International Water Purification Programme

The PoA will provide numerous benefits besides the direct emission reductions to the concerned households and/or communities:a)Socio-economic benefitsCheaper access to drinking water: purchasing or collecting firewood or fossil fuels to boil the water constitute a significant expense for the very poorest households and communities. The PoA will provide access to clean drinking water, which will reduce cost for families and thereby reduce child and adult morbidity and mortality, improve attendance at school, increase productivity, and more generally give a sense of hope and opportunity. Micro-entrepreneurs: low greenhouse gas emitting water purification technologies offer scope for micro-entrepreneurs, thereby creating jobs and supporting families.Economic sustainability and expansion: under this program, there is a direct incentive to ensure that the projects are successful, in that these same projects serve to fund further development. There is no disconnecting between funding and public health outcomes. b)Health benefitsImproved indoor quality: polluted indoor air due to open and uncontrolled combustion is a huge health concern in many developing countries. Low greenhouse gas emitting water disinfection technologies tackle this problem by reducing the combustion of wood/fossil fuels.Improved water: Almost a billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Water-borne disease is a leading cause of illness in the developing world, contributing to the death of two million children every year, on average. Providing safe drinking water to additional households/communities will have a significant impact on child mortality. The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target aims to halve the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking-water. Strides have been made in improving access to safe drinking water and the world is projected to exceed this target. Nevertheless, by 2015, there will still be 672 million people who will not have access to improved drinking water. Furthermore, many more drink water that qualifies as improved but is nevertheless contaminated and poses health risks. (WHO, 2007; WHO and UNICEF, 2010)Improved indoor quality: polluted indoor air due to open and uncontrolled combustion is a huge health concern in many developing countries. Low greenhouse gas emitting water disinfection technologies tackle this problem by reducing the combustion of wood/fossil fuels.

Project ID

GS2404

Registry

Gold Standard

Type

Clean Water · Household & Community

Removal or reduction

Reduction

Methodology

AMS-III.AV. Low greenhouse gas emitting safe drinking water production systems

Developer

Swiss Carbon Assets Ltd. · 8 projects

Country

Uganda

First vintage

—

Crediting period

2019-11-16 to 2024-11-15

Scale

Small Scale · POA

Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Data from

Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Coordinates

0.2150, 33.3570

Source

Gold Standard registry (public API)