Safe Water Programme – Nigeria - VPA 97
GS-4316 ↗ · current registry ID: GS12413
#565of 1329 in Industrial#27of 79 in Nigeria#876of 1801 in Gold Standard (GS)
Audit Analysis
The Safe Water Programme in Nigeria is a Gold Standard project with a VVB-confirmed combined additionality test and a project-specific baseline, but it lacks a buffer pool, has no verified emission reduction data yet, and carries several unresolved documentation gaps flagged by the validation body. The absence of FPIC and the reliance on an assumed (unverified) usage rate of 0.9 introduce moderate over-crediting and safeguard risks.
Red Flags
- FPIC was not conducted despite the project distributing water infrastructure to communities in Nigeria, a significant safeguard gap
- Six corrective actions were required at validation, including justification of the fNRB tool version and clarification of baseline parameters, indicating documentation weaknesses
- Usage rate of 0.9 is assumed but has not been verified through monitoring, creating over-crediting risk
- No verified emission reduction figure is available; the project has not yet completed a verification cycle
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,648 | 0 | 18,648 | |
| Total | 18,648 | 0 | 18,648 |
Risk Indicators
VVB-confirmed combined test
low inherent reversal risk for water infrastructure
0% deduction, 'deemed negligible' without quantification
Project-specific baseline, reassessed 2021
Grievance mechanism and benefit sharing present; FPIC not conducted
CORSIA and CCP status not stated in available documents
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