Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 76
GS-4337 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12392
#326of 1329 in Industrial#7of 79 in Nigeria#534of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Safe Water Programme in Nigeria is a Gold Standard project with VVB-verified additionality and a conservative local-field fNRB, but it carries unresolved corrective actions, no FPIC, no stated buffer pool, and no verified emissions reduction data to confirm its ex-ante claims. The project is in an early stage with monitoring data predating the crediting period, limiting the ability to assess actual delivery.
Red Flags
- Six corrective actions remain open, including clarification of baseline parameters, fNRB calculation basis, and safeguarding assessment completeness
- No Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) was conducted despite the project serving vulnerable communities in Nigeria
- No verified emissions reduction figure is available to confirm the 290,960 tCO₂e ex-ante lifetime claim
- Monitoring period (Jul 2022 – Dec 2023) precedes the crediting period start (Aug 2024), meaning no in-crediting-period verification data exists yet
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42,976 | 0 | 42,976 | |
| Total | 42,976 | 0 | 42,976 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-verified combined test
low inherent reversal risk for water infrastructure
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' without quantified analysis
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2021; corrective actions on parameters open
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not conducted; CAR on safeguarding assessment open
CCP and CORSIA status not stated in available documents
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