Safe Water Programme – Kenya - VPA 61

Audit Analysis

The Safe Water Programme in Kenya demonstrates a VVB-verified combined additionality test and conservative emission reduction figures (verified ERs below the original PDD estimate), but is undermined by a 0% leakage deduction with no documented justification, the absence of FPIC for a community water project, and eight outstanding corrective actions covering sampling, monitoring gaps, and safeguarding documentation. The project-specific baseline and contradictory FNRB method reporting between the validation and verification reports introduce moderate uncertainty into the credit quantity.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Leakage deduction of 0% with justification recorded as 'not addressed' in the verification report (2024-09-21), meaning the VVB found no documented rationale for the zero deduction
• ⚠FPIC was not conducted despite the project serving community water users in Kenya, and a corrective action was raised to update the safeguarding principles assessment
• ⚠Eight corrective actions remain open, including stratified random sampling compliance, monitoring gap justification, and potential systemic bias in chlorine tablet usage that could overestimate reductions
• ⚠FNRB method is reported as 'national_default' in the verification report but 'local_field' in the validation report, creating uncertainty about which emission factor basis underpins the credit quantity

Credit Vintages