Using the Sustainability Assess ment Pr ot ocol
The Sustainability Assessment Protocol has been developed pri marily to assist IHA me mbers in assessing perf or mance against criteria described in t he I HA Sustainabilit y Guidelines.
The docu ment is in t hree sections.The first section(SECTION A -NEW ENERGY OPTIONS)gives general guidance on sustainability issues that should be considered when assessing new ener gy suppl y options.This section describes each of t he 20 selected sustainability aspects and lists key considerations and assessment requirements f or each aspect.It can be used as part of a preli minar y due diligence review of pr oposed new ener gy projects.It should also be usef ul f or policy and decision makers when developing energy policies and assessing f ut ure ener gy options requirements.(https://www.daowen.com)
Assess ments associated with the second section(SECTION B -NEW HYDRO PROJECTS)and t hir d section(SECTION C -OPERATING HYDROPOWER FACILITIES)rely on objective evidence to support a sustainability score against each of t wenty sustainability aspects.These aspects of sustainability have been selected to give appropriate coverage to relevant economic,social,and environ mental issues.Assess ment is scored fr o m 5 t hr ough to zer o,and l ooks at bot h process and perf or mance against each aspect or criteria.
Assessing process relies on t he presence or ot her wise of a systematic approach to managing economic,social and environ mental issues.The next section in this docu ment,A Systematic Management Ap pr oach to Sustainability,pr ovides more detail on t his.A section titled Obtaining Obj ective Evidence is also included to assist in the process of obtaining scores against each of t he t wenty sustainability aspect.