making use of existing published data of gross GHG emissions from previous assessments on 169 reservoirs around the world. The tool output provides an indication of the need for further assessment of GHG emissions. IHA awards Mosonyi Award for Excellence in Hydropower Launched in 2015, the Mosonyi Award for Excellence in Hydropower recognises individuals within IHA's membership for outstanding contributions to the sector. Individual contributions related to the award may include: A long-standing commitment or a recent initiative that has had a major impact; A specific hydropower project, the performance of an organisation or the hydropower sector in general; or An aspect of hydropower sustainability (technical, economic, social or environmental) or a broad-ranging initiative, such as national-level or basin-level strategic planning. Proposed candidates are reviewed by a panel convened by the IHA Board. The panel nominates selected candidates, with the IHA Board making the final decision on the selection of recipients. Up to three individuals will receive an award in 2015. The award is named after Professor Emil Mosonyi, the founding president of IHA. Mosonyi, who died in 2009 aged 98, made major contributions during his long career in hydropower. A special award was presented by the IHA Board to Prof. Dr. Emil Mosonyi, IHA Founder and Honorary President, on 20 October 2004 at the closing ceremony of Hydro 2004 in Porto, Portugal. Recipients of this award are: Luiz Gabriel Azevedo, Jean-Étienne Klimpt and Helen Locher (2015). Anton-Louis Oliver, Kuang Shangfu and Eduard Wojczynski (2017). Karin Seelos, Refaat Abdel Malek, Yan Zhiyong (2019). IHA Blue Planet Prize In collaboration with UNESCO, IHA previously awarded the IHA Blue Planet Prize every two years. The prize recognizes outstanding performance in sustainable management of hydropower schemes. The previous recipients of the award are: Andhikhola Hydel and Rural Electrification scheme, Nepal (2005) Arrow Lakes power plant, Canada (2005) Sechelt Creek power plant, Canada (2005) Salto Caxias Project, Brazil (2003) Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme, South Africa (2003) King River Hydropower Development, Tasmania, Australia (2001) The IHA Blue Planet Prize was not awarded during the development phase of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol. It was officially relaunched during the 2015 World Hydropower Congress in Beijing, and will be awarded in 2017. It will be awarded to a project that has either demonstrated excellence in sustainability, or has significantly improved the manner in which projects are developed in the country or region. Only projects from Least Developed