GS1247 VPA 246 Kaliro Safe Water
Gold Standard · GS10725 · Uganda
About this project
This Micro-Scale Voluntary Project Activity 246, Kaliro Uganda, is eligible under the Gold Standard methodology Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralised Thermal Energy Consumption V3.1. The project will support the provision of safe water using borehole technology to hundreds of households within Kaliro district. By providing safe water, the project will ensure that households consume less firewood during the process of water purification and as a result there shall be a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion process.
The record
- Project ID
- GS10725
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Community Boreholes · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
- Country
- Uganda
- First vintage
- 2020
- Crediting period
- 2020-06-16 to 2025-06-15
- Estimated yearly credits
- 10,000
- Scale
- Micro Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2020
- Crediting period
- 2020-06-16 to 2025-06-15
- Credits issued
- 39,196 (retired 22,326)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
The registry gives Uganda as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
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