Research Library

Peer-reviewed publications and research underpinning Virridy's carbon credit programs. Our work is published in leading journals including The Lancet, Nature, PLOS ONE, and ACS Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

Publications

13+

Peer-Reviewed Journals

Research Programs

Rwanda — Water Filters & Cookstoves

13 publications

Research from Virridy's pioneering carbon-credit-financed water filter and improved cookstove programs in Western Province, Rwanda — the first-ever UN CDM and Gold Standard programs earning carbon credits for water treatment.

Health, livelihood, and environmental impacts of the distribution of a carbon-credit-financed, large-scale water filter and improved cookstove programme in Rwanda

The Lancet Planetary HealthRwanda

Effects of adding household water filters to Rwanda's Community-Based Environmental Health Promotion Programme

Nature — npj Clean WaterRwanda

Assessing the Impact of Water Filters and Improved Cook Stoves on Drinking Water Quality and Household Air Pollution: A Randomised Controlled Trial in Rwanda

PLOS ONERwanda

Designing and Piloting a Program to Provide Water Filters and Improved Cookstoves in Rwanda

PLOS ONERwanda

A cost-benefit analysis of livelihood, environmental and health benefits of a large scale water filter and cookstove distribution in Rwanda

ScienceDirectRwanda

Use, microbiological effectiveness and health impact of a household water filter intervention in rural Rwanda

ScienceDirectRwanda

Study design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate a large-scale distribution of cook stoves and water filters in Western Province, Rwanda

ScienceDirectRwanda

Process evaluation and assessment of use of a large scale water filter and cookstove program in Rwanda

BMC Public HealthRwanda

Use of Remotely Reporting Electronic Sensors for Assessing Use of Water Filters and Cookstoves in Rwanda

ACS — Environmental Science & TechnologyRwanda

Integration of Household Water Filters with Community-Based Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Rwanda

MDPI SustainabilityRwanda

Geospatial-temporal, demographic, and programmatic adoption characteristics of a large-scale water filter and improved cookstove intervention in Western Province, Rwanda

Taylor & Francis — Cogent EngineeringRwanda

Assessing use, exposure, and health impacts of a water filter and improved cookstove distribution programme in Rwanda

Semantic ScholarRwanda

Lessons from Rwanda on tackling unsafe drinking water and household air pollution

The ConversationRwanda

Kenya — Drought Resilience & Water Security

9 publications

Research from Virridy's DRIP (Drought Resilience Impact Platform) program across northern Kenya, covering groundwater monitoring, machine learning for drought early action, and water service delivery.

Reducing drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa

Science of The Total EnvironmentKenya

Estimating groundwater use and demand in arid Kenya through assimilation of satellite data and in-situ sensors with machine learning toward drought early action

Science of The Total EnvironmentKenya

A contribution to drought resilience in East Africa through groundwater pump monitoring informed by in-situ instrumentation, remote sensing and ensemble machine learning

Science of The Total EnvironmentKenya

The Drought Resilience Impact Platform (DRIP): Improving Water Security Through Actionable Water Management Insights

Frontiers in ClimateKenya

Improved Drought Resilience Through Continuous Water Service Monitoring and Specialized Institutions — A Longitudinal Analysis of Water Service Delivery Across Motorized Boreholes in Northern Kenya

MDPI SustainabilityKenya

Quantifying increased groundwater demand from prolonged drought in the East African Rift Valley

Science of The Total EnvironmentKenya