Measurement, Reporting and Verification (Q795)

Subject, term, tag: Measurement, Reporting and Verification

Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV)

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English	Measurement, Reporting and Verification	Subject, term, tag: Measurement, Reporting and Verification	Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV)

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group III: Climate Change 2022 – Mitigation of Climate Change

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Definition

Measurement ‘Processes of data collection over time, providing basic datasets, including associated accuracy and precision, for the range of relevant variables. Possible data sources are field measurements, field observations, detection through remote sensing and interviews’ (UN-REDD, 2009). Reporting ‘The process of formal reporting of assessment results to the UNFCCC, according to predetermined formats and according to established standards, especially the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines and GPG (Good Practice Guidance)’ (UN-REDD, 2009). Verification ‘The process of formal verification of reports, for example, the established approach to verify national communications and national inventory reports to the UNFCCC’ (UN-REDD, 2009). (English)