Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 79
GS-4334 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12395
#469of 1329 in Industrial#16of 79 in Nigeria#738of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard safe drinking water project in Nigeria at the validation stage, with VVB-confirmed additionality and a locally measured fNRB, but hampered by a thin 0% leakage justification, absence of a stated buffer pool, non-conducted FPIC, and six open corrective actions touching baseline data, fNRB methodology, and safeguarding. No verified emission reductions exist yet as the crediting period has not commenced, so over-crediting risk cannot be assessed.
Red Flags
- Six corrective actions remain open from the validation report, including justification of the fNRB calculation tool version and clarification of baseline parameter data sources
- Leakage deduction is 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification, with no quantitative analysis provided
- FPIC was not conducted despite the project serving community water users in Nigeria
- fNRB method is contradictory across documents (local field measurement vs. national default), and a corrective action questions the tool version used
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35,403 | 0 | 35,403 | |
| Total | 35,403 | 0 | 35,403 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
reversal risk unquantified
0% deduction, thin 'deemed negligible' justification
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2021; data source clarification pending
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not conducted; safeguarding assessment incomplete
CCP and CORSIA status not stated in available documents
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