TEMPLATE

KEY PROJECT INFORMATION & VPA

DESIGN DOCUMENT (PDD)

PUBLICATION DATE 25/10/2022

VERSION v. 2.1
RELATED SUPPORT Programme of Activity requirements and procedures

This document contains the following Sections

KEY PROJECT INFORMATION

SECTION A - DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
SECTION B – APPLICATION OF APPROVED GOLD STANDARD METHODOLOGY (IES)
AND/OR DEMONSTRATION OF SDG CONTRIBUTIONS
SECTION C - DURATION AND CREDITING PERIOD
SECTION D – SUMMARY OF SAFEGUARDING PRINCIPLES AND GENDER SENSITIVE
ASSESSMENT
SECTION E - SUMMARY OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
SECTION F - ELIGIBILITY AND INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR VPAS INCLUSION
Appendix 1 - Safeguarding Principles Assessment (mandatory)
Appendix 2- Contact information of VPA Implementer (mandatory)
Appendix 3- LUF Additional Information
Appendix 4-Summary of Approved Design Changes (VPA specific)

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KEY PROJECT INFORMATION

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☐ Real case VPA (An actual activity implemented/proposed

Type of VPA to be implemented under a PoA that sets out a specific
regulatory and design framework to be followed by similar
regular VPAs. It is distinguished with other real case VPAs
based on aspects like; technology/measure types, host
country, end user type etc)

☒ Regular VPA (An activity involving single measure or a

set of interrelated measures implemented under a PoA that
follow the framework/requirements set out by an associated
real case VPA and PoA)
☐Microscale
Scale of VPA
☒Small scale
Note that a VPA can be of ☐Large scale
one scale. Please select
applicable scale accordingly.
Refer to corresponding Activity Requirements for definition
of the scale of PoA.
A regular VPA shall comply with the scale requirements as
defined at corresponding real case VPA.
NA
Title of corresponding real
case VPA (if applicable)
NA
GS ID of real case VPA
(if applicable)
GS 11245
GS ID of VPA
Community Carbon Safe Water Drinking Programme-
Title of VPA
VPA10

Time of First Submission 12/07/2021 and 9:00 pm

Date
26/04/2023
Date of Design Certification
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Version number of the VPA-
DD
18/08/2023
Completion date of version

UpEnergy Group
Coordinating/managing
entity
Community Carbon
VPA Implementer (s)

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UpEnergy Malawi Limited

Project Participants and any
communities involved
Host Country (ies) Malawi
GS ID and Title of applicable NA
Design Certified VPA
GS ID and Title of applicable NA
Performance Certified VPA
Activity Requirements ☒ Community Services Activities (in general – off grid
applied renewable energy, distributed technology, biogas, WASH)

☐ Renewable Energy Activities (in general – renewable

energy projects connected to national or regional grids or
industrial facilities)

☐ Land Use and Forestry Activities/Risks & Capacities

☐ N/A (projects that do not fall into either of the above,

for example Shipping)

Refer to the activity requirements for specific criteria

Other Requirements applied ☒ Programme of Activity requirements and
procedures (PoA Requirements mandatory)
Use this space to list requirements applicable to certain
types of projects. E.g. microscale

Methodology (ies) applied Emission Reduction from safe drinking water supply v1.0
and version number
Product Requirements ☒ GHG Emissions Reductions & Sequestration
applied (required to issue VERs/PERs and label CERs)

☐ Renewable Energy Label (required to label Renewable

Energy Certificates)

☐ N/A (This is the rare case when a project chooses to

issue neither emission reductions/labels or renewable
energy labels)

VPA Cycle: ☒ Regular (Stakeholder Consultation (first round) has been

conducted before the Start Date of the VPA)

☐ Retroactive (Stakeholder Consultation (first round) is

conducted after the Start Date of the VPA)

Retroactive VPAs can claim GS VERs/CERs for a max 2

years prior to the date of design certification.
Table 1 – Estimated Sustainable Development Contributions

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Sustainable Development SDG Impact Estimated Annual Units or Products

Goals Targeted (defined in B.6) Average

13 Climate Action (mandatory) Emission Reductions 26,477 tCO2(eq)

Percentage of users
reporting money
savings due to
1 (No poverty) reduction in 100 %
purchased fuel
consumption in
project
Percentage of users
reporting reduction
3 (Good Health and Well being) in smoke/PM after 100 %
shifting to ICS in
project
Percentage of users
reporting time
5 (Gender Equality) saving associated 95 %
with cooking and
fuel collection

Number of
6 (Clean water and sanitation) 108,300 -
beneficiaries

8 (Decent Work and Economic Total number of jobs

40 -
Growth) created

Percentage of
users reporting
12 (Responsible Consumption reduction in use of
100 %
and Production) non-renewable
biomass in the
project scenario

Percentage of
15 (Life on Land) 100 %
users reporting

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Fuelwood
equivalent savings
in the project

SECTION A. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

A.1. Purpose and general description of project
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The purpose of the VPA is to provide in residential/institutional/commercial users with
water purification system (WPS) such as Institutional water treatment (IWT) and
Household water Treatment (HWT) technologies with an aim to provide safe drinking
water and reduce/avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the burning of non-
renewable woody biomass and/or charcoal for cooking in Malawi.

The VPA is implemented by Community Carbon & UpEnergy Group is the Coordinating
and Managing Entity (CME) of the PoA. Community Carbon will implement the
programme in partnership with local partners and would ensure the last-mile
distribution/installation of the water purification systems to the beneficiaries.

According to 2017 statistics, 844 million people still lacked even a basic drinking water
service; and about 263 million people spent over 30 minutes per round trip to collect
water from an improved source (constituting a limited drinking water service). 1The lack
of access to safe drinking water is very acute in sub-Saharan Africa with more than 92
million population still collecting drinking water directly from surface water sources.

Although 67 per cent of Malawi’s households have access to drinking water, distribution
among districts, and between urban and rural areas, is uneven 2. Improved drinking
water sources are more common in urban areas at 87 per cent compared to 63 per cent
in rural areas. 3 In rural areas, 37 per cent of households spend 30 minutes or more to

1
https://www.who.int/news/item/12-07-2017-2-1-billion-people-lack-safe-drinking-water-at-home-more-than-twice-
as-many-lack-safe-sanitation
2
https://www.unicef.org/malawi/water-sanitation-and-hygiene
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https://www.unicef.org/malawi/water-sanitation-and-hygiene

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fetch drinking water in comparison to 13 per cent in urban areas 4. Further analyses
within districts also reveals the distribution of water services in some areas is poor and
uneven. Only 77 per cent of water points nationwide are functional. The rest no longer
work because of old age, catchment deterioration, neglect, lack of spare parts and
inadequate community-based water management structures. Women and children
shoulder the burden of poor access to water services as they often walk long distances
to collect water for their families 5. Evidence shows that improving access to water
significantly increases the time women spend time raising children and carrying out
other household work, increasing their productivity and improving child wellbeing. Only
91% of the primary schools use a protected water source and 4.2% of schools have
hand washing facilities.
The project aims at providing the users with water purification systems, thereby
reducing the GHG emissions from the burning of non-renewable woody biomass and/or
charcoal for treating the water.

A.1.1. Eligibility of the VPA under approved PoA

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No. Eligibility Criterion Description/ Description of the VPA in

Required condition relation to the criteria,
Means of Verification and
Supporting evidence
for inclusion
1 Location of the VPA The VPA is located within Institutional water treatment
the geographical (IWT) and Household Water
boundary of one of the Treatment (HWT)
countries included in the technologies will be
PoA. distributed to
institutional/residential users
within the geographic
boundary of Malawi which is
within the boundary of PoA.

4
https://www.unicef.org/malawi/water-sanitation-and-hygiene
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https://www.unicef.org/malawi/water-sanitation-and-hygiene

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2 Type of project Projects will involve the VPA includes distribution of

distribution of energy- HWT and IWT to institutional
efficient cooking users. Detailed information on
technologies or safe technology is given in Section
drinking water systems to A.3 of VPA-DD.
residential/institutions/co
mmercial users.

3 No Double A unique numbering or Each WPS distributed under

counting of Clean identification system for the PoA will have the UpE logo
Energy Products the CEP installed is and unique serial number on
(CEPs) and VPAs applied. This shall ensure the product. The unique serial
within this PoA and no double counting of number along with the
across other PoAs WPS within the PoA and customer details (name,
ensure that WPS can be address, is also stored in the
identified as belonging to sales database along with the
this PoA and not to a PoA unique serial number assigned
managed by any other to each product and the VPA
CME. assigned to it.
CME has several mechanisms
in place to ensure there is no
double counting. At the point
of sale, sales receipts are
signed by the customers
having a declaration that they
are not part of any other
programme. Customers are
made aware about this clause
before they sign the receipts.
During the project
implementation period,
survey questionnaires have
questions on end users being
part of any other programme
(ICS or WPS or Borehole
projects). During the project
implementation period, if it
has been found that any of the
end user is part of other
project activity, that particular
end user will not be
considered in the ER
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of any of the project activity's

ex-post surveys.
4 No Double counting of The VPA is exclusively The carbon standard registries
VPA bound to the PoA. The including UNFCCC, GS and
VPA shall not be proposed VERRA have been checked
as an individual Gold and it is confirmed that the
Standard or CDM project VPA has not been registered
and/or as a part of any as an individual Gold Standard
other CDM PoA and/or or CDM project and/or as a
any other mechanism to part of any other CDM PoA
avail climate change and/or any other mechanism
mitigation benefits. to avail climate change
A statement shall be mitigation benefits.
included in the VPA-DD
that the specific VPA will
not be part of another
single Gold Standard or
CDM project activity or
VPA under another PoA
and confirmed by the
Partner Organization
(PO) implementing the
VPA.
5 Awareness and Contractual provisions to Community Carbon will be
agreement of those ensure that those implementing the project
operating a VPA on operating the VPA are which is also the CME of PoA.
PoA subscription aware and have agreed
that their activity is being
subscribed to the PoA.
In the case that the CME
is not responsible for
implementing the VPA,
the organization
responsible for VPA
implementation has
signed a contractual
agreement with the CME
to participate in the PoA.
This agreement:
Defines the ownership of
the carbon emission
reduction rights
- Covers the distribution
and monitoring related

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responsibilities of the
parties involved
- Confirms that the CEPs
to be distributed under
the VPA have not and will
not be distributed under
any other carbon project
(CDM project, PoA or
Gold Standard project)
- Cedes the rights to the
carbon credits generated
from VPAs under the PoA
to the CME.
6 Non-diversion of ODA The CME and the VPA It is confirmed that there is no
in case of public operator (in case of being diversion of ODA. An ODA
funding different from the CME) declaration confirming the
shall confirm that there is same
no public funding or in the has been submitted to GS.
case of public funding,
the annex I party will
confirm that funding is
not a diversion of Official
Development Assistance.
7 VPA Crediting Period VPA crediting period not The crediting period of the
to exceed the PoA end VPA is 14/09/2022. The VPA
date and the starting date will have a crediting
of the crediting period of period of 5 years which can be
a VPA shall be on or after: renewed twice, i.e. in total a
(i) The date of maximum period of 15 years.
registration of the PoA, if The VPA crediting period will
the corresponding VPA- not exceed the end date of the
DD is submitted together registered PoA.
with the request for
registration;
(ii) The date when the
VPA was included in the
PoA.
8 Approval of VPA by CME approves each VPA Statement of CME in each
CME to be included into its VPA-DD giving approval for
registered PoA. the VPA to be included into its
registered PoA.
9 Methodology Each VPA will comply with The VPA complies with all
Requirement the applicability criteria of applicability criteria of

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the METHODOLOGY FOR METHODOLOGY FOR

EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSION REDUCTIONS
FROM SAFE DRINKING FROM SAFE DRINKING WATER
WATER SUPPLY (Version SUPPLY (Version 1.0). A
1.0) detailed justification is
provided in Section B.2 of
VPA-DD.

10 Additionality All VPAs to be The emission reductions per

included under the PoA year is below 60,000 tCO2e
will be in compliance with per year. The same can be
item 1.1.3 of Annex B – verified from ER Calculation
positive list mentioned in sheet submitted with the VPA-
the ‘Community Services DD.
Activity Requirements’,
Version 1.2. All VPAs will
be solely composed of
isolated units (CEPs)
where the users of the
technology/ measure are
households or
communities or
institutions and where
each unit results in <=
a. 600 MWh of
thermal energy
savings per year.
b. 600 tCO2 per year

Hence, according to
paragraph 4.1.9 of the
‘Community Services
Activity Requirements’,
each of the VPAs,
regardless of the host
country in which the
project activity is being
implemented, is deemed
additional and therefore
is not required to prove
financial additionality at
the time of Design
Certification.

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VPAs included under the This is safe water small-scale

PoA can be either small or VPA emission reductions will
large scale. capped at 60,000
In case of large scale tCO2/crediting year.
VPAs, CME shall confirm
that there is no
suppressed demand
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claim.
In case of small-scale
threshold of 60,000
tCO2/crediting year for
safe water VPAs and 180
GWhth for ICS VPAs will
be adhered.
Specification of
technology or measures,
such as the level and type Project technology along with
12 Project Technology of service, as well as technical specifications is
performance specification outlined in section A.3
based on, intra alia,
testing/certification
Sampling approaches are
set out in each VPA and
will follow the TPDDTEC Sampling method is described
v3.1 and emission in VPA-DD as per applied
reduction from safe methodology requirements.
13 Sampling
drinking water supply- More than 10 VPAs will not be
version 1.0 methodology. grouped in case of cross-VPA
For safe water cross-VPA sampling.
sampling a maximum of
10 VPAs can be grouped.
In accordance with 17.1.2
“Programme of Activity
Requirements”, an
exception is approved for
the development multi-
The VPA-DD is developed for
country PoA. The VPA-DD
Malawi which is one of the
developed should be part
14 Multi-country PoA countries in the approved
of this approved deviation
deviation request “POA-
request (Deviation
17.003”.
reference- “POA-17.003”)
batching. As per 17.1.4 of
“PoA Requirements”, one
VPA shall be submitted at
the time of design

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certification and
subsequent VPAs for other
countries shall be included
at a later stage.
All VPA-DDs will include a
minimum of three SDG impact
A minimum of two SDG
assessment including SDG-13.
15 SDG Outcomes outcome to be included in
SDG targets and impact are
addition to SDG-13
described in section A.4 of the
document

As per section 3.1.1 of GS4GG Principles & Requirements, compliance with relevant
Eligibility criteria is demonstrated below:

Eligibility Criteria Eligibility criterion - Justification

Category Required condition
1. Types of Eligible projects shall include VPA is already implemented since
Project physical action/implementation on 30/11/2020. Project is already one
the ground. Pre-identified eligible of the pre identified types as per
project types are identified in the section 3.1.1 (b) and
Eligibility Principles and automatically eligible for Gold
Requirements section. Standard Certification as per
section 4.1.3 of GS4GG Principles
& Requirements.
2. Location of Projects may be located in any Location of the VPA is the Republic
Project part of the world. of Malawi
3. Project Area, The Project Area and Project The boundary for the VPA in terms
Project Boundary shall be defined. of a geographical area is defined
Boundary and Projects may be developed at any as the territorial boundary of the
Scale scale although certain rules, Republic of Malawi. The VPA is
requirements and limitations may implemented within the
apply under specific Activity geographical boundary of the PoA.
Requirements, Impact To avoid inclusion of any WPS
Quantification Methodologies and which is a part of another
Products Requirements. In order registered carbon project/
to avoid double counting the programme, all WPS under this
Project shall not be included in any programme shall have a unique ID
other voluntary or compliance number / Tag number, either
standards programme unless inscribed on the WPS or retained
approved by Gold Standard (for by the buyer, to uniquely identify
example through dual the WPS avoiding any double
certification). Also, if the Project counting and trace its user, later
Area overlaps with that of another during monitoring and verification.
Gold Standard or other voluntary
or compliance standard
programme of a similar nature,
the Project shall demonstrate that
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Eligibility Criteria Eligibility criterion - Justification

Category Required condition
impacts at design and
performance certification (for
example use of similar technology
or practices through which the
potential arises for double
counting or misestimation of
impacts amongst projects)
4. Host Country Projects shall be in compliance The VPA complies with Malawi’s
Requirements with applicable Host Country’s legal, environmental and
legal, environmental, ecological ecological and social regulations.
and social regulations. The VPA is in line with Malawi’s
national policies revolving around
water access, rural water
infrastructure, community
engagement, women
empowerment and climate change
action. National Water Policy 2007
and Malawi Vision 2020.
5. Contact As part of the Project Name and Contact details of
Details Documentation the Project Project Participants is given in the
Developer shall provide (i) name Appendix 1.
and (ii) contact details of all
Project Participants; AND in case Legal registration details:
of an organisation (iii) the legal Community Carbon is duly
registration details and (iv) incorporated under the provisions
documentation by the governing of the Companies Act 2001 as
jurisdiction that proves that the Category 1 Global Business
entity is in good standing (defined Company by Republic of Mauritius
as being a legal or other on 03/06/2022. Company
appropriate entity registered in or Registration No: 188181. Relevant
allowed to operate within the document is submitted.
required jurisdiction and with no
evidence of insolvency or
legal/criminal notices placed
against it or any of its Directors).
Gold Standard retains the right (at
its own discretion) to refuse use of
the Standard where reputational
concerns are highlighted.
6. Legal Full and uncontested legal Criteria for transfer of carbon
Ownership ownership of any Products that are credit ownership:
generated under Gold Standard • This is a retroactive VPA,
Certification, (for example carbon shall ensure through
credits) shall be demonstrated. relevant provisions for
Where such ownership is example disclaimer on
transferred from project warranty cards, stove
beneficiaries this must be packaging, customer
demonstrated transparently and agreements / sales
with full, prior and informed receipts/ consent form or
consent (FPIC). Note that for may be collected via

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Eligibility Criteria Eligibility criterion - Justification

Category Required condition
certain Project types there is a monitoring app, etc. or
requirement for full and stakeholder feedback
uncontested legal land title/tenure collected during
to be demonstrated. These are Stakeholder Feedback
contained within specific Activity Round (SFR).
or Product Requirements. All
projects shall immediately report
to Gold Standard any land
title/tenure disputes arising.
7. Other Rights As well as legal title and Not applicable
ownership, the Project Developer
shall also demonstrate where
required uncontested legal rights
and/or permissions concerning
changes in use of other resources
required to service the Project (for
example, access rights, water
rights etc.). Any known disputes
or contested rights must be
declared immediately to Gold
Standard by the Project Developer
and resolved prior to further
project implementation in affected
areas.
8. Official All Project Developers applying for No ODA is involved in the VPA. A
Development project activities located in a CME declaration is submitted.
Assistance country named by the OECD
(ODA) Development Assistance
Declaration Committee’s ODA recipient list and
seeking Gold Standard
Certification for carbon credits
shall declare the Official
Development Assistance (ODA)
support. The Project Developer
shall follow the GHG Emissions
Reduction & Sequestration
Product Requirements and submit
the declaration at the time of
Design Certification.

Eligibility under Gold Standard Community Services Activity (CSA)

Requirements

As per section 3 of GS4GG Community Services Activity (CSA) Requirements, Eligibility

criteria is defined below:

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Eligibility Criteria Eligibility criterion - Justification

Category Required condition
1. Eligible All CSA Projects shall lead to The goal of the proposed VPA is to
Project Types climate change mitigation and/or distribute WPS (improving access
adaptation by providing or to services) in
improving access to residential/institutional/commercial
services/resources at the users within the national borders of
household or community or the Malawi
institution level. Eligible services
include electricity and energy,
water and sanitation, waste
management, housing, etc.
2. GENERAL (b) End-use energy efficiency: The VPA involves distribution of
ELIGIBILITY Project activities that reduce safe water systems (HWT and IWT)
CRITERIA - energy requirements as to residential/ institutional users in
Type of compared to baseline scenario Malawi.
project without affecting the level and
quality of services or products,
where the end-user of the
products and services are clearly
identified and when the physical
intervention is required at the
user end. For example, efficient
cooking, heating, lighting, etc.
3. GENERAL Project Area and Boundary shall The project area is point location of
ELIGIBILITY be defined in line with the WPS beneficiaries in the host
CRITERIA – applicable Impact Quantification country of the VPA. The project
Project Area, Methodologies and Product boundary will be limited to the
Boundary and Requirements. geographical boundary of the host
scale country

4. GENERAL (a) Projects involving the The CEP owners will be transferring
ELIGIBILITY distribution of a large their rights on ownership of carbon
CRITERIA – number of devices for credits to CME via the end user
Legal services such as heating, agreement /consent form via
Ownership cooking, lighting, electricity monitoring app etc
generation, water
treatment technology such The same will be discussed during
as water filter, etc. shall stakeholder consultations.
provide a clear description
of the ownership of the
Products that are
generated under Gold
Standard Certification all
along the investment
chain. In line with the FPIC
requirement, the proofs
that end-users are aware of
and willing to give up their
rights on Products shall be
provided.

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Eligibility Criteria Eligibility criterion - Justification

Category Required condition

(b) The transfer of Product

ownership shall be
discussed during local
stakeholder consultations
for projects.

A.1.2. Legal ownership of products generated by the VPA and legal rights to alter
use of resources required to service the project

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Community Carbon has the legal ownership of the Verified Emission Reductions (VERs)
that are generated through the Gold Standard Certification. The carbon title for the
product is signed off by end user directly to Community Carbon waiving any claim or
rights on carbon credits generated under the VPA.

A.2. Location of VPA

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Host Party: Malawi
Region/State/Province: All across Malawi
City/Town/Community: All across Malawi
The geographical location of Malawi is depicted by the map below. Malawi, a landlocked
country in southeastern Africa, is defined by its topography of highlands split by the

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Great Rift Valley and enormous Lake Malawi with latitude 13.2534° S and longitude
34.3015° E.

Figure :-

The physical/geographical boundary of the SSC-PoA: Malawi

A.3. Technologies and/or measures

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The VPA will include following distribution of Safe drinking water system (WPS) to both
residential and institutional Users. The programme will replace no boiling or
conventional treatment systems of boiling using three stone fire or conventional system
for woody biomass lacking improved combustion air supply mechanism and flue gas
ventilation system, other conventional system using woody biomass, improved
cookstoves with thermal efficiency ≥ 20%, and fossil fuel combusting systems in the

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baseline. The water purification treatment options will be selected to ensure that they
provide safe and hygienic potable water. The chosen technologies will be in compliance
with the host country norms.

Sustainable Development Goals How the project contributes to the

Targeted identified SDG

There are no emissions from WPS therefore

13 Climate Action (mandatory)
reducing the GHG emitted.
Projects leads to money saving from less
1 No Poverty fuel/no fuel consumption in the cleaner
technology

The project results in providing access to safe

3 Good Health and Wellbeing drinking water therefore improving the health
of the end-users

Project alleviates the strain on women by

5 Gender Equality reducing the time spent on boiling water and
fuel collection
Project provides access to safe drinking water
6 Clean Water and Sanitation
technology

The project involves distribution of water

purification technology which in turn means
8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
number people will be employed to make the
programme a success.

12 Responsible Consumption and Project results in reduction in fuel

Production consumption as compared to baseline
Project results in reduction in fuel
15 Life on Land consumption as compared to baseline which
in turns reduce deforestation

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Examples of a Water filters that shall be included in this programme is provided below 6:

1. Community Carbon JH-19B Gravity Water filter

• Dimension: (31 x 31x62)cm
• Weight: 3.05 Kilograms
• Capacity: 19 Liters
• Flow Rate: 1 Liter per hour.
• Materia: ce, EMC, RoHS
• Filter life/Capacity: 2400 Liters

2. Community Carbon PEHF521 Gravity Water Filter

• Dimension: (25 x 25 x 60) cms
• Weight: 2.1 kilograms
• Flow Rate: 2 Liters/Hour
• Material: Polypropylene plastic
• Filter Life/ Capacity:5000 Liters (Best case)

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This is an indicative list of products, other models may be added during the implementation of VPA.

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• Certification: CNAL, US EPA, SGS

3. PurAll 50
• Dimension: (30 x 10 x 25) cm
• Flow Rate: 50 Liters/Minute
• Material: Plastic
• Filter Life/ Capacity:125000 Liters (Best case)
• Certification: Certified to NSF ANSI Standard 60

The replacement filtration parts will be provided to cater based on the consumption
need beyond the life of the product.

A.4. Scale of the VPA

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The VPA is a small-scale project activity. The project at any crediting period will not
exceed threshold of 60,000 tCO2 in any crediting year. This will be demonstrated in ER
calculation sheet.

A.5. Funding sources of VPA

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There is no public funding for the PoA. No ODA funding will be used, as confirmed by
signed ODA Declarations submitted to GS.

SECTION B. APPLICATION OF APPROVED GOLD STANDARD

METHODOLOGY (IES) AND/OR DEMONSTRATION OF SDG
CONTRIBUTIONS
B.1. Reference of approved methodology (ies)
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Emission Reduction from safe drinking water supply version 1.0
Requirements and Guidelines for carrying out usage surveys for projects implementing
improved cookstoves version 2.
Tool:-
CDM Methodological tool 30: Calculation of the fraction of non-renewable biomass,
Version 03.0.

B.2. Applicability of methodology (ies)

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The table below lists each of the methodology applicability requirements and how the
VPA complies with each of the criteria:
S.No Methodology applicability requirement Justification
1 This methodology is applicable to the PoA This VPA includes distribution of HWT and
introducing household water treatment IWT to reduce or avoid GHG emission
technologies (HWT), institutional water from boiling unsafe drinking water in the
treatment technologies (IWT), and baseline and lacking access to safe
community level water treatment drinking water (suppressed demand) to
technologies (CWT) include bleach/chlorine, households and Institutions who are the

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water filter (ceramic, sand, composite, target end users. In the absence of this
membrane, etc.), UV disinfection, etc. VPA, the above two are the baseline
methods for drinking water in households
as well as institutions.
2. Eligible community water supply Not Applicable in this VPA as Community
technologies (CWS) include new installation Carbon is not including community water
of new borehole hand-pumps, borehole supply technology (CWS).
hand-pumps rehabilitation, solar powered
drinking water pumps, etc. Water pumps
powered by fossil-fuel engines are not
eligible, with the exception of backup fossil–
fuel engines that are used for no more than
10% of operating hours
3. .Eligible CWT and CWS technologies include Not Applicable in this VPA as Community
ongoing maintenance and repair of the Carbon is not including CWS and CWT.
project technology
4. The project involves the rehabilitation of an Not Applicable as this is applicable to CWS
existing technology, the project developer and CWT technologies.
shall provide evidence that the existing
technology is non-operational and that there
is no planned maintenance or repair for at
least 3 months after the date it became non-
operational
5. The methodology allows for project activities This VPA includes distribution of HWT and
to include safe water treatment and/or IWT to reduce or avoid GHG emission
supply technologies implemented for end- from boiling unsafe drinking water in the
users in households, and/or commercial baseline and lacking access to safe
premises such as shops or institutional drinking water (suppressed demand) to
premises including half or full day/boarding households and Institutions who are the
schools, prisons, army camps & refugee target end users.
camps.
6. Demonstration of safe water is retrieved at Not Applicable as this is applicable to CWS
the CWT or CWS location, the water in its and CWT technologies.
improved form shall be available within a
distance of 1 km or less from the end-users
by satellite imaging or GPS coordinates of
each CWT or CWS location. Alternatively, to
demonstrate, as a proxy, a total collection

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time of 30 minutes or less for a round trip,

including queuing, using the travel modes of
walking or pedaling.
7. Demonstration of Project technology As an example, Community Carbon will
performance level of HWT and IWT: It shall distribute few models like Community
be demonstrated based on report of Carbon SmartHomeJH-19B Gravity water
laboratory testing or official notification that filter, SmartHome PEHF521 Gravity water
the project technology or equipment filter, PurAll50with different capacities
achieves either (i) the performance target which will comply with WHO Quality
classification 3-star or 2-star level, meaning Standards or National Standards of the
“Comprehensive Protection,” as per the host country. The third-party certification
WHO International Scheme to Evaluate by a qualified entity, which is a recognized
Household Water Treatment Technologies certification agency by National/
(World Health Organization, 2011) or (ii) International Standard body will be
compliance with the national standard or demonstrated for various safe drinking
guideline for household drinking water parameters. The technical specifications
treatment technology; if no national of example models are given in above
guideline or standard is available, then the section A 3. These are the example
project technology shall comply with the models and additional models may be
WHO International Scheme requirements as added more HWT and/or IWT
per (i) technologies which comply with WHO or
National standards.

8. Demonstration of Project technology Not Applicable as this is applicable to CWS

performance level of CWT and CWS: For and CWT technologies which is not part of
each individual CWT or CWS, it shall be this VPA.
demonstrated at the start of each crediting
period with water quality testing reports that
the water directly supplied by the project
water technology/source achieves both:
a. microbial quality in line with either (i)
national standards or guidelines for
microbial quality of drinking water, or in the
absence of such requirements, (ii) the
guideline values for verification of microbial
quality from the Guidelines for drinking-
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b. compliance with (i) national standards or

guidelines on priority chemical
contamination and physical and aesthetic
aspects, or in the absence of such
requirements, (ii) international standards or
guidelines on priority chemical
contamination11 and physical and aesthetic
aspects.
9. To conduct annual water hygiene education Annual water hygiene education
campaigns for the end-users in this project. campaigns will be conducted. During
monitoring of households and Institution,
CME shall conduct a representative
sample survey annually and will be
reported as “report of annual hygiene
campaign results” and summarized in the
monitoring report. Any major change will
be reported and strategy will be
addressed through subsequent health
campaign. The comprehensive steps or
methods to access hygiene handling of
clean water will be provided in project
design document.
10 A project applying this methodology may The project developer /CME will capture
make SDG claims if relevant monitoring all the SDG indicators which is relevant to
parameter(s) is included in the monitoring this project through monitoring in both
plan to demonstrate and confirm the HH and Institutions. The monitoring will
project’s contributions to SDGs 12. See be done using a detailed questionnaire
parameter SDWS 19. which includes all the SDG indicators. For
example, capturing water quality.

B.3. VPA boundary

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The project boundary is the physical, geographical sites of the project technologies,
which is the location of the users included in the VPA-DD.
The greenhouse gases included in or excluded from the project boundary are shown in
below table

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Justification/
Source GHGs Included?
Explanation
Emissions from Major source of
Baseline scenario

CO2 Yes
non-renewable emissions
biomass utilized Minor source of
for obtaining CH4 Yes
emission
safe drinking
water displaced Minor source of
due to project N2O Yes
emission
activity.
Limited
Emissions from CO2 No electrical energy
electricity for may be required
operating
No Excluded for
project water CH4
simplification
Project scenario

supply/treatme
nt technology No Excluded for
N2O
simplification
No Limited fuel
Emissions from CO2 energy may be
fossil fuels for required
operating
No Excluded for
project water CH4
simplification
supply/treatme
nt technology No Excluded for
N2O
simplification

B.4. Establishment and description of baseline scenario

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Malawi has seen an increase of droughts and floods in recent years. In Malawi, 86% of
households have access to an improved source of drinking water 7 99% of urban
households and 84% of rural households have access to improved water sources. Urban
and rural households rely on different sources of drinking water. 46% of urban

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households have piped water in their dwelling or yard, which accounts for the largest
percentage of improved water sources for urban households. In contrast, rural
households with access to improved sources of drinking water rely mainly on tube wells
or boreholes (65%). While 91% of urban and 66% of rural households have water on
the premises or travel less than 30 minutes to fetch drinking water 8.
The most common sources of drinking water in urban households are water piped into
the household’s dwelling, yard, or plot (45.7%); water from a public tap or standpipe
(34.2%); and water piped to a neighbour (8.7%) 9. Rural households obtain their
drinking water mainly from tube wells or boreholes (65.4%), followed by protected dug
wells (6.2%). 16.3% of rural households obtain their drinking water from an
unimproved water source, as compared with 1.4% of urban households 10.
Further analyses within districts also reveals the distribution of water services in some
areas is poor and uneven. Only 77 per cent of water points nationwide are
functional. The rest no longer work because of old age, catchment deterioration,
neglect, lack of spare parts and inadequate community-based water management
structures.Women and children shoulder the burden of poor access to water services as
they often walk long distances to collect water for their families. Evidence shows that
improving access to water significantly increases the time women spend time raising
children and carrying out other household work, increasing their productivity and
improving child wellbeing. Appropriate methods of water treatment include boiling,
bleaching, filtering, and solar disinfecting.
As per DHS MMIS report 2017, The proportion of households obtaining water from
improved sources increased slightly from 81% in the 2012 to 83% in the 2014, and
then to 86% in the 2017. The increase occurred in both urban and rural households,
from 93% in 2012 to 99% in 2017 in urban areas and from 79% in 2012 to 84% in
2017 in rural areas.
The comprehensive questionnaire was designed to capture all the information of
household like family members, age group, gender, address, contact number,

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geographical coordinates, water collection, water source, consumption, health relates

issues, etc. The household surveyed were not improved source of drinking water.
Clean, improved and safely managed drinking water services have the opportunity to
improve several parts of a population’s health and well-being.
The baseline scenario as per the methodology for emission reduction from safe drinking
water supply, version 1.0, is defined by the typical baseline safely managed drinking
water patterns in a population that is targeted for the adoption of the project
technology.
The baseline survey covered the following elements:

• Water consumption pattern.

• Available improved and safe technology options used for water filtration
• Classified the most promising water treatment method for consumption.
• Estimated the potential of safe water filters obtained by using improved
technologies and identify the profitability of these technologies.

The survey in person interview was conducted in various households in Malawi. The
survey is designed to provide estimates at the national level, for urban and rural areas,
and for the water consumption pattern. According to the baseline survey the average
household size in Malawi is 4.5 persons.
The target population for this VPA are all users in household and/or institutions of either
traditional biomass stoves, three stone fired that have baseline stove efficiency of 10%
(or less), other conventional system using woody biomass with efficiency 20%,
improved cookstove with default efficiency 30%, and fossil fuel combusting system.
Suppressed demand can be applied in instances where inadequate safe water is
available or where treatment is not practiced. Therefore, only users that boil water or
are currently using unsafe water are eligible for crediting.

As per study conducted by Water Aid, in Malawi, more than 3100 children under five
die a year from diarrhea. Globally, illnesses due to contaminated water cause children
to lose 443 million school days each year. Even though access to improved sources are
improving, yet 19% of the schools drink from unprotected sources.

This VPA will introduce safe drinking water system, with higher efficiency of water
filtration to residential/ institutional/ commercial users by leveraging resources provided
by the PoA. Therefore, it is assumed that in the absence of the project activity, the

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unimproved drinking water usage and appropriate drinking water treatment method for
meeting similar safe water services needs share.

B.5. Demonstration of additionality

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Community Services Activity

Requirements (Version 1.2), paragraph
4.1.9: “Projects that meet any of the
Specify the methodology, activity following criteria are considered as
requirement or product requirement that
deemed additional and therefore are not
establishes deemed additionality for the
proposed project (including the version required to prove Financial Additionality at
number and the specific paragraph, if the time of Design Certification:
applicable).
(a) Positive list (Annex B)
(b) Projects located in LDC, SIDS,
LLDC
Micro-scale projects”

Describe how the proposed project meets the Malawi is an LDC/LLDC, thus deemed
criteria for deemed additionality. additional

B.5.1. Prior Consideration

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Not Applicable

B.5.2. Ongoing Financial Need

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Not applicable.

B.6. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) outcomes

Relevant Target/Indicator for each of the three SDGs

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Sustainable Development Most relevant SDG SDG Impact

Goals Targeted Target Indicator (Proposed or
SDG Indicator)

13 Climate Action
N/A Emission Reductions
(mandatory)

1.4 By 2030, ensure that

all men and women, in
particular the poor and the
vulnerable, have equal
rights to economic
resources, as well as Percentage of users
access to basic services, reporting money saving due
1 End poverty in all its forms
ownership and control over to reduction in purchased
everywhere
land and other forms of fuel consumption in the
property, inheritance, project
natural resources,
appropriate new
technology and financial
services, including
microfinance

3.3 By 2030, end the

epidemics of AIDS,
tuberculosis, malaria and Percentage of users
3 Good Health and Well- neglected tropical diseases confirming access to safe
being and combat hepatitis, water using clean
water-borne diseases and technology
other communicable
diseases

5.4 Recognize and value

Percentage of users
unpaid care and domestic
reporting time saving
5: Gender Equality work through the provision
associated with cooking and
of public services,
fuel collection
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protection policies and the

promotion of shared
responsibility within the
household and the family
as nationally appropriate

6.1 By 2030, achieve

universal and equitable
6: Clean Water and
access to safe and Number of beneficiaries
Sanitation
affordable drinking water
for all

8.3 Promote development-

oriented policies that
support productive
activities, decent job
creation,
entrepreneurship,
8: Decent Work and
creativity and innovation, Total no of jobs created
Economic Growth
and encourage the
formalization and growth
of micro-, small- and
medium-sized enterprises,
including through access
to financial services

12.2 By 2030, achieve the

Percentage of users
12: Responsible sustainable management
confirmed less use of fuel for
Consumption and Production and efficient use of natural
boiling
resources

15.2 By 2020, promote the

implementation of
Percentage of users reported
sustainable management
15: Life on Land Fuelwood(eq.) savings in the
of all types of forests, halt
project scenario
deforestation, restore
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substantially increase
afforestation and
reforestation globally

B.6.1. Explanation of methodological choices/approaches for estimating the SDG

Impact

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The VPA includes distribution of HWT and IWT with the aim to introduce zero or low
GHG water purification systems to provide safe drinking water to households and/or
institutional users such as schools with the aim to provide safe drinking water systems
and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the burning of non-renewable woody
biomass and/or charcoal for water treatment in Malawi.
The outcome of the SDG 13 (Climate Action) will be measured as reduced greenhouse
gas emissions measured as tonnes of CO2e applying the GS methodology “Emission
Reductions from Safe Drinking Water Supply v1.0”. The SDG 13 outcome will be
certified as “Certified SDG 13 Impacts” allowing the generation of carbon credits (GS
VERs). The overall GHG reductions achieved by the project activity in year y are
calculated as follows:

Baseline Scenario Fuel Consumption Calculation

The total safe water consumed in the project scenario is the amount of safe water
supplied by the project technology and consumed in the project scenario. This total is
assumed to be equivalent to water boiled in the baseline. If the total volume exceed
the cap stipulated in the table located in the section on suppressed demand, the claim
for emission reductions . In case the CME wishes to monitor the parameter, will ensure
the water consumption (per capita) doesn’t exceed the capped value of 5.5
litre/person/day 11.

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The baseline emission factor shall be calculated as

𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆,𝑏𝑏,𝑦𝑦 = 360.83/𝜂𝜂wb

Where:

360.83 Default amount of energy required to obtain 1 L of water after 5

minutes of boiling from a first principles approach kJ/l

𝜂𝜂wb Efficiency of the stoves for baseline water boiling (%). Weighted
average of baseline stove types

The baseline emission shall be calculated as

𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 × (1 − 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 − 𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋𝑋,𝑦𝑦) × 𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄 × 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀,𝑦𝑦

Where:

BEy Baseline emissions from the use of fuel to obtain safe water in the
baseline (tCO2e)
EFb Emission factor for the use of fuel to obtain safe water in the baseline
(tCO2e/L)

Cb Proportion of project end-users who in the baseline were already using

a safe water supply that did not require boiling (%)
Xcleanboil,y Proportion of project end-users that boil safe water in the project year
y (%)
Qy Quantity of safe drinking water provided by the project in year y (L)
Mq,y Modifier for the water quality in year y

The quantity of safe drinking water provided by the project is calculated using following
method ( for HWT and IWT)

The quantity of safe drinking water provided by the project 𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄 is determined as follows:

𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄 = ∑ 𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁,𝑦𝑦 × 𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈,𝑦𝑦 × 𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄ℎℎ,𝑝𝑝,𝑦𝑦 × 𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷,𝑦𝑦 𝑝𝑝

Where:

Qy Quantity of safe drinking water provided by the project in year y (L)

Np,y Number of premises type p with at least one project technology in
year y

Up,y Usage rate of the project technology by premises type p during year
y (%)
QPWhh,p,y Volume of drinking water per premises p per day in year y (L)

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DPp,y Days the project technology is present for end-users in the premises
p in year y

The volume of drinking water per premises per day is determined by considering
whether the capacity of the project device is sufficient to provide at least the default
amount of drinking water, as follows:

𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄ℎℎ,𝑝𝑝,𝑦𝑦 = min ((𝑞𝑞𝑞𝑞 × 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡,𝑦𝑦 × 𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷,𝑦𝑦), (𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄 × 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻,𝑦𝑦))

Where:

Project Scenario Fuel Consumption Calculation

Project emissions in year y (t CO2e/yr)

PEy = PEff,p,y + PEec,p,y

Where:
PEy Project emissions in year y (tCO2)
PEff,p,y Project emissions from fossil fuel use in year y (tCO2)
PEec,p,y Project emissions from electricity use in year y (tCO2)
As the filters don’t use fossil-fuel or electricity for filtration,

PEy = 0

In case the CME introduces safe water technology which uses electricity in future,
project emissions shall be calculated according to the methodology.

Leakage

Leakage (LEp,y): As per applied GS Methodology for emission reductions from safe
drinking water supply version 1.0, leakage emissions are accounted for the following
sources:

# Leakage Source Assessment

a Members of the population who do not No, as it is evident from the baseline
participate in the project, and previously survey that the share of household that
used lower emitting energy sources, use a lower emitting energy source
instead use the nonrenewable biomass such as LPG is very small. These
saved under the project activity. households that use a lower emitting
energy source, such as LPG, are not
likely to use nonrenewable biomass

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(NRB) saved under the project activity,

instead of LPG.
b The project significantly reduces the No, the project leads to reduction in
NRB fraction within an area where other firewood consumption which ultimately
GHG mitigation project activities account brings positive impact to the project
for NRB fraction in their baseline vicinity area. It is not expected that the
scenario. NRB in other areas will be affected so
quickly that it would impact other
CDM/VER projects activities if any.
Furthermore, fNRB update takes place
in each renewal of CP which
automatically includes the studies
evaluating the impact on fNRB.
c The project population compensates for Not applicable, as the project
loss of the space heating effect of water population location is entire country of
boiling by adopting some other form of Uganda. Uganda is an African country
space heating or by retaining some crossed by the Equator, where the
baseline wood fuel-burning practices. climate is pleasantly warm, with
average temperatures ranging
between 20 °C and 25 °C.

At the time of monitoring, PP shall be determining if the displaced technologies are used
outside the project boundary in place of lower emitting technology through survey. As
mentioned in the methodology, leakage is either calculated as a quantitative emissions
volume (tCO2e) or as a percentage of total emission reductions.

For ex-ante emission reduction estimation, leakage due to non-renewable biomass can
be excluded as all the household supplied with safe water systems does not use lower-
emitting energy sources and project activity doesn’t increase NRB fraction.

LEy = 0 (for ex-ante ER calculation)

Emission Reductions

The Emission reductions are calculated as follows:

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𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 − 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 − 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿

Where:

ERy Emission reductions in year y (t CO2e/yr)

PEy Project emissions in year y (tCO2)
BEy Baseline emissions in year y (t CO2e/yr)
LEy Leakage emissions in year y (t CO2e/yr)

The other SDGs impacts of this VPA (SDG 1, SDG 3, SDG 5, SDG 6, SDG 8 SDG 12 and
SDG 15) will be estimated qualitatively.

Approach to estimate SDG 1

SDG 1-NoPoverty
% users reporting reduced money
HHSbaseline spent on fuel consumption in 0%
baseline scenario
% users reporting reduced money
HHSproject spent on fuel consumption in 100%
project
Percentage of users reporting money
savings due to reduction in purchased fuel (HHSproject-HHSbaseline) 100%
consumption in project
Approach to estimate SDG 3

SDG 3-Good health and well being

% users using clean technology to
HHCleanbaseline
access safe water in baseline scenario 0
% users using clean technology to
HHCleanproject 100%
access safe water in project scenario
Percentage of users confirming access
(HHcleanproject - HHcleanbaseline) 100%
to safe water using clean technology
Approach to estimate SDG 5

SDG 5-Gender Equality

% users reporting time savings
HHtimebaseline reported for boiling/fuel 0%
collection/access to water
% users reporting time saving
HHtimeproject reported due to reduced boiling/fuel 95%
collection/access to water
Percentage of users reporting time saving
associated with boiling and fuel (HHtimeproject-HHtimebaseline) 95%
collection/access to safe water
Approach to estimate SDG 6

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SDG 6-Clean Water & Sanitation

Beneficiaries with access to safe
BENcleanbaseline 0
water
Beneficiaries with access to safe
BENcleanproject 1,083,00
water due to project
Number of people/beneficiaries reporting
(BENcleanproject -BENcleanbaseline) 108300
access to safe water

Approach to estimate SDG 8

SDG 8-Decent work and economic growth

EGbaseline Generation of employment in baseline scenario 0
EGproject Generation of employment in project scenario 40
Total number of jobs
(EGproject -EGbaseline) 40
created
Approach to estimate SDG 12

SDG 12 Responsible consumption and Production

%users confirming boiling using fuel in
FCbaseline 100%
baseline scenario
% users confirming boiling using fuel in
FCproject 0%
project scenario
Percentage of users confirmed less use
(FCbaseline - FCproject) 100%
of fuel for boiling

Approach to estimate SDG 15

SDG 15 Life on land

% users reported Fuelwood
FRCbaseline equivalent savings in the baseline 0%
scenario
% users reported Fuelwood
FRCproject equivalent savings in the project 100%
scenario
Percentage of users reported
Fuelwood(eq.) savings in the project (FRCproject - FRCbaseline) 100%
scenario

B.6.2. Data and parameters fixed ex ante

SDG13

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Parameter ID SDWS 2
Data/parameter Project Technology Description

Unit N/A

Description The detailed description of the planned project technology

shall include as a minimum:

HWT and IWT:

- manufacturer name,
- product name (if applicable),
- technology type, and
- performance meets the WHO Quality standards or
applicable national standards
Source of data -
- Commercial guarantee
Value(s) applied HWT and IWT:
- manufacturer name – Brand Name
- product name - JH-19B Gravity Water filter, PEHF521
Gravity Water Filter and PurAll50 12 ,
- technology type – Gravity filters and Inline Chlorination
System 13
- performance meets the WHO Quality standards

Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data -

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 4
Data/parameter Regulatory Framework for safe water supply

12
Additional models may be offered during VPA implementation
13
Other technology of safe water systems may be offered during VPA implementation

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Unit N/A

Description List and provide a summary of any national, sub-national

and local regulations or guidance for safe drinking water
supply, operation and maintenance, including any tariff
requirements.
Source of data National, sub-national and local authorities

Value(s) applied The project doesn’t conflict with host country law. Please
refer to Section B.4

Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data -

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 5
Data/parameter Water sources in the project boundary

Unit N/A

Description Identify the water sources in the project boundary, and

identify whether they are used for drinking water, and for
all that are used for drinking water, classify them as
improved and unimproved water source.
Source of data Any of the following sources shall be used: - Baseline study
- Credible published literature for project region - Studies
by academia, NGOs or multilateral institutions, or - Official
government publications or statistics
Value(s) applied Sources Percentage
Unprotected Well ~14%
Municipality Water ~71%
Borewell ~13%
River ~1%
Pond/Lake/any stagnant body ~1%
of water

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Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data -

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 6
Data/parameter Stove technologies used in the project boundary

Unit N/A

Description The proportion of different stove types used in premises in

the geographical area of the project.
Source of data Any of the following sources shall be used:
- Baseline survey,
- Credible published literature for project region,
- Studies by academia, NGOs or multilateral institutions,
or - Official government publications or statistics
Value(s) applied 1. Three-stone fired firewood –27%
2. Traditional charcoal system without grate or/and
chimney – 65%%
3. Improved cookstove – 8%%

These are the prevalent technologies used by respondents

who boil water in the baseline scenario

Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data -

Additional comment The classification shall consider at least the following

categories of stoves types:

- Three-stone fire or a conventional system for woody

biomass lacking improved combustion air supply
mechanism and flue gas ventilation system;

- other conventional systems using woody biomass; -

improved cookstoves (≥ 20% thermal efficiency); and

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- fossil fuel combusting systems

Parameter ID SDWS 7
Data/parameter Expected technical life of project technology

Unit Volume or Years

Description The expected technical life of an individual project

technology shall be defined in the PDD. The details include
both technology/device life and filter life, if a filter is used
and it is replaceable.
Source of data HWT/IWT: Any one of the following sources shall be used:
- Manufacturer specifications
- Third-party certification by a qualified entity, for example
recognized certification agency by National/ International
Standard body
- Commercial guarantee
Value(s) applied Please refer to Section A.3

Choice of data or - JH-19B Gravity Water filter- 2400 Litres

Measurement methods
and procedures - PEHF521 Gravity Water Filter – 5000 Litres

- PurAll50 – 125,000 Liters 14

Purpose of data -

Additional comment

Parameter ID SDWS 09
Data/parameter EF𝑏𝑏,𝑓𝑓,𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶2

Unit tCO2/TJ

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Additional models may be offered during VPA implementation

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Description CO2 emission factor arising from use of fuels in baseline

Scenario

Source of data IPCC defaults for wood and charcoal, the following defaults
derived from the IPCC shall be applied:

Value(s) applied Wood: 112 tCO2/TJ

Charcoal: 165.22 tCO2/TJ (includes charcoal production

emissions)

Choice of data or Default IPCC value for fuelwood and charcoal is applied
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data CO2 Emission calculation in baseline

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 10
Data/parameter EFb,f,non-CO2

Unit tCO2e/TJ

Description Non-CO2 emission factor from use of fuels, in case the

baseline fuel is biomass or charcoal
Source of data IPCC defaults for wood and charcoal, the following
defaults derived from the IPCC (AR 6)

Value(s) applied Wood: 9.46 tCO2e/TJ

Charcoal: 44.83 tCO2e/TJ (includes production emissions

of CH4 and N2O)

Choice of data or Default IPCC value for fuelwood and charcoal is applied
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data Non-CO2 Emission calculation in baseline

Additional comment -

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Data/parameter 𝜂𝜂𝜂𝜂𝜂𝜂

Unit Percentage

Description Weighted average efficiency of the baseline water boiling

devices. Calculate the weighted average of the water
boiling efficiency in the project boundary using the
proportion of different stove types used and the stove
efficiencies.
Source of data - Baseline survey
- Literature Review

Value(s) applied - Three-stone fire without either a grate or a chimney:

10%.
- Three-stone fire for charcoal: 16%
- Improved cookstoves: Efficiency 37.9 15%.

Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data Baseline emissions calculation

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 12
Data/parameter 𝐶𝐶b

Unit Percentage

Description Proportion of project end-users who in the baseline were

already using safe water, either from an improved water
source, or from a water treatment method other than
boiling
Source of data Any of the following sources shall be used:
- Baseline survey

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This is the rated thermal efficiency of improved cookstove distributed by Community Carbon or conservative
consideration of any cross-effects.

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- Credible published literature for project region

- Studies by academia, NGOs or multilateral institutions
- Official government publications or statistics Source
applied must not be more than 3 years old.
Value(s) applied 0

Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data Calculation of baseline emissions

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 8
Data/parameter xf

Unit Percentage of fuel f use in target population

Description The proportion of each different cooking fuel f used in the

project boundary by end-users:
% among the target population if single fuel is used for
water boiling. For example, the target population either
use wood or charcoal - 60% end users use wood and 40%
charcoal. - Weighted average on energy basis, if multifuel
situation exists within premise.
If the project covers different types of end-users premises
(e.g. households, schools), then the fuels used in the
geographical area of the project by the same types of end-
users are to be determined for each end-user premises
type. Undertake assessment at the start of each crediting
period.
Source of data - Baseline survey
Studies by academia, NGOs or multilateral institutions
Value(s) applied Three stove fire – 27%
Traditional Charcoal – 65%
Improved Charcoal Cookstove – 8%%
Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

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Purpose of data -

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 21
Data/parameter fNRB,f,y

Unit Percentage

Description Fractional non-renewability status of woody biomass fuel

during year y, in case the baseline fuel is biomass or
charcoal
Source of data Assessment based on CDM Methodological tool 30:
Calculation of the fraction of non-renewable biomass,
Version 03.0
Value(s) applied 78 %

Choice of data or Assessment based on CDM Methodological tool 30:

Measurement methods Calculation of the fraction of non-renewable biomass,
and procedures Version 03.0

Purpose of data CO2 Emission calculation in project scenario

Additional comment The fNRB value will remain fixed during the crediting period

Parameter ID SDWS 14
Data/parameter NCVf

Unit TJ/fuel units, i.e. mass or volume units

Description Net calorific value of fossil fuel f

Source of data IPCC defaults

Value(s) applied 0

Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

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Purpose of data Calculation of project emissions

Additional comment There is no use of fossil fuel in the project scenario. In case
a new model is introduced then IPCC default values of that
corresponding fuel will be used.

Parameter ID SDWS 15
Data/parameter EFf

Unit tCO2/TJ

Description Emission factor of fossil fuel f

Source of data IPCC defaults

Value(s) applied 0

Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data Calculation of project emissions

Additional comment There is no use of fossil fuel in the project scenario. In case
a new model is introduced then IPCC default values of that
corresponding fuel will be used.

Data/parameter EFec

Unit tCO2/kWh

Description Emission factor associated with the electricity use

Source of data Default values

Value(s) applied 0.01 tCO2/kWh

if annual consumption is more than 250
kWh/year/household or institution

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Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data Calculation of project emissions

Additional comment There is no use of electricity in the project device

anticipated to be implemented under the VPA. In case a
new model is introduced then default values will be used.

Parameter ID SDWS 17
Data/parameter TDLec

Unit %

Description Transmission and distribution losses associated with the

electricity use
Source of data Default values

Value(s) applied 20%

Choice of data or -
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data Calculation of project emissions

Additional comment There is no use of electricity in the project device

anticipated to be implemented under the VPA. In case a
new model is introduced then default values will be used.

SDG 1: No Poverty

Data/parameter HHSbaseline

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users reporting money saving due to reduced fuel

consumption in baseline
Source of data Baseline survey

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Value(s) applied 0

Choice of data or --
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data SDG 1 impact calculation

SDG 3: Good Health and Well Being

Data/parameter HHcleanbaseline

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users confirming access to clean technology

Source of data Baseline survey

Value(s) applied 0

Choice of data or --
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data SDG 3 impact calculation

SDG 5: Gender Equality

Data/parameter HHtimebaseline

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users reporting time savings due to reduced collected

fuel consumption
Source of data Baseline survey

Value(s) applied 0

Choice of data or --
Measurement methods
and procedures

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Purpose of data SDG 5 impact calculation

SDG 6: Clean Water & sanitation

Data/parameter BENcleanbaseline

Unit Number

Description Beneficiaries with access to safe water due to project

Source of data Baseline survey

Value(s) applied 0

Choice of data or --
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data SDG 6 impact calculation

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Data/parameter EGbaseline

Unit Number

Description Employment and income generation

Source of data Baseline survey

Value(s) applied 0

Choice of data or --
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data SDG 8 impact calculation

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

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Data/parameter FCbaseline

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users confirming boiling using fuel in baseline scenario

Source of data Baseline survey

Value(s) applied 100

Choice of data or --
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data SDG 12 impact calculation

SDG 15: Life on Land

Data/parameter FRCbaseline

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users reported fuelwood equivalent savings in baseline

scenario
Source of data Baseline survey

Value(s) applied 100

Choice of data or --
Measurement methods
and procedures

Purpose of data SDG 15 impact calculation

B.6.3. Ex ante estimation of SDG Impact

>>

Ex-ante calculations of emission reductions related to outcomes of SDG 13:

Emission Reductions

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ERy = BEy – PEy - LEy

Where:
ERy Emission reductions in year y (t CO2e/yr)
PEy Project emissions in year y (tCO2)
BEy Baseline emissions in year y (t CO2e/yr)
LEy Leakage emissions in year y (t CO2e/yr)

Baseline Emission Reduction

The baseline emission factor shall be calculated as
EFb = SEw,b,y ∗ (∑𝑥𝑥𝑓𝑓 ∗ (EFb,f,CO2 ∗ 𝑓𝑓𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁,𝑓𝑓,𝑦𝑦 + EFb,f,nonCO2))÷ 109
SEw,b,y = 360.83/𝜂𝜂wb = 360.83/12.09% = 2984.53 kJ/L

EFb = 2984.53* [15%*(165.22*78%+44.83) + 85% (112*78%+9.46) ÷ 109

= 0.0003233

The quantity of safe drinking water provided by the project 𝑄𝑄𝑄𝑄 is determined as follows:
QPWhh,p,y = min ((qi × tp,y × DNp,y), (QPWp × HNp,y))
= min ((1800*7*2), (3*300)) = 900

Qy = ∑p Np,y × Up,y × QPWhh,p,y × DPp,y

= 600*90%*900*365
= 136.08 M-litres

The baseline emission shall be calculated as

BEy = EFb * (1 – Cb – Xcleanboil,y) × Qy × Mq,y
= 0.0003233 * (1-0-0) * 136.08*1
= 44,006 tCO2e/yr

Project Scenario Fuel Consumption Calculation

Project emissions shall be calculated as
PEy = PEff,p,y + PEec,p,y
PEy = 0 tCO2e/yr

In case the CME introduces safe water technology which uses electricity in future,
project emissions shall be calculated according to the methodology.

Leakage

As explained under section B.6.1, for ex-ante ER estimation,

LEy = 0

Finally,

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ERy = BEy – PEy - LEy

= 44,006 – 0 – 0

= 44,006 tCO2e

Average for 5 years = 26,477 tCO2e

The detailed calculations of estimated ex-ante emission reductions in tCO2e are provided
in a separate excel calculation sheet.

SDG targeted SDG impact Calculation Ex-ante estimation

indicator
1 No poverty Indicator: % HHSproject-HHSbaseline 100%
users reporting
money saving due
to reduction in = 100% -0%
purchased fuel
consumption in
project
3 Good health and Indicator: % HHcleanproject- 100%
Well Being users HH HHcleanbaseline
confirming access
to Clean = 100%-0%
Technology
5 Equality Indicator: % HHtimeproject- 95%
users reporting HHtimebaseline
time saving due to
reduction in
collected fuel
consumption /
cooking time in =95%-0%
project
6 Clean Water & Indicator: Users BENCleanbaseline – 1,083,00
Sanitation reporting access to BENcleanproject
WPS
= 1,086,300- 0
8 Decent Work and Indicator: EGproject -EGbaseline 40
economic growth Number of male /
female numbers of
employment =40-0
created by project
12 Responsible Indicator: % FCbaseline- FCproject 100%
consumption and users reporting fuel
production savings in the =100%-0%
project

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15 Life on Land Indicator: % (FCHHproject- 100%

users reported FRCbaseline
fuelwood eq saving
in the project =100%-0%
scenario

B.6.4. Summary of ex ante estimates of each SDG outcome

SDG 13

Year Baseline Project Net benefit

estimate estimate
Year 1 367 0 367

Year 2 14,669 0 14,669

Year 2 29,337 0 29,337

Year 4 44,006 0 44,006

Year 5 44,006 0 44,006

132,385 0 132,385
Total

Total number of
crediting years
Annual average 26,477 0 26,477
over the crediting
period

SDG 1

Year Baseline Project Net benefit

estimate estimate
Year 1 0% 100% 100%

Year 2 0% 100% 100%

Year 2 0% 100% 100%

Year 4 0% 100% 100%

Year 5 0% 100% 100%

0% 100% 100%
Total

Total number of 5
crediting years
Annual average over 0% 100% 100%
the crediting period

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SDG 3

Year Baseline Project Net benefit

estimate estimate
Year 1 0% 100% 100%

Year 2 0% 100% 100%

Year 2 0% 100% 100%

Year 4 0% 100% 100%

Year 5 0% 100% 100%

0% 100% 100%
Total

Total number of 5
crediting years
Annual average over 0% 100% 100%
the crediting period

SDG 5

Year Baseline Project Net benefit

estimate estimate
Year 1 0% 95% 95%

Year 2 0% 95% 95%

Year 2 0% 95% 95%

Year 4 0% 95% 95%

Year 5 0% 95% 95%

0% 95% 95%
Total

Total number of 5
crediting years
Annual average over 0% 95% 95%
the crediting period

SDG 6

Year Baseline Project Net benefit

estimate estimate
Year 1 0 1,500 1,500

Year 2 0 60,000 60,000

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Year 2 0 1,20,000 1,20,000

Year 4 0 1,80,000 1,80,000

Year 5 0 1,80,000 1,80,000

0
Total 1,80,000 1,80,000

Total number of 5
crediting years
Annual average over 0
1,80,300 1,80,300
the crediting period

SDG 8

Year Baseline Project Net benefit

estimate estimate
Year 1 0 40 40

Year 2 0 40 40

Year 2 0 40 40

Year 4 0 40 40

Year 5 0 40 40

0 40 40
Total

Total number of 5
crediting years
Annual average over 0 40 40
the crediting period

Total number of jobs generated over 5 years = 70

SDG 12

Year Baseline Project Net benefit

estimate estimate
Year 1 100% 0% 100%

Year 2 100% 0% 100%

Year 2 100% 0% 100%

Year 4 100% 0% 100%

Year 5 100% 0% 100%

100% 0% 100%
Total

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Total number of 5
crediting years
Annual average over 100% 0% 100%
the crediting period

SDG 15

Year Baseline Project Net benefit

estimate estimate
Year 1 0% 100% 100%

Year 2 0% 100% 100%

Year 2 0% 100% 100%

Year 4 0% 100% 100%

Year 5 0% 100% 100%

0% 100% 100%
Total

Total number of 5
crediting years
Annual average over 0% 100% 100%
the crediting period

B.7. Monitoring plan

B.7.1. Data and parameters to be monitored

SDG 13

Parameter ID SDWS 24
Data/parameter Q𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃p

Unit Liters/person/day

Description Volume of drinking water per person per day for premises
type p
Source of data For ex-ante calculation default values are used, but CME
may choose to monitor the parameter or use default value
during verification.
Option 1: Apply the default value per person.
Option 2: Water Consumption Field Tests.
- In all cases, the value is capped at 5.5 L/person/day

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Value(s) applied For ex-ante ER:

Residential (full-day premise) - 4
Institutional (assumed half-day premises) – 3
Monitoring methods and In case of Option-2 is chosen during verification, water
procedures consumption field tests will be carried out for 3-days and
the values would be free of outliers and conservativeness
would be demonstrated.
Monitoring frequency Every two years

QA/QC Procedures Water consumption field tests would be compared with

qualitative response of the users on the usage
frequency/quantity and household size.
Purpose of data Calculation of baseline emissions

Additional comment In case of Option-2, minimum sample size for HWT is 30

and for IWT CDM Guideline for sampling and surveys will
be used to determine sample size.

Parameter ID SDWS 13
Data/parameter qi

Unit Litres per hour

Description Capacity of the household or institutional water treatment

technology
Source of data - Commercial guarantee by the seller

Value(s) applied 1800 litres/hour (for ex-ante estimation)

Monitoring methods and -

procedures

Monitoring frequency Continuous

QA/QC Procedures -
Purpose of data Calculation of baseline emissions

Additional comment This depends on water filtration device model and is fixed
for each model introduced. In case different model is
introduced the value may differ.

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Parameter ID SDWS 22
Data/parameter X𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐,𝑦𝑦

Unit Percentage

Description Proportion of project end-users that boil safe (treated, or

from safe supply) water after installation of project
technology in year y.
Source of data Project survey.

Value(s) applied 0 (for ex-ante ER)

Monitoring methods and Representative survey will be carried out to determine

procedures this parameter
Monitoring Frequency Annually
QA/QC Procedure -

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 18
Data/parameter M𝑞𝑞,𝑦𝑦

Unit Fraction

Description Ongoing water quality indicated as the fraction of the

samples that pass microbial quality standard requirements
specified in relevant microbial quality standard for drinking
water of the host country. In case a national standard is
not available, the water quality shall comply with WHO
Guideline values for verification of microbial quality i.e., all
water directly intended for drinking must not have
detectable E.Coli in any 100 ml sample i.e., less than 1
Colony Forming Unit (CFU) of E.Coli /100 ml

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Source of data Testing of water all appliances or at a representative

sample of end-users at the following point where the water
reaches the end-user premises:
HWT and IWT: testing of the water that exits the treatment
technology.

Value(s) applied 1

Measurement methods Field testing kits using Most Probable Number (MPN)
and procedures method will be used.

Monitoring Frequency Annually

QA/QC procedures: Testing kits shall be tested for its accuracy and robustness
prior to application for project level monitoring
Purpose of data Estimation CO2 emissions

Additional comment If the proportion of samples not meeting Safe Drinking

Water Quality Standards exceeds a permissible limit of <1
Colony Forming Unit(CFU)/100 ml 16 no emission
reductions will be claimed for the corresponding
monitoring period. A minimum sample size of 30 will be
selected.

Parameter ID SDWS 28
Data/parameter Np,y

Unit Number

Description Accumulated number of premises type p with at least one

individual project technology in year y
Source of data Sales or distribution records

Value(s) applied 600

Measurement methods -
and procedures

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Monitoring Frequency Annually

QA/QC procedures .
Sales or distribution records to include:
i. Date of sale/distribution
ii. Geographic area of sale
iii. Model/type of project technology sold
iv. Quantity of project technologies sold
Name and telephone number, and address (if available)
or other traceable indicator of premises identity and
location for all end users.

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment Yearly distribution scheduled indicative is mentioned in the

Emission reduction calculation. The actual implementation
could be different based on demand.

Parameter ID SDWS 29
Data/parameter Up,y

Unit percentage

Description Usage rate of the project technology by premises type p

during year y
Source of data Survey the premises with a project technology to
determine the usage rate of the project technology during
the year.
Option 1: In-person survey of project premises

Households that show at least once-in-two-days use may

be counted as users. The resulting fraction is multiplied by
100% to getUp,y.

Value(s) applied 90% (Assumed for ex-ante calculation)

Measurement methods In-person representative survey

and procedures
Monitoring Frequency Annually

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QA/QC Procedures Where a WCFT is undertaken to determine QPWp, this may

be used to cross check the usage percentage.

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment The usage survey provides a single usage parameter that
is representative for project technologies in the total sales
record. Applies to all HWT and IWT technologies and
projects
The minimum sample size for HWT - for individual
technology age group shall be minimum 30 household.
]

Parameter ID SDWS 31
Data/parameter DPp,y

Unit Days

Description Average days the project technology is present for end-

users in the premises p in year y
Source of data Sales or distribution records. Based on the sales or
distribution records of “Date of sale/distribution” and ex-
ante parameter “Expected technical life of project
technology,” determine for each project device how many
days of the 365 days of the year it was in the premises
and within its technical life. Calculate the average for all
the project technology by premises type p to obtain this
parameter.
Value(s) applied Residential – 365
Institution- 280 (for ex-ante)
Measurement methods -
and procedures
Monitoring Frequency Annually
QA/QC Procedures For schools and other institutions, as applicable, the days
must also be limited by the number of school days in the
period, taking into account weekends and holidays.

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment -

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Parameter ID SDWS 30
Data/parameter tp,y

Unit Hours per day

Description Usage time of the project technology by premises type p

in year y
Source of data Determined via Project survey
Option 1. Observational sample-based survey of project
household practices.
Value(s) applied 7 (for ex-ante estimation)

Measurement methods Representative survey

and procedures
Monitoring frequency Annually
QA/QC Procedures

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 32
Data/parameter DNp,y

Unit Number

Description Average number of individual project technologies in each

project premises type p in year y
Source of data Sales or distribution records.

Value(s) applied 2

Measurement methods Based on the sales or distribution records of “Quantity of

and procedures project technologies sold”, the average number of project
devices per premises. If the project covers different types
of end-users (e.g. households, institutions), the average
number will be determined per premises type p.
Monitoring Frequency Annually
QA/QC Procedures NA

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Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 25
Data/parameter HNp,y

Unit Number

Description Number of individuals per premises type p in the project

boundary in year y
Source of data Any of the following sources shall be used:
- Project survey
- Official government publications or statistics
- Credible published literature for project region, or
- Studies by academia, NGOs or multilateral institutions
Source applied must not be more than 3 years old.
Value(s) applied 300 (Average school size for Malawi for ex-ante
estimation)
Measurement methods -
and procedures
Monitoring Frequency Annually
QA/QC Procedures -

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 33
Data/parameter Pp,f,y

Unit mass or volume units (e.g. kg, Litres, standard m3)

Description Quantity of fossil fuel f that is consumed in the project

during year y
Source of data Any of the following methods will be used:
- Direct measurement with meter, scales
- Estimation with e.g. tank capacity table
- Taken from fuel invoice or purchase receipt, or

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- In the case of direct fuel use by water treatment systems,

may be estimated from the manufacturer’s specification of
the equipment and operating hours or volumes (e.g. fuel
consumption per hour times utilization hours or fuel
consumption per litre times the litres of water treated).
Value(s) applied 0 (Gravity filters don’t use any electricity or fossil fuel in
project scenario)
Measurement methods Any of the following methods will be used:
and procedures - Direct measurement with meter, scales
- Estimation with e.g. tank capacity table
- Taken from fuel invoice or purchase receipt, or
- In the case of direct fuel use by water treatment systems,
may be estimated from the manufacturer’s specification of
the equipment and operating hours or volumes (e.g. fuel
consumption per hour times utilization hours or fuel
consumption per litre times the litres of water treated)
Monitoring frequency Continuously
QA/QC Procedures If measured, devices should be calibrated.

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 34
Data/parameter ECp,y

Unit KWh

Description Quantity of electricity that is used by the project during

year y
Source of data Any of the following methods will be used:
- Direct measurement with electric meter
- Sample based using electricity loggers, or
- In the case of direct electricity use by water treatment
systems, may be estimated from the manufacturer’s
specification of the equipment and operating hours or
volumes (e.g. electricity consumption per hour times
utilization hours or electricity consumption per litre times
the litres of water treated).
Value(s) applied 0 (Gravity filters don’t use any electricity or fossil fuel in
project scenario)

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Measurement methods Any of the following methods will be used:

and procedures - Direct measurement with electric meter
- Sample based using electricity loggers, or
- In the case of direct electricity use by water treatment
systems, may be estimated from the manufacturer’s
specification of the equipment and operating hours or
volumes (e.g. electricity consumption per hour times
utilization hours or electricity consumption per litre times
the litres of water treated).
Monitoring frequency Continuously
QA/QC Procedures If measured, devices should be calibrated.

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 20
Data / Parameter Water hygiene education campaigns

Unit -

Description Hygiene campaigns carried out among project safe

water end-users.

Source of data Report of annual hygiene campaigns results

Value(s) applied Report of the annual hygiene campaign
Measurement methods -
and procedures
Monitoring frequency Annually

QA/QC procedures The fraction of the households where Safe water and
Hygiene practices are found to fulfill “safely managed”
or “basic” requirements is expected to increase over
time as a result of the hygiene campaigns.

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions and monitoring

of SDG 12
Additional comment -

Parameter ID SDWS 35

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Data/parameter LE,y

Unit tCO2/year

Description Leakage emissions during year y

Source of data Survey

Value(s) applied 0 (for ex-ante ER estimation)

Measurement methods Representative survey will be carried out to determine this

and procedures parameter.
Monitoring frequency Every two years
QA/QC Procedures Compliance with the general requirements for sampling
and general requirements for data and information
sources.

Purpose of data Estimation of CO2e emission reductions

Additional comment -

SDG 1: End poverty;

Data / Parameter HHSproject

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users reporting money saving due to reduction in

purchased fuel consumption in project
Source of data Representative survey/CME Database
Value(s) applied 100
Measurement methods Survey
and procedures
Monitoring frequency Annual

QA/QC procedures -

Purpose of data Monitoring of SDG 1

Additional comment -

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SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

Data / Parameter HHcleanproject

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users using clean technology to access safe water in

project scenario
Source of data Representative survey/CME Database
Value(s) applied 100
Measurement methods The number of water purification devices distributed is
and procedures recorded as part of the CME database which will be used
to estimate this parameter
Monitoring frequency Continuous

QA/QC procedures -

Purpose of data Monitoring of SDG 3

Additional comment -

SDG 5: Gender Equality

Data / Parameter HHtimeproject

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users reporting time saving associated with cooking

and fuel collection
Source of data Monitoring Survey
Value(s) applied 95%
Measurement methods This parameter will be monitored as part of the
and procedures monitoring survey. Users will be asked as part of
monitoring survey if they have been able to save time
due to use of clean energy products
Monitoring frequency Once every 2 years (biennially)
QA/QC procedures -

Purpose of data Monitoring of SDG 5

Additional comment The parameter will be measured qualitatively.

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SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Data / Parameter BENcleanproject

Unit Number

Description SDG 6.1.1 Contributions

(i) Level of Service: Safely managed service
(ii) Project contributions
Number of beneficiaries
Source of data CME Database
Water Quality Tests
Value(s) applied 108300
Measurement methods The total number of water purification systems
and procedures distributed to average family member from project
survey is used to estimate this parameter.

Monitoring frequency Annual

QA/QC procedures -

Purpose of data Monitoring of SDG 6

Additional comment -

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Data / Parameter EGproject

Unit Number

Description Generation of employment in project scenario

Source of data Employee List
Value(s) applied 40
Measurement methods CME will maintain a record of jobs created as a result of
and procedures implementation of this programme in form employee list/
payroll system/ contracts/ pay slips
Monitoring frequency Continuous
QA/QC procedures -

Purpose of data Monitoring of SDG 8

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Additional comment -

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Data / Parameter FCproject

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users confirming boiling using fuel in project scenario

Source of data Monitoring survey
Value(s) applied 0
Measurement methods Survey
and procedures
Monitoring frequency Annually

QA/QC procedures -

Purpose of data Monitoring of SDG 12

Additional comment -

SDG 15: Life on Land

Data / Parameter FRCbaseline

Unit Percentage (%)

Description % users reported fuelwood (eq.) savings in project

scenario
Source of data Monitoring survey
Value(s) applied 0
Measurement methods Survey
and procedures
Monitoring frequency Annually

QA/QC procedures -

Purpose of data Monitoring of SDG 15

Additional comment -

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B.7.2. Sampling plan

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Cross-VPA sampling to be explored (again based on scale of project). Random sampling
will be preferred in case of multiple technologies and vintage. It will be ensured more
than 10 VPAs are not grouped while carrying out cross VPA sampling.

The sampling approach is to be used for following surveys as summaries below:

A statistically valid sample can be used to determine parameter values, as per the
relevant requirements for sampling in the "Methodology for Sampling and surveys for
CDM project activities and programme of activities." Minimum 90% confidence interval
and a 10% margin of error requirement shall be achieved for the sampled parameters.
In any case, for proportion parameter values, a minimum sample size of 30, or the
whole group size if this is lower than 30, must always be applied. Further, cross-VPA
sampling is not accepted across groups larger than 10 VPAs. In case of cross VPA
sampling, 95/10 confidence/precision will be applied.

When a baseline and project survey is used the following sample size guidelines should
be applied, unless otherwise stated for specific parameters:

Water quality testing

- The sample for water quality testing will be made following the 90/10 precision rule
indicated by the applied methodology.

Usage Survey:

Group size Minimum sample size

<300 30 or population size, whichever is
smaller
300 to 1000 10% of group size
>1000 100

Sampling Plan for monitoring parameters

The objective of the sampling plan for this VPA is to determine:

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i. Up,y: Usage rate of the project technology by premises type p during year y. This
would be based on usage survey, to be conducted upon the representative
sample of operational technology.
ii. Mq,y: Water quality. Testing of water at a representative sample of endusers
where the water reaches the end-user premises.
iii. Xcleanboil,y: The actual value will be determined based survey to be conducted upon
representative sample.
iv. QPWp: Volume of drinking water per person per day for premises type p. This be
based on Option1 or Option2 opted by PP.
v. tp,y: Usage time of the project technology by premises type p in year y. This be
based on Option1 or Option2 or Option 3 opted by PP.
vi. DNp,y: Average number of individual project technologies in each project premises
type p in year y. The actual value will be determined based survey to be
conducted upon representative sample.

B.7.3. Other elements of monitoring plan

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Monitored Systems

1. Total Distribution Record: The total distribution record documents the information
listed below for the technologies implemented. A carbon waiver including a warranty
card will be distributed with each technology (HWT and/or IWT) distributed. The CME
makes every effort to retrieve this information (paper form or electronically (i.e.,
SMS) but cannot guarantee the collection of information for waivers and warranties
with every technology due to challenges such as high rates of illiteracy and logistical
challenges. The total distribution record will be kept electronically and with
supporting evidence from paper records and/or SMS tracking records and will be
provided to the GS-VVB at verification. The Total Distribution Record contains:
a) VPA-ID (VPA to which appliance belongs)
b) Unique identification of WPS using WPS serial number
c) Partner organization name, address and telephone (as available)
d) Date of distribution and model/type of project technology distributed
e) Quantity of project technology distributed as evidenced by invoices

Frequency: Ongoing

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2. Project Database: Each VPA will have a specific Project Database that records each
WPS crediting in that VPA. Every WPS listed in the Total Distribution Record will be
transferred into the Project Database of this VPA as needed to expand the number
of WPS deployed, until the maximum threshold for this VPA is reached. In addition
to the information provided in the Total Distribution Record, the VPA-specific Project
Database will record user details (enough for end-user identification and follow-up)
for all, or a subset of all, appliances deployed. End-user details recorded are:
a) Name
b) Telephone, or address (as available)
c) Baseline technology: whether boiling or no boiling
d) Type of WPS (WPS model) and fuel the WPS is replacing: Example – traditional
or improved baseline stoves, or wood or charcoal fuel.

HWT or IWT with end-user details recorded here will be used to determine other
information needed using as many samples as commensurate with representative
sampling to calculate the emission reductions of the project.

HWT or IWT with end-user details recorded here will be used to determine other
information needed using as many samples as commensurate with representative
sampling to calculate the emission reductions of the project

Frequency: Ongoing

3. Continued use of displaced baseline technology

The replaced stoves used for boiling are encouraged to be disposed of and not used
within the boundary or within the region. Monitoring surveys conducted on
households (HH) using HWT/IWT will also investigate the extent to which baseline
stoves are still in use.

4. Organizational structure of monitoring and inclusions:

Person Role
CME database The database administrator is responsible for updating and
administrator maintaining all electronic databases. Required competencies

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include experience with data management systems (e.g.,

Excel, STATA, or SPSS), minimum 2 years working experience
in a similar field, and at minimum a bachelor’s degree from an
institution of higher education.
Monitoring The monitoring team will be assigned by the CME to conduct
team the user interviews and appliance tests during the periodic
sampling and reports the results to the database
administrator. The skills and experience required for the data
collection activities include:
• Experience conducting surveys/tests
• Experience conducting door-to-door surveys of biomass
consumption
• Local language skills (especially important for input to
questionnaire design and interviewing of end users)
• English language skills
• Cultural awareness
• Numerical proficiency
• Data entry skills

5. Quality Assurance/Quality control

As the PoA is intended to include multiple regions within a country with a high level
of cultural diversity as well as different end user groups, there is no “one size fits all”
approach for dealing with these issues. However, in order to avoid many of these
problems the CME will undertake the following strategies, tailoring the specific
approach to the local circumstances:

a) Ensuring end user awareness. At the time of distribution, the HWT/IWT

customer is made aware that they are required to participate in monitoring
activities. This will be via a written statement (in English and local language
where appropriate) on the carbon waiver form, or via alternative means such
as training distribution personnel to explain the importance of monitoring to
each customer.

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b) Questionnaire design. The design of the questionnaire will ensure that the
questions are non-intrusive and easy to understand for both the interviewee
and interviewer.
c) Drawing on local knowledge. The local contractors to be hired by the CME in
the country will play an important role in tailoring the approach to suit local
circumstances.
d) Quality of contractors. Any third parties hired by the CME to carry out sampling
will be required to demonstrate a high level of cultural awareness, local
language skills and appropriate experience with data entry and data
management. The CME will ensure that contractors are adequately trained for
the tasks they are contracted for (e.g., carrying out of field tests in line with a
methodology supported by an appropriate international body/standards).
Training will also be provided on how to deal with non-responses, refusals and
other problems should these occur.

6. Hygiene Campaign

The hygiene campaign will be designed as per the guidelines laid out in the
methodology. Water hygiene education campaigns will include the following
activities:

a) Educating customers on proper handling and storage of raw and processed

water.
b) Emphasizing the importance of hygiene to prevent infections or water borne
diseases. The training campaigns would be organised during the product
demonstration and repeated on twice in year so that customers remember.
c) Designing survey questionnaire for water filters to include all the necessary
questions related to the project in line with JMP Core questionnaire by
WHO/UNICEF. On annual basis, customers will be assessed to check the
effectiveness of the education campaign. Customers will be selected randomly
from the total population.

The project will report the activities conducted each year in the annual monitoring
report. Any major changes in the health status of the water users as a result of

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contaminated water (e.g. an outbreak of water related disease) will be reported and, if
relevant, a strategy put in place to address it through the hygiene campaign.

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SECTION C. DURATION AND CREDITING PERIOD

C.1. Duration of project
C.1.1. Start date of VPA

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15/06/2022

C.1.2. Expected operational lifetime of VPA

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15 years (3 x 5 years)

C.2. Crediting period of project

C.2.1. Start date of crediting period

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14/09/2022

C.2.2. Total length of crediting period

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5 years. The crediting period may be renewed twice in line with the Community Services
Activity Requirements.

SECTION D. SUMMARY OF SAFEGUARDING PRINCIPLES AND

GENDER SENSITIVE ASSESSMENT
D.1. Safeguarding Principles that will be monitored

A completed Safeguarding Principles Assessment is in Appendix 1, no ongoing

monitoring is applicable to this VPA.

D.2. Assessment that project complies with GS4GG Gender Sensitive

requirements

Question 1 - Explain how the project The local stakeholder consultation

reflects the key issues and requirements meeting will be carried out following a
of Gender Sensitive design and gender sensitive approach.
implementation as outlined in the The project will incorporate measures to
Gender Policy? ensure that there is no discrimination
based on gender. HWT/IWT will be
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the project boundary. The project will

have a positive impact on women
considering that they will spend less time
on boiling water for treatment or walking
for miles to collect water and fuel.

Question 2 - Explain how the project The Malawi National Gender Policy 2015
aligns with existing country policies, provides guidelines for mainstreaming
strategies and best practices gender in various sectors of the economy
with the overall goal of reducing gender
inequalities and enhancing participation
of women, men, girls and boys in socio
economic and political development.
The purpose of the policy is to strengthen
gender mainstreaming and women
empowerment at all levels in order to
facilitate attainment of gender equality
and equity in Malawi.
The project will contribute towards the
goal of policy by providing women
opportunity to save time used in either
collecting fuelwood for boiling water to
make it fit for drinking or travelling long
distance to collect drinking water.
Question 3 - Is an Expert required for Not required. Safe Water Supply projects
the Gender Safeguarding Principles & not following Gender responsive approach
Requirements? do not require to contract an expert as per
Gender Equality Requirements &
Guidelines. The project will have a
positive impact on women included under
the programme by providing them with
water purification systems requiring
minimal manual work.
Question 4 - Is an Expert required to Not required. Safe Water Supply projects
assist with Gender issues at the not following Gender responsive approach
Stakeholder Consultation? do not require to contract an expert as per
Gender Equality Requirements &
Guidelines. The stakeholder consultation
will include interactions with potential
beneficiaries including women and their
feedback shall be recorded appropriately.

SECTION E. SUMMARY OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDER

CONSULTATION

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The below is a summary of the 2 step GS4GG Consultation for monitoring purposes.
Please refer to the separate Stakeholder Consultation Report for a complete report on
the initial consultation and stakeholder feedback round.

E.1. Summary of stakeholder mitigation measures

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The physical local stakeholder consultation meeting was conducted on 25th September
2021 (which is more than/at least 30-days’ notice given to the stakeholders). Invitations
were sent to stakeholders along with feedback form and non-technical summary via
email on 26th August 2021. Also, newspaper advertisement was published on 23rd
August 2021 and 16th September 2021. The screenshots of the advertisement are
shown below. Apart from e-mail and newspaper advertisement, stakeholders were
invited via informal channels such as phone, whatsapp. The feedback forms were
distributed during the physical meeting as well as via email along with invitation.

1. Email Invitation sent on 26th August 2021

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2. Newspaper advertisement on 18th September 2021

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The SFR was initiated on 22nd September 2021. The reminder email for SFR closure
was sent on 15th December 2021. The SFR closing mail was sent on 3rd January 2022.
The screenshots of the emails are below:

1. SFR Initiation Mail on 22nd September 2021

2. Reminder mail sent on 15th December 2021

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3. Closure email sent on 3rd January 2022

Three of our aspirational products such as the Domestic SmartHome Stove, Domestic
and Institutional Safe Drinking Water System were displayed and a demonstration on
how to use them was done. It was also explained to the stakeholders that similar
technologies may also be implemented by Community Carbon based on beneficiary’s
feedback.

The consultation involved inviting comments/feedback from the following, but limited
to, category of stakeholders:

• Local people impacted by the project and official representatives.

• Local policy makers and representatives of local authorities
• Local non-governmental organizations working on topics relevant to the PoA
• Host country DNA
• Research organizations/institutes working on the technology involved in the PoA
• Renewable energy/energy development nodal agencies
• GS NGO Supporters (present in that host country) + International GS NGO
Supporter NGOs
• Other relevant local NGOs of the host country

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The consultation process included invitation to wide range of invitees to include effective
and equal participation of both men and women. But due to COVID, the attendees were
less. Prior to consultation, Community Carbon had provided with the following
documents in the language that allows local stakeholders to understand and engage
with the project.

- Non-Technical summary with relevant information

- Summary of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the project
- Contact details of the Community Carbon group to get for getting technical and
project related information of the project
- Email id of Community Carbon was provided to the stakeholders who are not able
to join the consultation meeting

The stakeholder consultation report along with findings have been submitted
separately. Summary of the few findings from LSC and SFR are listed below:
Organization Stakeholder Comments If any changes in
(Relevant) project design were
made
FEDOMA Programme provides NA
access to low income
households with affordable
products. The efficient
stoves also leads to
reduction in charcoal usage
which in turn helps poor
households save money.
End User Programme should provide NA
good maintenance service
to customers once the
products are sold
Lighthouse Programme might create NA
job opportunities for
people
End User Programme has a follow up NA
mechanism with end users

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which ensure better

adoption and impact from
the programme
KCH Hospital Programme can bring in lot
of health benefits to end
users

E.2. Final continuous input / grievance mechanism

Include all details of Chosen Method (s) so that they may be

Method
understood and, where relevant, used by readers.
In line with section 2.1 of the Annex W Expression book has been
placed at office of UpEnergy Malawi Ltd in Malawi. Stakeholders are
Continuous
free to voice their concerns via the Grievance Expression Book. By
Input /
maintaining feedback book at the local office, it is ensured that
Grievance
stakeholders that don’t have access to electronic media for expressing
Expression
concerns / grievances are also able to share their concerns / feedback.
Process Book
Additionally, the end users always have an option to revert to the
(mandatory)
salesperson (representative of distribution/retail partners etc.) in case
of any feedback / complaints with the product post distribution.

GS Contact
[email protected]
(mandatory)

Other Email: anantha@communityco2.

SECTION F. Eligibility and inclusion criteria for VPAs

inclusion
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Please Refer Section A.1.1

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APPENDIX 1 - SAFEGUARDING PRINCIPLES ASSESSMENT

Complete the Assessment below and copy all Mitigation Measures for each Principle into SECTION D above.

Assessment Questions/ Justification of Relevance How Project will achieve Mitigation Measures added
Requirements (Yes/potentially/no) Requirements through to the Monitoring Plan (if
design, management or required)
risk mitigation.
Principle 1. Human Rights
1. The Project Developer No The project will be N/A
and the Project shall implemented in collaboration
respect internationally with local partners and CME
proclaimed human rights will respect internationally
and shall not be complicit proclaimed human rights and
in violence or human shall not be complicit in
rights abuses of any kind violence or human rights
as defined in the abuses of any kind as defined
Universal Declaration of in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights Human Right. The project will
2. The Project shall not not discriminate with regards
discriminate with regards to participation and inclusion.
to participation and
inclusion
Principle 2. Gender Equality
1. The Project shall not No. The project activity NA
directly or indirectly lead doesn't endorse any form of
to/contribute to adverse discrimination based on

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impacts on gender gender. Water Purification

equality and/or the Systems (WPS) will be
situation of women distributed to all willing
2. Projects shall apply the customers within the project
principles of boundary. The project will
nondiscrimination, equal have a positive impact on
treatment, and equal pay women considering that they
for equal work will spend less time on boiling
3. The Project shall refer to water for treatment or walking
the country’s national for miles to collect water and
gender strategy or fuel.
equivalent national
commitment to aid in
assessing gender risks
4. (where required)
Summary of opinions and
recommendations of an
Expert Stakeholder(s)
Principle 3. Community Health, Safety and Working Conditions
1. The Project shall avoid No The project doesn’t expose the N/A
community exposure to community to increased health
increased health risks risks and is not adversely
and shall not adversely affecting the health of workers
affect the health of the and the community. Use of
workers and the WPS will contribute in
community improving the health of users
as compared to baseline by
reducing the chances of water-

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borne diseases through an

efficient and zero GHG
emission method.
The workers participating in
the project activity are not
exposed to unsafe or
unhealthy work environments
as the sale/distribution of WPS
or the monitoring activities of
the
project will not include any
hazardous chemicals or other
hazardous material.

Principle 4.1 Sites of Cultural and Historical Heritage

Does the Project Area include No Since this is a WPS project, N/A
sites, structures, or objects there is no risk of risk to
with historical, cultural, artistic, cultural and historic heritage.
traditional or religious values or
intangible forms of culture?
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Principle 4.2 Forced Eviction and Displacement
Does the Project require or No Since this is a WPS project, N/A
cause the physical or economic there is no risk of forced
relocation of peoples eviction and displacement.

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(temporary or permanent, full

or partial)?
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Principle 4.2 Forced Eviction and Displacement
Does the Project require or No Since this is a WPS project, N/A
cause the physical or economic there is no risk of forced
relocation of peoples eviction and displacement.
(temporary or permanent, full
or partial)?
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Principle 4.3 Land Tenure and Other Rights
Does the Project require any No Since this is a WPS project, N/A
change, or have any there is no risk of uncertainty
uncertainties related to land due to land rights/ownership.
tenure arrangements and/or
access rights, usage rights or
land ownership?
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Principle 4.4 - Indigenous people
Are indigenous peoples No The project does not affect Not required.
present in or within the area of indigenous population directly
influence of the Project and/or or indirectly
is the Project located on
land/territory claimed by
indigenous peoples?

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Principle 5. Corruption
1. The Project shall not No CME will ensure that the N/A
involve, be complicit in project doesn’t involve, be
or inadvertently complicit in or inadvertently
contribute to or reinforce contribute to or reinforce
corruption or corrupt corruption or corrupt Projects.
Projects
Principle 6.1 Labour Rights
1. The Project Developer No 1. The project is implemented
shall ensure that all on the ground by the UPE
employment is in in collaboration with other
compliance with national project partners. The
labour occupational project employment will be
health and safety laws in compliance with national
and with the principles labour occupational health
and standards embodied and safety laws and with
in the ILO fundamental the principles and
conventions standards embodied in the
2. Workers shall be able to ILO fundamental
establish and join labour conventions.
organisations 2. The workers employed by
3. Working agreements CME for the project are
with all individual able to establish and join
workers shall be labour organizations.
documented and 3. The working agreements
implemented and with the individual workers
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a) Working hours (must implemented and the

not exceed 48 hours minimum requirements
per week on a regular stated will be respected as
basis), AND applicable.
b) Duties and tasks, AND 4. The minimum age for
c) Remuneration (must possible staff hired is 18.
include provision for 5. All the workers will be
payment of overtime), provided with appropriate
AND equipment, training
d) Modalities on health documentation and
insurance, AND reporting of accidents and
e) Modalities on incidents, and emergency
termination of the preparedness and
contract with provision response measures.
for voluntary
resignation by
employee, AND
f) Provision for annual
leave of not less than
10 days per year, not
including sick and
casual leave.
4. No child labour is allowed
(Exceptions for children
working on their families’
property requires an
Expert Stakeholder
opinion)

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5. The Project Developer

shall ensure the use of
appropriate equipment,
training of workers,
documentation and
reporting of accidents
and incidents, and
emergency preparedness
and response measures
Principle 6.2 Negative Economic Consequences
1. Does the project cause No The project involves sale of N/A
negative economic WPS to willing customers
consequences during and within the project boundary.
after project Carbon revenues are
implementation? important for creating
awareness among the end
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users and strengthening the
local sales and distribution
services.

Principle 7.1 Emissions

Will the Project increase No The project will reduce the N/A
greenhouse gas emissions over GHG emissions which will be
the Baseline Scenario? monitored and verified in line
with the GS4GG.
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Principle 7.2 Energy Supply

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Will the Project use energy No The project does not use N/A
from a local grid or power energy from a local grid or
supply (i.e., not connected to a power supply. Use
national or regional grid) or fuel fuelwoond/ charcoal for boiling
resource (such as wood, water in baseline using
biomass) that provides for traditional stoves will be
other local users? significantly reduced by
introducing WPS.
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Principle 8.1 Impact on Natural Water Patterns/Flows
Will the Project affect the No The project is a WPS N/A
natural or pre-existing pattern distribution programme and
of watercourses, ground-water will not affect the natural or
and/or the watershed(s) such pre-existing pattern of
as high seasonal flow watercourses, ground-water
variability, flooding potential, and/or the watershed(s) such
lack of aquatic connectivity or as high seasonal flow
water scarcity? variability, flooding potential,
lack of aquatic connectivity or
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water scarcity.
Principle 8.2 Erosion and/or Water Body Instability
Could the Project directly or No The project is a WPS N/A
indirectly cause additional distribution programme and
erosion and/or water body will not directly or indirectly
instability or disrupt the natural cause additional erosion
pattern of erosion? and/or water body instability
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or disrupt the natural pattern

of erosion.
Principle 9.1 Landscape Modification and Soil
Does the Project involve the No The project is a WPS N/A
use of land and soil for distribution programme and
production of crops or other does not involve the use of
products? land and soil for production of
crops or other products.
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Principle 9.2 Vulnerability to Natural Disaster
Will the Project be susceptible No The project is a WPS N/A
to or lead to increased distribution programme and
vulnerability to wind, will not be susceptible to or
earthquakes, subsidence, lead to increased vulnerability
landslides, erosion, flooding, to wind, earthquakes,
drought or other extreme subsidence, landslides,
climatic conditions? erosion, flooding, drought or
other extreme climatic
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conditions.
Principle 9.3 Genetic Resources
Could the Project be negatively No The Project is not negatively N/A
impacted by or involve impacted by the use of
genetically modified organisms genetically modified organisms
or GMOs (e.g., contamination, or GMOs.
collection and/or harvesting,
commercial development, or
take place in facilities or farms

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that include GMOs in their

processes and production)?
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Principle 9.4 Release of pollutants
Could the Project potentially No The Project is a WPS N/A
result in the release of distribution programme which
pollutants to the environment? are zero GHG emission
products and does not result in
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the release of pollutants to the
environment
Principle 9.5 Hazardous and Non-hazardous Waste
Will the Project involve the No The Project does not involve N/A
manufacture, trade, release, the manufacture, trade,
and/ or use of hazardous and release, and/or use of
non-hazardous chemicals hazardous chemicals and or
and/or materials? materials.
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Principle 9.6 Pesticides & Fertilisers
Will the Project involve the No The project does not involve N/A
application of pesticides and/or the application of pesticides
fertilisers? and/or fertilisers.
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Principle 9.7 Harvesting of Forests

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Will the Project involve the No The project does not involve N/A
harvesting of forests? the harvesting of forests.
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Principle 9.8 Food
Does the Project modify the No The project does not modify N/A
quantity or nutritional quality of the quantity or nutritional
food available such as through quality of food available such
crop regime alteration or as through crop regime
export or economic incentives? alteration or export or
economic incentives.
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Principle 9.9 Animal husbandry
Will the Project involve animal No The project does not involve N/A
husbandry? animal husbandry.
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Principle 9.10 High Conservation Value Areas and Critical Habitats
Does the Project physically No The project is a WPS N/A
affect or alter largely intact or distribution programme and
High Conservation Value (HCV) physically affect or alter
ecosystems, critical habitats, largely intact or High
landscapes, key biodiversity Conservation Value (HCV)
areas or sites identified? ecosystems, critical habitats,
landscapes, key biodiversity
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areas or sites identified.
Principle 9.11 Endangered Species

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Are there any endangered No The project boundary is N/A

species identified as potentially geographical sites of WPS
being present within the Project distributed and there are no
boundary (including those that endangered species identified
may route through the area)? as potentially being present
within the Project boundary.
AND/OR

Does the Project potentially

impact other areas where
endangered species may be
present through transboundary
affects?
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APPENDIX 2- CONTACT INFORMATION OF VPA

IMPLEMENTER

Organization Community Carbon

name
Registration number 188181
with relevant
authority
Street/P.O. Box
Building
City PORT LOUIS
State/Region
Postcode
Country MAURITIUS
Telephone
E-mail [email protected]
Website
Contact person
Title DIRECTOR
Salutation
Last name RAGNAR BURNING
Middle name
First name KRISTIAN
Department
Mobile
Direct tel.
Personal e-mail

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APPENDIX 3- LUF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NA
Risk of change to the Project Area
during Project Certification Period:

NA
Risk of change to the Project activities
during Project Certification Period:

NA
Land-use history and current status of
Project Area:

NA
Socio-Economic history:

NA
Forest management applied (past and
future)

NA
Forest characteristics (including main
tree species planted)

NA
Main social impacts (risks and benefits)

NA
Main environmental impacts (risks and
benefits)

NA
Financial structure

NA
Infrastructure (roads/houses etc):

NA
Water bodies:

Sites with NA
special significance for indigenous p
eople and local communities -
resulting from the
Stakeholder Consultation:

NA
Where indigenous people and local
communities are situated:

NA
Where indigenous people and local
communities have legal rights,
customary rights or sites with special
cultural, ecological, economic, religious
or spiritual significance:

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APPENDIX 4-SUMMARY OF APPROVED DESIGN

CHANGES
Please refer to Design Changes Requirements for more information on procedures
governing Design Changes

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