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GS1247 VPA 298 - Burkina Faso Safe Water

Gold Standard · GS11094 · Burkina Faso

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
Certified design
Gold Standard Certified Design

About this project

This project will support the provision of safe water to hundreds of households across Nord Region of Burkina Faso using borehole technology. 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 from the combustion process.

The record

Project ID
GS11094
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Community Boreholes · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
GS TPDDTEC Reduced emissions from cooking and heating – technologies and practices to displace decentralized thermal energy consumption v3.1
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Burkina Faso
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2021-04-03 to 2026-03-03
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 13: Climate Action
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

households
Basis: Project description (Gold Standard registry). This lists who the project describes working with; it is not a check of benefit-sharing.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 13: Climate Action

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2021-04-03 to 2026-03-03
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Burkina Faso as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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GS11046 · Gold Standard Certified Project
12,215
GS1247 VPA 268 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
GS11048 · Gold Standard Certified Project
11,514
GS1247 VPA 269 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
GS11049 · Gold Standard Certified Project
11,167
GS1247 VPA 267 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
GS11047 · Gold Standard Certified Project
10,584
GS1247 VPA 270 - Burkina Faso Safe Water
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8,360
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6,568
Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.
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