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GS7591 VPA 15 Northern Uganda Safe Water Project

Gold Standard · GS7600 · Uganda

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

CO2balance is working with community groups and local officials in the northern region of Uganda to rehabilitate non-functioning boreholes to provide access to safe water and avoid the use of wood to boil unsafe water as a treatment method

The record

Project ID
GS7600
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
Uganda
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2020-01-02 to 2025-01-01
Estimated yearly credits
60,000
Scale
Small Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

community groups or cooperatives
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 3: Good Health and Well-Being · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 5: Gender Equality · Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Status and timeline

Registry status
Gold Standard Certified Design (Certified design)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2020-01-02 to 2025-01-01
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 Uganda as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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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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