Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 81
GS-4332 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12397
#278of 1329 in Industrial#4of 79 in Nigeria#455of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard safe-water/energy-efficiency project in Nigeria at the validation stage, with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a locally measured fNRB, but hampered by six open corrective actions, a thin 0% leakage justification, no buffer pool stated, and FPIC not conducted. No verified emission reductions exist yet, so over-crediting risk cannot be assessed. The project is structurally sound but carries moderate execution and documentation risk.
Red Flags
- Six corrective actions remain open from the validation report, including clarification of baseline data sources, justification of the fNRB tool version, and an incomplete safeguarding principles assessment.
- Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) was not conducted for a community water-supply project in Nigeria, despite the presence of a grievance mechanism and benefit-sharing description.
- Leakage is set at 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification; no quantitative analysis or scenario testing is documented.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31,326 | 0 | 31,326 | |
| Total | 31,326 | 0 | 31,326 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
low inherent reversal risk
0% deduction, thin justification
Project-specific, reassessed 2021
Grievance & benefit-sharing present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated
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