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The Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Programme (EP-JSLP), with support from the World Bank, says it has strengthened its commitment to delivering credible and high-quality emissions reduction results.
EP-JSLP said this was by orienting Quality Assurance and Quality Control teams on Energy Data Collection under the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system.
EP-JSLP Programme Coordinator, Noel Muchimba, said this during the orientation meeting on Energy Data Collection under the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system in Chipata, in a speech read on his behalf by Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Mushokabanji Likulunga.
Muchimba said the orientation was designed to reinforce data quality standards and ensure that information collected in the field was accurate, consistent and capable of withstanding independent verification.
He noted that recent verification exercises had identified gaps, including inconsistent household identification, incomplete stove-use records, missing GPS evidence, fuel consumption data gaps and misclassification of energy technologies.
“Rigorous QAQC remains critical to protecting the integrity of the Programme’s emissions reduction results, adding that every household interview, GPS coordinate and field observation must comply with the Programme’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),” Muchimba said.
He urged QAQC teams and District Supervisors to remain vigilant by validating field data, ensuring strict adherence to SOPs and promoting professionalism throughout data collection.
“QAQC is not about policing officers in the field; it is about safeguarding the credibility of our work and ensuring communities benefit from a reliable and transparent MRV system,” he said.
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Meanwhile, Principal Forest Officer for Eastern Province, Catherine Zulu, encouraged participants to fully utilise the Standard Operating Procedures as a practical guide for energy data collection.
Zulu emphasized that accuracy and precision were essential to producing data that truly reflected conditions on the ground and supports informed decision-making.
Speaking at the same event, EP-JSLP MRV Technical Officer, Arthur Asumani, said achieving the Programme’s objectives depended on collecting quality data while prioritising the livelihoods of local communities.
“Credible information is fundamental to measuring project impact and demonstrating the benefits of sustainable landscape management interventions,” Asumani said.
The QAQC orientation forms part of EP-JSLP’s ongoing efforts to strengthen Monitoring, Reporting and Verification systems that support climate action, sustainable natural resource management and results-based emissions reductions across Eastern Province.
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