Monitoring, reporting, and verification system for rice production aligned with Paris Agreement transparency guidelines

Nelson, K.M., Sander, B.O., Yen, B.T., Yadav, S. and Laborte, A. 2022. Monitoring, reporting, and verification system for rice production aligned with Paris Agreement transparency guidelines. IRRI Technical Guideline. Los Baños, Philippines: IRRI.

This critical review takes a novel approach to assessing the existing Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) methodology and tools and provides expert-based recommendations for adjusted MRV standards that adapt current guidelines as a promising way forward to deliver transparency in meeting the Nationally Determined Contributions of Vietnam. Additionally, this is a timely proposition given the necessity to define an MRV framework for NAMAs for the rice sector. We are recommending a multi-pronged approach using several tools that can support and validate each other to achieve a robust mechanism for MRV estimations in the rice sector. Examples from the country will be used as a case study given their government’s strong commitment to mitigation in the rice sector.