GS5047 VPA44 African Improved Cookstoves and Clean Water Programme: Albertine Rift Wildlife Corridor Cook Stove Project I
GS-2023 ↗ · current registry ID: GS7540
#624of 1329 in Industrial#74of 163 in Uganda#951of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard cookstove project in Uganda with verified additionality but extensive operational problems: 15+ material findings including stove durability failures, a beneficiary who never used the stove since 2020, usage rates below expectations, and missing surveys for two years. The exact match between claimed and verified ERR figures (19,590 tCO₂e) raises transparency concerns, and the absence of FPIC documentation is a significant safeguard gap for a community-facing project.
Red Flags
- 15+ material findings in the verification report, including stove cracks, a beneficiary who never used the stove since 2020, and 7 grievances about durability and fuel access
- Claimed and verified ERR figures are identical (19,590 tCO₂e), suggesting the verification may have confirmed rather than independently recalculated the developer's estimate
- FPIC was not conducted despite the project distributing stoves to rural communities in Uganda
- Usage rate surveys missing for 2021 and 2022 (attributed to COVID-19), creating a two-year data gap in the monitoring record
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4,191 | 2,282 | 1,909 | |
| 2022 | 4,191 | 4,108 | 83 | |
| 2023 | 2,090 | 712 | 1,378 | |
| Total | 12,072 | 8,702 | 3,370 |
Risk Indicators
Combined test verified by SustainCERT
no reversal events reported
0% deduction with quantified justification; PDD contradiction noted
Project-specific baseline; reassessment timing not stated
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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