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Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 05
Gold Standard · GS11263 · Nigeria
Credits issued
251,705
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
129,775
52% of issued
Remaining
121,930
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project
About this project
The stated goal of proposed VPA is widespread dissemination of low GHG water purification technologies (WPS) to schools and other institutions in Nigeria. The VPA will use carbon finance to support local partners engaged in operation, sales and distribution and maintenance of various WPS technologies.
The record
- Project ID
- GS11263
- Registry
- Gold Standard
- Type
- Clean Water · Household & Community
- Removal or reduction
- Reduction
- Methodology
- —
- Developer
- Impact Carbon · 115 projects
- Country
- Nigeria
- First vintage
- 2021
- Crediting period
- 2021-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Estimated yearly credits
- 60,000
- Scale
- Small Scale · VPA
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Data from
- Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry
Community involvement
schools
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 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Status and timeline
- Registry status
- Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
- First credits (vintage)
- 2021
- Crediting period
- 2021-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Credits issued
- 251,705 (retired 129,775)
Credits by vintage year
Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Location
Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map
The registry gives Nigeria as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.
Other clean water projects in Nigeria
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 07 GS11265 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 274,142 |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 21 GS11279 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 263,587 |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 15 GS11273 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 249,298 |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 22 GS11280 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 246,763 |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 19 GS11277 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 245,221 |
| Safe Water Programme – Nigeria – VPA 18 GS11276 · Gold Standard Certified Project | 242,085 |
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.