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GS1247 VPA 169 Southern Ethiopia Community Safe Water

Gold Standard · GS7290 · Ethiopia

Credits issued
11,725
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
9,249
79% of issued
Remaining
2,476
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Gold Standard Certified Project

About this project

In this project CO2balance and Vita, an Irish Charity that works in Ethiopia, will renovate broken water points so that they deliver clean, safe water.

The record

Project ID
GS7290
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Clean Water · Household & Community
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
CO2balance UK ltd · 417 projects
Country
Ethiopia
First vintage
2019
Crediting period
2019-03-13 to 2024-03-12
Estimated yearly credits
10,000
Scale
Micro Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.

Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Project (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2019
Crediting period
2019-03-13 to 2024-03-12
Credits issued
11,725 (retired 9,249)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Programme location Location stated by the registry and shared by several projects of one programme
Coordinates
9.1400, 40.4800
Source
Gold Standard registry (public API)
Note
Same coordinates are shared by 8 registry entries of one programme
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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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