Mozambique Safe Water Project

Audit Analysis

The Mozambique Safe Water Project is a Gold Standard certified avoidance project providing safe borehole water in Manica Province, with additionality confirmed by SustainCERT and no reversal events reported in the most recent monitoring cycle. However, the project carries moderate risk due to a project-specific baseline, a 0% leakage deduction that contradicts the PDD's original 5% figure, the absence of a stated buffer pool, and multiple cross-document contradictions in key parameters (FNRB method, usage rate, crediting period). Material findings on survey form validity and three open corrective actions further temper confidence in the MRV chain.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction reduced from 5% in the PDD to 0% in the monitoring report with only a 'deemed negligible' justification — no quantified analysis provided
• ⚠FNRB method contradicts between documents: the 2018 verification report cites a national default while the 2023 PDD references a local field measurement, creating uncertainty about which value underpins the 0.91 factor
• ⚠Crediting period is inconsistent: the 2021 monitoring report references 2019–2024 while the 2025 validation report states 2025–2030, making it unclear which period the verified ERR of 57,338 applies to
• ⚠Three corrective actions remain open, including missing signatures on monitoring survey forms, which undermines the evidentiary chain for the verified ERR

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