakeholder support
• Conformance / compliance
• Outcomes
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Protocol criteria
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Topic structure (1)
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Statements of Description
and Intent
Scoring Levels from 1-5
For each criteria
Level 3 - Statements of
Basic Good Practice
Level 5 - Statements of
Proven Best Practice
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Topic Structure (2)
Assessment Guidance
Notes – definitions,
examples, etc
Examples of Potential
Interviewees & Evidence
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• Evidence-based objective
assessment of a project’s
performance, prepared by an
accredited assessor
• A score of 1 to 5 for each topic
area, related to basic good
practice and proven best practice
• An assessment report according
to a standard format,
automatically saved in
Management Entity’s database
• Synthesis of performance of
complex facilities in a concise and
presentable report
• Easily-communicable, officially-
branded spider diagram of results
• Option to make results public
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An Official Protocol Assessment Delivers
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• Accredited by IHA (Management
Entity of the Council) to ensure
objective, comparable results
• Independent, and must follow
code of conduct
• Assessors will be required to
qualify from a training course,
and be regularly appraised
• Training course concerns
auditing best practice as well as
Protocol details
• Entry requirements based on
experience of environmental and
social auditing and assessment
• Lead Assessor ensures the
process enables a fair
assessment
• Lead Assessor fully responsible
for all judgements, scoring, and
delivery of the assessment
report to the required quality
• Team must be able to justify and
defend assessment and scores,
with reference to evidence and
the significance of gaps
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Quality control using accredited assessors
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• Level 3 describes basic good practice
• Projects in all contexts should be working toward basic
good practice .
• Its not a standard that must be achieved;
• Expectations on performance levels are defined by
users
• Level 5 describes proven best practice
• Goals that are not easy to reach.
• Proven to be attained in multiple country contexts, and
not only by large projects.
• 5s on all topics would be very difficult to reach,
because practical decisions need to be made on
priorities.
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Producing a score: Basic Good and
Proven Best Practice
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Flow diagram of scoring process
Assessment of topic against
Basic Good Practice
•Assessment
•Management
•Stakeholder engagement
•Stakeholder support
•Conformance / compliance
•Outcomes
Assessment of topic against
Proven Best Practice
How many
significant gaps
are there?
•Assessment
•Management
•Stakeholder engagement
•Stakeholder support
•Conformance / compliance
•Outcomes
Topic Scores 5
How many
significant gaps
are there?
Topic Scores 4
Topic Scores 3
Topic Scores 2
Topic Scores 1
Yes
No
Yes
No
Two or more gaps
One gap
Two or more gaps
One gap
No gaps
Does the
project meet
all criteria?
Does the
project meet
all criteria?
BASIC GOOD PRACTICE
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Scores depend on evidence
Interviews Documents Site Inspection
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Sustainability profile
O-1 Communications
and Consultation O-2 Governance
O-19 Downstream
Flows
O-3 Environmental and Social Issues
Management
O-4 Hydrological
Resource
O-5 Asset
Reliability
O-6 Infrastructure
Safety
O-7 Financial Viability
O-13 Cultural
Heritage
O-18 Reservoir
Management
O-17 Water
Quality
O-16 Erosion and
Sedimentation
O-15 Biodiversity
O-14 Public
Health
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4
2
3
5
O-12 Labor and Working Conditions
O-11 Indigenous Peoples
O-10 Resettlement
O-8 Project Benefits
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IS
A series of assessment tools
applicable to all stages of hydropower
development in all global contexts
An evidence-based objective
assessment of a project’s
performance, prepared by an
accredited assessor
Recognized by NGOs
Developed and governed by a multi-
stakeholder, consensus-based
structure
IS NOT
Not a standard, or a pass/fail
mark. Each user decides what
scores they want to achieve.
Not a mechanism to provide a
‘sustainable hydropower’ or
‘certified’ stamp of approval
Not a replacement for national or local
regulatory requirements
Not a replacement for an ESIA
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What the Protocol is and is not
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• Established to ensure multi-
stakeholder input and
confidence in the Protocol
content and application
• Made up of seven
representative
chambers:
• Environmental NGOs
• Social/Rights-based NGOs
• Developed country governments
• Developing country governments
• Financial institutions
• Hydropower operators/developers
• Hydropower consultants/suppliers
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Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Council
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Chamber Chair Alternate
Environment or Conservation Organisations Jian-hua Meng David Harrison
Social Impacts, project affected communities Donal O’Leary Henry Chan
Development, public or commercial banks Emmanuel Boulet
Emerging and developing economy country
governments
Professor Shi Guoqing Erika Breyer
Advanced economy country governments Matthew Reddy John Dore
Hydropower operators or developers Karin Seelos Andrew Scanlon
Hydropower consultants, contractors or
equipment suppliers
Roger Gill Barbara Fischer-
Aupperle
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Elected Governance Committee
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• Become a
Sustainability Partner
• Join a chamber
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Get involved
• Become an Accredited
Assessor
• Training and Protocol
Assessments
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IHA Sustainability Partners
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Statements of support
‘Open and transparent’
BMZ
‘A valuable tool’
The Nature Conservancy
‘Citi has been impressed by
the multistakeholder
collaboration’
Citi
‘We would like to
congratulate IHA’
Societe Generale
‘A practical guide for
performance management’
World Bank
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• Protocol documents: background and four stages
• Charter, and Terms and Conditions
• FAQs and news
• Database of published Protocol assessments
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