GS1247 VPA 246 Kaliro Safe Water

Audit Analysis

The Kaliro Safe Water project (GS10725) is a Gold Standard borehole-based safe water project in Uganda with VVB-confirmed additionality and no reported reversals, but it is burdened by an unusually large volume of material findings, data-quality errors, and cross-document contradictions that significantly undermine confidence in the reported emission reductions. The shift from a 5% quantified leakage deduction in the PDD to a 0% 'deemed negligible' treatment in the latest verification report, combined with multiple ERR figure discrepancies, raises over-crediting concerns. The project's operational record—including 183 non-functional days across boreholes in 2024 and seven boreholes failing initial water quality tests—further weakens the integrity and claim-safety profile.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Twelve cross-document contradictions identified, including a 3x discrepancy in verified ERR (6,355 vs 19,671) and a shift in leakage treatment from 5% quantified (PDD, 2023) to 0% deemed negligible (verification report, 2026)
• ⚠Extensive material findings: 6 CARs, 6 CLs, multiple calculation errors, missing geo-coordinates, 183 non-functional borehole days in 2024, and 7 boreholes failing initial water quality tests
• ⚠Crediting period contradiction: 2020–2025 (verification report) vs 2025–2030 (validation report), creating ambiguity about the applicable project timeline
• ⚠Usage monitoring method inconsistent across documents: 'annual_survey' in the 2026 verification report vs 'assumed' in the 2023 monitoring report

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