Borehole Restoration

This project provides a verified carbon credit that can be retired on purchase.

In 2020 one in four people globally did not have access to safe drinking water. Whilst in Eritrea only one in five people have close access to an improved water source with many travelling miles or relying on unsafe surface water sources such as rivers or open wells. Furthermore, years of persistent drought conditions in the region has further restricted access to water resources compounding the problem and adding additional strain on local communities. This project works to renovate broken boreholes so that they can deliver clean, safe water.

By repairing boreholes this project improves community health and well-being by bolstering access to safe water, whilst eliminating the need to boil water to purify it. With up to 40% of the hand pumps in Eritrea drawing water from groundwater aquifers broken, this maintenance work ensures that households consume less firewood during water purification and therefore reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion process.

28 Feb 2021

Eritrea, Africa