Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 92
GS-4321 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12408
#729of 1329 in Industrial#38of 79 in Nigeria#1094of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
A Gold Standard safe water supply project in Nigeria with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a locally measured fNRB of 0.91, but significant gaps remain: no buffer pool is stated, FPIC was not conducted, six corrective actions were raised during validation, and no verified emission reduction figure is available to confirm the 290,960 tCO₂e lifetime claim. The project is at an early stage (validation phase, crediting period not yet commenced), so several risks are addressable but currently unmitigated.
Red Flags
- FPIC was not conducted for a community-level safe water project in Nigeria, and a corrective action was raised to update the safeguarding principles assessment
- Six corrective actions were required during validation, including clarifying baseline data sources, the fNRB calculation tool version, and the basis for assumed usage parameters
- Leakage deduction is 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification and no quantified analysis
- No verified emission reduction figure is available; the 290,960 tCO₂e figure is an ex-ante lifetime estimate only
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23,338 | 0 | 23,338 | |
| Total | 23,338 | 0 | 23,338 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
low inherent reversal risk for water infrastructure
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' without quantified analysis
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2021
Grievance mechanism present; FPIC not conducted; CAR on safeguarding assessment
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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