PROJECT PROFILE · CERTIFICATE-BASED CLIMATE PROTECTION
The programme is designed to promote the distribution of more efficient cookstoves and low-emission water treatment technologies in Kenya and Nigeria. This page separates the project approach, calculation, and current registry status – ensuring that what has already been documented and what has not remains visible.
WATER ACCESS · SYMBOLIC IMAGE
Note: The photograph is solely for the purpose of contextualising the topic of access to water. It is not from the project described and does not prove project impact. Photo: Peter Godfrey / Pexels.
COUNTRIES
Kenya and Nigeria
GOLD STANDARD ID
GS 11189
PROJECT TYPE
STATUS IN REGISTER
Gold Standard Certified Design
WHY STATUS MATTERS
The current Gold Standard entry shows a certified design for this programme, but no issuances and no retirements. Therefore, no issued units can currently be allocated to the project for a voluntary climate contribution.
Transparency begins where project idea, status, and quantity issued are not confused with each other.
CONTENT
01
Project Profile
02
Project approach
03
Calculation
04
Possible contributions
05
Assignment
06
Classification
07
Sources
01 · PROJECT AT A GLANCE
The data pass for the programme
The information is based on the publicly accessible Gold Standard Registry. Registry statuses and deposited documents are subject to change.
PROJECT NAME IN THE REGISTER
Improved Cookstove and Safe Water Programme
PROGRAMME COUNTRIES AS PER DESCRIPTION
Kenya and Nigeria
GOLD STANDARD ID
GS 11189
REGISTER ENTRY
Record 3177
PROJECT DEVELOPER
Impact Carbon
STANDARD
Gold Standard for the Global Goals
PROJECT TYPE IN REGISTER
Energy Efficiency – Domestic · Small Scale
TECHNOLOGIES
Improved cookstoves and low-emission water treatment technologies
COOKING METHODOLOGY
GS TPDDTEC, Version 3.1
WATER METHODOLOGY
GS Methodology for emission reductions from safe drinking water supply, Version 1
CREDITING PERIOD
01/10/2020–30/09/2025
STATUS
Gold Standard Certified Design
ESTIMATED ANNUAL UNITS
0 according to current register overview
ISSUED UNITS
No issuances shown in the register
DECOMMISSIONINGS
No retirements shown in the register
TEST BENCH OF THIS PAGE
04/09/2026
Regarding identity: The number 3177 refers to the record in the registry. The actual Gold Standard Project ID is GS 11189. The registry region specifies Kenya; the public project description specifies Kenya and Nigeria as programme countries.
02 · WHAT THE PROGRAMME ENVISAGES
Two everyday technologies, one common accounting framework
According to the registry description, the programme aims to reach households, communities and institutions with improved cookstoves and low-emission water treatment solutions.
01
Cook more efficiently
Improved cookstoves are intended to require less non-renewable biomass compared to defined baseline technologies. Which savings are eligible depends on technology, usage, and methodological parameters.
02
Treat water
Water treatment technologies are intended to fully or partially replace the boiling of water. The climate impact is determined by the modelled avoided use of fuel.
03
Prove usage
Distributed devices alone do not result in emission reductions. Decisive factors include actual use, technical performance, the reference scenario, and quality-assured monitoring data.
03 · THIS IS HOW UNITY WOULD BE CREATED
It is calculated within the respective methodology from the baseline, usage, fuel data and other specified parameters.
01
Define initial situation
For cooking and water purification, it is determined which technology and fuel consumption are assumed in the absence of a programme.
02
Track technologies and usage
Device types, distribution, functionality, and actual use are incorporated into the database in accordance with the respective monitoring specifications.
03
Model mitigation
The methodology calculates the difference between the baseline and the project scenario. Among other things, non-renewable biomass fraction, emission factors, and uncertainties are taken into account.
04
Verify and issue
Only after monitoring, independent verification, and approval can units be issued in the registry for a specific period. No issuances are currently visible for this programme.
04 · INTENDED AND POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
What the approach can enable – without already constituting proof of it
More efficient cooking and safe water purification can have additional social and environmental benefits. However, the visible register level does not quantify these results.
WATER
Water without additional boiling
Suitable treatment technologies can make water usable without using fuel. Whether and to what extent this is achieved must be proven through usage and water quality.
INDOOR AIR
Less smoke as a possible result
More efficient or cleaner-burning cooking technologies can reduce smoke exposure. A concrete health impact cannot be automatically derived from this.
EVERYDAY LIFE
Time and costs
Lower fuel requirements can ease the burden on households in terms of time and finances. The level and distribution of this benefit depend on local prices, habits, and the use of technology.
RESOURCES
Less non-renewable biomass
Lower consumption can reduce the pressure on forest resources. This is not synonymous with a proven forest conservation or biodiversity outcome.
THEMATIC SDG RELEVANCE
Clear links exist with SDG 6 'Clean Water and Sanitation', SDG 7 'Affordable and Clean Energy' and SDG 13 'Climate Action'. This classification is not a seal of approval and, on its own, does not prove that the targets have been achieved.
05 · FOR SUPPORTING COMPANIES
Currently no documentable allocation of issued units
As long as the registry does not show any issuances, no issued emission reduction can be allocated from this project and retired for a voluntary climate contribution.
If units are issued in future, a specific allocation would have to contain at least the following information:
Name and Gold Standard ID of the project
allocated quantity in t CO₂e
Vintage or monitoring period
Write-off date and register reference
Serial numbers or unique unit references
Beneficiary or documented purpose
A project description can spark interest. However, a climate contribution is only documented by the uniquely assigned and retired unit.
06 · CLASSIFICATION AND COMMUNICATION
What the register status shows – and what it does not
The page describes a project approach. It does not currently verify any completed climate contribution via issued units.
DOCUMENTED AS
IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED
a Gold Standard certified project design
an already issued emission reduction
a programme for cooking and water treatment technologies
the actual usage of each distributed device
recognised methods of modelling
a direct CO₂ measurement at the kiln or filter
potential social and environmental co-benefits
a quantified health, income, or forest impact
the public identity GS 11189
a product quality seal or comprehensive sustainability status
a project outside of one's own value chain
a reduction of own emissions or climate neutrality
Not every good intention is already a proven impact. But every resilient contribution begins with a clear foundation.
07 · SOURCES AND RELEVANCE
The basis openly accessible
Project status, documents and potential future units are subject to change. The currently applicable register entry remains decisive.
PRIMARY SOURCE
Gold Standard Registry
GS 11189 · Status, periods and documents
STANDARD
Gold Standard
Rules, requirements and methodological framework
NATUREOFFICE
Documentation Framework
General rules for voluntary climate contributions
TEST BENCH
4 September 2026
We are happy to answer factual questions regarding the project status or the documentation of voluntary climate contributions.