Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 102
GS-4311 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12418
#559of 1329 in Industrial#21of 79 in Nigeria#870of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Safe Water Programme in Nigeria has VVB-confirmed additionality and a project-specific baseline reassessed in 2021, but suffers from a thin leakage justification (0% deduction deemed negligible), no stated buffer pool, six outstanding corrective actions, and no verified emission reduction data to validate the 290,960 tCO₂e lifetime claim. The project is at an early stage with only a validation report available, and several data quality issues flagged by the VVB remain unresolved.
Red Flags
- Six corrective actions remain open, including justification of the fNRB calculation method and clarification of baseline parameter data sources
- Leakage deduction is 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification, which is thin for a safe water supply project where water diversion to non-credited uses is plausible
- FPIC was not conducted, and the safeguarding principles assessment required updating per the VVB's corrective action
- No verified emission reduction figure exists; the 290,960 tCO₂e figure is solely the ex-ante lifetime estimate with no monitoring-period verification to cross-check
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,451 | 0 | 10,451 | |
| Total | 10,451 | 0 | 10,451 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
reversal risk unquantified
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' justification is thin
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2021; parameters under review
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not conducted; safeguarding assessment incomplete
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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