National GHG/MRV Stakeholder Workshop of Liberia
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National GHG/MRV Stakeholder Workshop of Liberia
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Location: Monrovia- Liberia

The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) in collaboration with Conservation International (CI) held an an eight-hour virtual workshop on  Liberia’s National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and the Measurement, Reporting and Verification system (MRV) amidst  the ongoing Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The workshop  held on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, was organized by the Department of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) at the EPA, with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).  The workshop brought together 75 Participants from several Government Ministries and Agencies which include; Ministry of Mines and Energy, Transport, Agriculture, Forestry Development Authority, including the University of Liberia and the Monrovia City Cooperation.  Thematic areas of focus during the workshop were: MRV- Institutional Arrangement and MRV systems; GHG emission levels from Energy- Combustion of Fuels and Refineries; Industry – Industrial Processes and Procedures; Agriculture- Crop and Livestock management; Land Management- Land Management including Forest; and importantly, Waste- Human Waste Management Practices as well as the Environmental Knowledge Management System.