GS7591 VPA 11 Northern Uganda Safe Water Project

Audit Analysis

The Northern Uganda Safe Water Project has confirmed additionality (combined test, VVB-verified) and no formal reversal events, but is beset by extensive operational problems — borehole vandalism, community abandonment, prolonged non-functionality, water-quality complaints, and non-compliance with methodology monitoring requirements that led to suspended issuance. The 0% leakage deduction justified only as 'deemed negligible' is weak for a project where households could revert to firewood, and the absence of a buffer pool leaves permanence unsecured. Documentation quality is poor, with dozens of corrective actions, multiple inter-document contradictions, and low extraction confidence.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Project is in non-compliance with methodology monitoring requirements for parameter SDWS 23; issuance is suspended for periods of non-compliance and no further deviation can be granted
• ⚠Multiple boreholes vandalized (OYA256), abandoned by communities (OYA257), or non-functional for close to a year (OYA115), indicating significant partial-reversal risk despite no formal reversal event being reported
• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% justified only as 'deemed negligible' with no quantified analysis, in a project where households can easily revert to firewood for water heating
• ⚠Crediting period start date is inconsistent between the verification report (2020-02-25) and the validation report (2025-02-05), a discrepancy of five years that undermines the reliability of the ex-ante ERR baseline

Credit Vintages

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