Clean Water Kiosks Cambodia
Carbon Credit Project Q4 Highlight
Wyld worked with South Pole to purchase and retire carbon credits from this project to help offset its 2021 operational greenhouse gas emissions.
Project Standards: Gold Standard & Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Location: Rural areas across 19 provinces in Cambodia
Description: In underserved areas of rural Cambodia contaminated drinking water is a big problem. Many people have no choice but to drink contaminated water or purchase water. The latter is a significant expense so many people end up risking their health by drinking the contaminated water. In cases like these, decentralized water treatment stations can be a solution.
In underserved areas of rural Cambodia, many people have little choice but to drink contaminated water from rivers, ponds, and swamps which they must then collect firewood to boil and purify it or, if they have the resources, purchase water. The latter is a significant expense for the poorest households in Cambodia, meaning many instead must risk their health. In such cases, decentralized water treatment stations can be a solution.
Impact: This project provided microfinance to small enterprises and entrepreneurs to set up local, environmentally-focused water treatment stations. Currently, more than 260 enterprises are providing clean, affordable water to over 800,000 Cambodians. As well as increasing access to clean water, this project fosters economic opportunities by creating jobs and enabling people to earn a living by purifying and distributing sourced water to neighboring communities. - source: South Pole
Related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) & Project Impacts:
SDG 3: 800,000 people provided with access to affordable, clean water, lowering the risk of disease
SDG 6: 300,000 school children have access to safe water
SDG 8: 890 jobs created in rural communities, boosting local economies
SDG 13: 15,000 tonnes of CO2e avoided on average annually by removing the need to boil water to purify it