Ozone

25th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
12 Apr 2013
MOP 25 is scheduled to consider a number of issues, including nominations for critical- and essential-use exemptions. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/25th-meeting-of-the-parties-to-the-montreal-protocol/ ]
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33rd Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
02 Apr 2013
This meeting will consider issues related to the implementation of the Montreal Protocol in preparation for the 25th Meeting of the Parties (MOP25) scheduled to convene in November 2013. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/33rd-meeting-of-the-open-ended-working-group-of-the-parties-to-the-montreal-protocol/ ]
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UNEP and St. Kitts and Nevis Host Caribbean Ozone Officers Meeting
02 Apr 2013 | SIDS Policy and Practice
20 March 2013: The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) hosted a discussion of the successes and challenges involved with implementing Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase out Management Plans under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The meeting convened the English speaking Caribbean and Haiti Ozone Officers Regional Network Meeting in Basseterre, St. Kitts from 18-...
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UNEP Trains Pacific SIDS Enforcement Officers in HCFC Control
07 Jan 2013 | SIDS Policy and Practice
21 December 2012: The Compliance Assistance Programme of the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (ROAP) is completing a series of Montreal Protocol Enforcement Training Workshops to help customs and enforcement officers in 12 Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) prepare for their Protocol commitments involving hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). The national workshops, launched in July 2012, are due to be completed in January 2013. The workshops...
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SICA Workshop Discusses Enforcement, Regional Cooperation on HCFCs
07 Jan 2013 | SIDS Policy and Practice
6 December 2012: The Central American Integration System (SICA) countries held a regional workshop to discuss experiences, tools and best practice and to coordinate strategies to enforce their obligations under the Montreal Protocol to implement and enforce a phaseout of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) consumption. The workshop for National Ozone Units (NOUs) and customs authorities from Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama was held in...
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