Singapore authorises carbon credit project to improve safe drinking water access in Rwanda

详细摘要

This is the first such authorisation under the Singapore-Rwanda Implementation Agreement.

This is the first such authorisation under the Singapore-Rwanda Implementation Agreement.

SINGAPORE: Singapore has authorised a carbon credit project to improve access to safe drinking water in Rwanda, marking the first of such authorisations under the Singapore-Rwanda Implementation Agreement.

It is also the first authorisation across Singapore’s six operationalised implementation agreements with Peru, Rwanda, Thailand, Mongolia, Ghana and Bhutan, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Saturday (Nov 14).

“These authorisations will support projects that mobilise carbon financing for emissions reductions and sustainable development,” said the agency.

Singapore’s first authorisation marks a milestone in its international carbon market cooperation, it said.

The project, developed by Climate Bridge International, supports Rwanda’s climate priorities under its nationally determined contribution by improving access to safe drinking water.

Nationally determined contributions refer to national climate action plans by each country under the Paris Agreement.

Through the Safe Water Supply Project, 300,000 ceramic water filters will be distributed to households and early childhood development centres across Rwanda, with a focus on the Western Province, said NEA.

This will provide them with access to safe drinking water without having to boil water using firewood or charcoal.

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