Access to Clean Water

Access To Clean Water

Context

The rural/ backward communities emit GHG from boiling unsafe drinking water using non renewable biomass (firewood), and/or consume unsafe water (suppressed demand).

Context
Project Activity

The Project Activity involves installation of Solar-Powered community Water Purifiers/Filtration units, wherever safe drinking water is not available, to improve the access to safe drinking water for the community.

Project Activity

Project Highlights

Reduction from safe drinking water
METHODOLOGY
Carbon Reduction
PROJECT Type
Small
PROJECT Scale
Jan ‘25- Dec ‘40
CREDITING PERIOD
VPA GS12694 : 57,000
CREDITS / tCO2e p.a.
GS12693
GOLD STANDARD PoA ID
Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | India | Nepal | Ghana | Togo | Senegal | Benin | Ivory Coast

Project Impact Profile

100%

Reduction in mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene in the area of project development

Upto 60,000t

CO2 emission reduction per year

Substantial expense reduction

incurred on medical costs and for buying fuel materials (firewood, charcoal, etc.)

40,000 households

Reduce their firewood consumption

200,000 people

Using safely managed drinking water along with access to hygiene education campaign and awareness regarding WASH practices.

730 hours saved annually

Significant reduction in time spent by women and girls on fetching water and fuelwood and heating water. More girls in school.

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