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This project supports the provision of safe water to hundreds of households within the Central Province of Zambia. By providing access to safe water, households consume less firewood during the process of water purification, resulting in a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from the combustion process.
The project is implemented as VPA 32 under the International Programme for Safe Water Access and Efficient Cookstoves (GS7591), a Gold Standard Programme of Activities developed by CO2balance UK Ltd. Beyond emission reductions, the programme delivers additional community benefits, including reduced illnesses related to unsafe drinking water and smoke inhalation, increased gender equality, and less time and money spent on firewood collection.
The project is registered as a Small Scale activity under the Gold Standard for the Global Goals and is estimated to deliver 64,419 tCO₂e in emission reductions annually. To date, 225,830 Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) have been issued across vintages 2020 to 2025.
GS7687
Gold Standard Certified Project
Central Province, Zambia
Energy Efficiency – Domestic
64,419 tCO₂e annually
5 February 2020 – 4 February 2025 (Period 1); 5 February 2025 – 4 February 2030 (Period 2)
Improved access to clean water, reduced fuel use, community maintenance employment
The project demonstrates a strong commitment to environmental stewardship, community health and high-integrity emission reductions through the following contributions:
ENVIRONMENT
By enabling households to access safe water, the project removes the need to purify water by boiling it over firewood. This directly reduces carbon dioxide emissions from wood combustion and lowers household demand for firewood, easing pressure on local wood resources across the Central Province.
The project contributes to SDG 13 (Climate Action) through verified emission reductions, with an estimated 64,419 tCO₂e avoided annually.
COMMUNITY
The project places household health and well-being at the centre of climate action. Access to safe drinking water reduces the incidence of illnesses associated with the consumption of unsafe water, while reduced reliance on firewood lowers exposure to smoke inhalation and indoor air pollution, contributing to SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation).
Less time and money spent on firewood collection — a burden that typically falls on women and girls — supports increased gender equality within participating communities, contributing to SDG 5 (Gender Equality). The wider programme also supports improved employment opportunities in the communities where it operates.
CARBON INTEGRITY
The project is a Gold Standard Certified Project under the Gold Standard for the Global Goals, one of the most rigorous certification frameworks in the voluntary carbon market. Every credit is issued as a Verified Emission Reduction (VER) with a unique serial number, publicly traceable through the Gold Standard Impact Registry.
Emission reductions are verified against defined monitoring periods, with issuances recorded across vintages 2020 to 2025. Credits from the project have been retired on behalf of international organisations including Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG and Bullfrog Power Inc., reflecting market confidence in the project’s delivered emission reductions.
GOAL 3 – Good Health and Well-Being
GOAL 13 – Climate Action
GOAL 5 – Gender Equality
GOAL 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
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Eric currently works as an independent consultant at the intersection of nature and climate, focused on catalysing market and non-market solutions to drive the just transition.
He previously was Head of Product at Earthshot Labs, supporting nature conservation and restoration projects across the global south secure project finance. Prior to Earthshot Labs, Eric led nature-based carbon project development for Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique and founded the Carbon Cooperative, a global alliance of leading nature conservation and restoration practitioners exploring carbon finance. After serving in the Peace Corps in Mozambique out of university, he spent much of his 20s working in community-based conservation and ecosystem restoration efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa interspersed with two startup ventures as co-founder and CEO of a mental health tech startup and COO of a sustainable coffee company. Eric has a dual Masters in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Policy from Stanford University where he was a NSF Graduate Research Fellow and a BS in Environmental Engineering from Tufts University.
Alan is a risk management thought-leader, superconnector, and FinTech pioneer. His mission is to enable an Earth Positive economy which includes nature in global accounting systems.
Alan is Founder of Generation Blue, a venture studio dedicated to planetary game changers powered by exponential technologies. Previously, Alan established Natural Capital Markets at Lykke AG, pioneering blockchain based forestry and carbon backed tokens. Alan has over two decades of risk management experience advising global financial institutions, and was a founding member of the RiskMetrics Group, a JPMorgan spin-off. Alan is an investor and advisor to regenerative impact ventures, including TreeBuddy.Earth, Regenativ, and Vlinder Climate.
Lori Whitecalf made history when she became the first woman to be elected Chief of Sweetgrass First Nation in 2011. She served three terms of office from 2011-2017.
Lori took a two-year hiatus from leadership to expand the family ranch and serve as the FSIN Senior Industry Liaison. She was re-elected on November 29. 2019 and again on November 30, 2021, as Chief of Sweetgrass. Chief Whitecalf practises a traditional lifestyle of hunting, fishing and gathering. She currently sits on the following boards: Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology, FSIN Lands and Resource Commission, Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre and Battleford Agency Tribal Chiefs Executive Council, FSIN Women’s Commission.
Tina is the Chief Business Officer for MLTC Industrial Investments, the Economic Development arm of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council. She has a diverse background of experience. Having spent 15 years as a municipal Chief Operating Officer, 20 years involved in Saskatchewan’s Health Authority Board Keewatin Yatthe and 9 years with Northern Lights Board of Education.
She continues as a Board Member with Beaver River Community Futures supporting small business development in her home region. Tina brings a wealth of experience in a variety of fields and many connections to the Indigenous communities of Northern Saskatchewan. In addition Tina holds a BA Advanced from the U of S, a Certificate in Local Government Authority from the U of R and is certified as a Professional Economic Developer for Saskatchewan and a certified Technician Aboriginal Economic Developer (TAED).
Tootoosis’ career spans 40+ years in HRM, political leadership, and Indigenous economic development, as a dedicated bridge builder and advocate for Indigenous causes.
As a key member of the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) team since 2021, he develops strategies for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report and Call to Action #92.
He is a graduate of the First Nations University of Canada and a certified Professional Aboriginal Economic Developer. Spearheading various community initiatives while serving as a Chair of the SIEDN while directing ILDII and WIBF. Founder of MGT Consulting Tootoosis is based in Saskatoon, Treaty Six Territory.
Cy Standing (Wakanya Najin in Dakota) has a long and distinguished career including serving overseas as an Electronics Technician in the Royal Canadian Air Force, former Chief of Wahpeton Dakota Nation, former Vice Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indigenous Nations (FSIN), past Executive Director of Community Development Branch of the Department of Northern Saskatchewan as well as an Order in Council appointment to the Federal Parole Board.
Mr. Standing has served as a Director on many Profit and Non-Profit Corporate Boards, including serving as a Director for Affinity Credit Union with assets of over six billion dollars as well as IMI Brokerage and Wanuskewin and is currently a member of the One Tribe Indigenous Carbon Board.