The inventory review resources listed in appendix I provide recommended approaches and tools for clustering inventory data.

Expert review teams During individual inventory reviews, international teams of inventory experts examine the data, methodologies and procedures used in preparing the national inventory.

Recommended approaches and tools for clustering of inventory data

However, the inventory data have 1990 and 1994 as base years.

This review covers the methodologies and data used in the preparation of the inventory.

If an average inventory parameter from a cluster of countries is used, expert review teams should follow the recommended approaches and tools for clustering of inventory data as included in the inventory review resources listed in appendix I.

Ensuring the reliability of inventory data to be used in the inventory review process under the Convention and under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol is a high priority.

ON THE USE OF ERS 1 DATA FOR THE MAPPING AND INVENTORY OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN AFRICA

The use of drivers or approaches and tools for clustering of inventory data other than those recommended in the inventory review resources listed in appendix I should be explained and justified.

8 For the purpose of this technical guidance, cluster refers to inventory related data from a group of countries.

Extrapolation of inventory parameters (e.g. activity data) in addition to applying extrapolation methods to emission or removal estimates it may be necessary to use extrapolation at the level of activity data, emission factors or other inventory parameters, depending on the circumstances (see paragraphs 29 32 and 30 33 above).

This information shall include all disaggregated emission factors, activity data, and documentation about how these factors and data have been generated and aggregated for the preparation of the inventory.

Designate a single national entity with overall responsibility for the national inventory Make available the postal and electronic addresses of the national entity responsible for the inventory Define and allocate specific responsibilities in the inventory development process, including those related to choice of methods, data collection, particularly activity data and emission factors from statistical services and other entities, processing and archiving, and QC and QA.

(a) Making an inventory of the current data collection, processing and dissemination system of the major organizations working on energy statistics

As adjustments will be undertaken on individual inventory years, thisThis method would most likely be applied in exceptional cases only, but could be applicable to activity data, emission factors or other inventory parameters, depending on the circumstances.

Inventory data from the Party subject to adjustment should be excluded from the cluster The cluster should cover a minimum number of countries, as specified in the recommended approaches and tools for clustering of inventory data The grouping of countries into clusters should, to the extent possible, take into account similar national circumstances.

The inclusion in the inventory review resources listed in appendix I of drivers and approaches and tools for clustering of inventory data should be subject to guidance by lead reviewers in accordance with the provisions of appendix I.

Landsat TM and SPOT panchromatic data enabled the Bureau to prepare image maps for three reservations, while GPS training supported resource inventory programs.

The international data sources to be included in the inventory review resources listed in appendix I should meet most of the following criteria

At present, Annex I Parties are moving towards using a new inventory reporting software (the common reporting format (CRF) reporter), developed by the secretariat to facilitate the submission of GHG inventory data in accordance with previously adopted guidelines and requirements.

Inventory activities include collecting activity data, selecting methods and emission factors appropriately, estimating anthropogenic GHG emissions by sources and removals by sinks, implementing uncertainty assessment and quality assurance quality control (QA QC) activities, and carrying out procedures for the verification of the inventory data at the national level, as described in these guidelines for national systems.

The program will provide consistent baseline digital data about the composition and distribution of vegetation to support the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring program.

If national data as indicated in paragraph 2528 above are not available or are not deemed suitable for the respective adjustment case, expert review teams should select data from the recommended international data sources included in the inventory review resources listed in appendix I.

It is designed to ensure that Parties included in Annex I to the Convention (Annex I Parties) report quantitative data in a standardized format, and to facilitate the comparison of inventory data across Annex I Parties.

Inventory planning

In choosing any input data for calculating an adjustment, expert review teams should give, as appropriate, preference to the national data available in the respective Party's inventory submission or made available by the Party before or during the review, provided that these data were not the cause for the adjustment.

Savings Bond Inventory

Inventory of weapons

Inventory preparation As part of its inventory preparation, each Party included in Annex I shall

Inventory management As part of its inventory management, each Party included in Annex I shall

7 For the purpose of this technical guidance, driver refers to indicative data other than activity data or other inventory parameters used in the calculation of emission or removal estimates, that are correlated with emissions or removals, such as gross domestic product (GDP), population, associated production data, wells drilled, GDP per capita.

An Antarctic site inventory containing biological data and site descriptive information of 93 sites on the Antarctic Peninsula was prepared and is being updated by the United States and United Kingdom.

As part of its inventory planning, each Party included in Annex I should consider ways to improve the quality of activity data, emission factors, methods and other relevant technical elements of inventories.

Use by all Annex I Parties of the CRF Reporter for 2006 and future inventory submissions will facilitate the handling of data by the secretariat and greatly enhance the reliability of GHG information.

The annual inventory, including the national inventory report and the common reporting format (CRF) Supplementary information under Article 7, paragraph 1, incorporated in the Party's national inventory according to section I.D, greenhouse gas inventory information, of the guidelines for the preparation of the information required under Article 7.

Extrapolation of emissions or removals using drivers or surrogate data can be applied if inventory estimates are available for some years (at a minimum for all years but two) of the time series but are missing or not prepared in accordance with the IPCC good practice guidance for the required year (base year and or latest inventory year).

8 For the purpose of these guidelines for national systems, the inventory development process encompasses inventory planning, preparation and management.

Making and disseminating an inventory of

The QC system is designed to Provide routine and consistent checks to ensure data integrity, correctness and completeness Identify and address errors and omissions Document and archive inventory material and record all QC act0ivities.

IOMC Inventory of Activities The IOMC Inventory of Activities provides details of the relevant programmes and activities of each IOMC Organization.

IPCC default values from the IPCC good practice guidance, the IPCC Guidelines or other recommended international data sources included in the inventory review resources listed in appendix I, and consistent with the IPCC good practice guidance.

All 36 inventory review reports were completed on time, or within one week of the due dates established in the inventory review guidelines.

Table 1 Inventory review experts in 2004 by nominating Party Other inventory review procedures In accordance with decision 12 CP.9 the secretariat developed procedures to implement the code of practice for the treatment of confidential information during the inventory review.

A second inventory will take place in 2006.

Choice of emission factors or other inventory parameters