CARBON FINANCING FOR SAFE WATER: ETHIOPIA FEASIBILITY STUDY AND LEARNING PAPER

Potential of Carbon Credits (CC) to Fund and Sustain WASH Initiatives:

• Navigating regulatory, community, and financial challenges.
• Lessons learned and opportunities in carbon financing for WASH.

Climate Finance:

• Aimed at adaptation and mitigation to address climate change.

Carbon Credits (CC):

• Reductions, removals, or avoidance of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that would not occur without carbon finance.

CC Quantification:

• 1 CC = 1 ton of CO2e emissions reduced, removed, or avoided (mitigation).

Source:

https://mwawater.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Presentation-CarbonWater-MWA_240406.pdf