Clean Water.
Verified Carbon Credits.
Proven Impact.

Virridy deploys water treatment technologies to communities that need them most—then uses IoT sensors, rigorous science, and digital MRV to verify the carbon emissions reductions and generate carbon credits that sustain the service.

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9 Countries
3.5M+ People Reached
200K+ Credits by 2030

Carbon-Financed Clean Water, Backed by Science

Hundreds of millions of people still boil their drinking water over wood fires—consuming vast quantities of firewood, driving deforestation, and exposing families to dangerous household air pollution. When we provide proven water treatment technologies, that fuel is no longer burned, and the avoided emissions generate verified carbon credits.

Virridy pioneered this model. Our team developed the first-ever UN Clean Development Mechanism programs earning carbon credits for water treatment, and we've since deployed drinking water treatment programs across five countries in Africa and precision irrigation programs in Turkey and Mexico—all financed by carbon credit revenue that sustains the service long-term.

  • 29–49% reduction in childhood diarrhea (peer-reviewed RCTs)
  • IoT sensors objectively verify usage—no reliance on self-reporting
  • 13 peer-reviewed publications including The Lancet, Nature, and PLOS ONE
  • 6 drinking water programs across 5 African countries, plus irrigation in Turkey and Mexico
  • Gold Standard, Verra VCS, and UN CDM certified
  • Cost-benefit ratio of 5.6x across health, livelihood, and environmental benefits
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Carbon Credit Projects

Six drinking water treatment programs across five African countries, plus precision irrigation in Turkey and Mexico—generating verified carbon credits while delivering proven health and environmental benefits.

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Burundi Water Access

East Africa

Solar-powered water supply systems deployed across rural and urban communities in partnership with Amazi Water, Burundi's leading water access organization. Central to Burundi's national universal water access plan.

300K+
People by 2026
Solar
Powered Systems
Gold Standard Safe Water Supply Amazi Water
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DRC Water Kiosk Network

South Kivu, East Africa

Community water kiosk network providing clean water, healthcare, and economic opportunities through Asili's social enterprise model in conflict-affected eastern Congo. Operated by local "fontineres" creating permanent employment.

350K
People by 2030
80K
Currently Served
Gold Standard Social Enterprise Asili / ECI
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Ranovola Water Program

Madagascar

Community water systems using gravity-fed and solar-powered pumping technologies across the Diana, Menabe, and Amoron'i Mania regions, in partnership with Helvetas.

350K
People by 2030
3
Regions
Gold Standard Gravity-Fed Helvetas
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Amazi Meza School Program

Rwanda

Water treatment systems deployed across primary and secondary schools, targeting students drinking contaminated water. Builds on Virridy's pioneering UN CDM and Gold Standard programs that leveraged tens of millions in private financing.

600K
Students Reached
200K+
Credits by 2030
Gold Standard School Water Treatment
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LifeStraw School Program

Kenya

20-year program deploying LifeStraw Community gravity-fed purifiers to up to 4,500 schools. Includes hygiene education, staff training, safe water storage, filter maintenance, and water quality testing.

2M+
Students Served
4,500
Schools
Gold Standard LifeStraw 20-Year Program
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DRIP — Drought Resilience

Northern Kenya

$35M initiative across Marsabit, Garissa, Isiolo, Wajir, and Turkana counties. IoT sensors on hand pumps and boreholes monitor functionality, cutting repair time from 214 days to 26 days and raising functionality from 56% to 91%.

5
Counties
91%
Functionality Rate
USAID IoT Monitoring Millennium Water Alliance
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Ranovola Tanzania Program

Tanzania

Solar-powered pumping and treatment systems serving rural communities, refugee settlements, and disaster-affected areas. Features satellite-enabled remote monitoring with Water Mission, operating since 2013.

200K+
Per System Capacity
Solar
Powered Treatment
Gold Standard Water Mission RUWASA
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Sustainable Agriculture

Konya Basin, Turkey

Transitioning 1,000+ hectares from conventional to subsurface drip irrigation for alfalfa, corn, and sugar beets. Reduces nitrous oxide emissions and increases soil carbon sequestration, in partnership with Orbia Netafim.

3.5t
CO2e/ha Reduced Annually
1,000+
Hectares
Verra VM0042 Precision Irrigation Orbia Netafim
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Colorado Watershed Restoration

United States

Two programs: Morrison Creek (Steamboat Springs, ~500 homes) and Plum Creek (Castle Rock, 100K+ ratepayers). Comparing facility upgrades versus natural watershed solutions including riparian restoration, livestock fencing, cover cropping, and constructed wetlands.

100K+
Ratepayers (PCWRA)
New
Regen Registry Method
Regen Registry Watershed Carbon Moore Foundation
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Mississippi River Basin

Wisconsin, United States

Analyzing watershed carbon methodology applicability for phosphorus reduction. Supporting water quality trading and adaptive management solutions through Wisconsin DNR framework, funded by the Walton Family Foundation.

Basin
Scale Analysis
P
Reduction Focus
Watershed Carbon Water Quality Trading Walton Family Foundation

Digital MRV Infrastructure

Born from the discovery that self-reported usage overstates reality by 36–40%, Virridy's sensor platform delivers the objective, continuous data that carbon markets demand.

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Lume Sensor

Continuous in-situ tryptophan-like fluorescence sensor detecting fecal contamination risk. Quantifies E. coli levels using machine learning with no regular calibration or cleaning required.

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IoT Gateway Network

Satellite-connected IoT gateways with sensors tracking pump runtime and water system function across multiple countries, enabling real-time technician dispatch and resource allocation.

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ML Analytics Platform

Cloud-based machine learning fusing sensor networks, remote sensing, streamflow, rainfall, and landcover data to deliver spatial and temporal water resource predictions at local and regional scales.

Certification Methodologies

All credits generated under internationally recognized carbon credit standards with rigorous verification.

Gold Standard

Emission Reductions from Safe Drinking Water Supply

Applied across Africa projects (Burundi, DRC, Madagascar, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania). Quantifies avoided emissions from eliminating household water boiling through deployment of clean water infrastructure.

Verra

Improved Agricultural Land Management (VM0042)

Applied in Turkey for precision irrigation projects. Quantifies climate benefits of subsurface drip irrigation adoption including reduced nitrous oxide emissions and increased soil carbon sequestration.

Regen Registry

Watershed Carbon Methodology

New methodology under expert review for US projects. Enables monetization of greenhouse gas emissions differences between facility upgrades and natural watershed restoration approaches.

UN CDM

Clean Development Mechanism

Virridy's leadership team developed the first UN CDM and Gold Standard programs earning carbon credits for water treatment, leveraging tens of millions in private financing across Rwanda and Kenya.

Our Partners

Working with leading organizations to scale impact across water, carbon, and climate finance.

USAID
NSF
NASA
World Bank
Gates Foundation
LifeStraw
Helvetas
Water Mission
Amazi Water
Orbia Netafim
Moore Foundation
Walton Family Foundation
M.A. Mortenson

Portfolio Offtake Agreements Established Globally

Virridy has established carbon credit offtake agreements with partners worldwide, ensuring long-term demand for credits backed by peer-reviewed science, IoT-verified usage, and proven health outcomes.

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