GS2404 International Water Purification Programme - CPA 3 Chlorine Dispensers in Uganda

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard chlorine-dispenser project in Uganda has a VVB-verified combined additionality test and a quantified 5% leakage deduction, but suffers from significant evidence gaps: no verified ERR figure, no buffer pool, reversal risk unaddressed, and self-reported usage monitoring. Multiple contradictions across documents (crediting period, FNRB units, monitoring method) reduce confidence in the data record, and CORSIA eligibility introduces dual-channel risk.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠No verified ERR figure found in any document — only a claimed 169,658 tCO2e from the 2023 monitoring report, with no independent verification figure to cross-check against
• ⚠Reversal risk is explicitly 'not addressed' in the extracted record, and no buffer pool percentage is stated, leaving permanence unsecured for an energy-efficiency project
• ⚠CORSIA eligibility is confirmed while CCP status is not mentioned, creating potential dual-channel crediting risk
• ⚠Crediting period is contradictory: the 2016 verification report states 2012–2040 (28 years) while the 2023 monitoring report states 2014–2023 (9 years), a fundamental discrepancy that undermines the project's temporal scope
• ⚠Usage monitoring relies on self-reporting per the 2023 verification report, with no independent metering or survey data to corroborate

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