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Nigeria, Kenya & Uganda: Safe Drinking Water for School

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Nigeria, Kenya & Uganda: Safe Drinking Water for School

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Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda
Basins: Indian Ocean (189) (Tana)
Project SDGs:
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Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
Project Tags:
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Hygiene
Safe, Affordable Water
Leaving No One Behind
Progress to Date: Total emission reductions: 600,000t CO2 p.a. Total emission reductions
Services Needed: Communications & outreach
Desired Partners: City
NGO / Civil Society
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Apr. 01, 2014  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.firstclimate.com/en/our-carbon-offset-projects/nigeria-k...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Inadequate infrastructure, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to drinking water services
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: ngo
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 87%

Project Overview

This project delivers reliable, low-cost water treatment technologies to public and private schools in developing countries and finances its operation through carbon emission reductions resulting from the displacement of boiling water.

Our partner Impact Water is a global social enterprise dedicated to providing safe drinking water to schools. The project delivers reliable, low-cost water treatment technologies to public and private schools in developing countries and financ…

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This project delivers reliable, low-cost water treatment technologies to public and private schools in developing countries and finances its operation through carbon emission reductions resulting from the displacement of boiling water.

Our partner Impact Water is a global social enterprise dedicated to providing safe drinking water to schools. The project delivers reliable, low-cost water treatment technologies to public and private schools in developing countries and finances its operation through carbon emission reductions resulting from the displacement of boiling water. To date, over 10,000 schools and 3m+ students have been reached. Over time, the project aims to expand to reach 100,000+ schools in support of the human right to safe drinking water and the SDGs.

Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Inadequate infrastructure, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to drinking water services
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: NGO / Civil society
Challenges: Other

Project Narrative

About the Project Our partner Impact Water is a global social enterprise dedicated to providing safe drinking water to schools. The project delivers reliable, low-cost water treatment technologies to public and private schools in developing countries and finances its operation through carbon emission reductions resulting from the displacement of boiling water. While focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, all our projects also generate multiple co-benefits.

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First Climate is a globally leading provider of water project development and carbon offset services. We help our corporate clients across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the US to get engaged in water stewardship activities and manage and compensate their carbon emissions. … Learn More

Sascha Lafeld
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