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MemberSeychelles - Institute of Technology (SIT)
Promoting the use of hydrocarbons through training, to replace ozone-depleting substances in refrigeration and air conditioning appliances and systems Seychelles Institute of Technology works in close partnership with the Ozone Unit of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources for introducing hydrocarbon refrigerants and its blends as replacements in the domestic and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning industry in the country. SIT isthe only technical and vocational educational and training (TVET) professional centre engaged in providing training in refrigeration and air conditioning to the country's technicians. …
MemberPapua New Guinea - Climate Change & Development Authority
Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change and Development Authority shapes and implements the Government’s Climate Change (Management) Act. Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) is the coordinating entity for all climate change related policy and actions in Papua New Guinea and the designated National Authority under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The CCDA was established in September 2015 and replaces the former Office of Climate Change and Development. …
MemberNigeria - National Ozone Office
The National Ozone Office (NOO) in the Department of Pollution Control, Federal Ministry of Environment is the focal point for the implementation of the MP in Nigeria. The Ozone Secretariat of UNEP runs the affairs of the Montreal Protocol. The following main Committees are also within the administrative structure of the Protocol; the Executive Committee (EXCOM) which considers and approves ODS phase-out projects, the Implementation Committee (ImpCom) which handles issues relating to implementation and compliance with the Protocol’s provisions and data issues. The Protocol also has a financial mechanism known as the Multilateral Fund (MLF) for the Implementation of the MP on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, designed to meet the special needs of developing countries. There is also the Scientific and Research body known as Technology Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) and other Substance/Chemical-based Technical Options Committees for each of the ODS such as MBTOC for Methyl bromide and HTOC for Halons, amongst others. The following are Statutory meetings of the Convention and its Protocol which all country parties are expected to participate in; the Conference of Parties to the VC held once in two years and jointly with the Meeting Of Parties to the MP held yearly where Decisions are taken (High Level), the Open-Ended Working Group Meeting held yearly where technical issues are discussed preparatory to the MOP, Regional Network Meetings for Ozone Officers held twice a year for the Africa Region and other meetings as may be decided by the MOP. …
MemberGrenada - National Ozone Unit
As part of the Energy Division in Grenada's Ministry of Finance, the National Ozone Unit (NOU) is responsible for the political implementation of the commitments set out in the Montreal Protocol. The NOU's main task is to fulfil Grenada's obligations under the Montreal Protocol. This included the phase-out of chlorufluorocarbons (CFCs) in 2010, which was already achieved in 2006. Grenada is also on a promising path with regard to the phasing out of ozone depleting substances (ODS) such as hydrofluorcarbons (HFCs) regulated under the Kigali Amendment, for which it has repeatedly received much international recognition. This success is mainly due to the concrete measures implemented by the NOU, such as the training of refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) technicians in environmentally friendly technologies that protect the ozone layer, the introduction of a quota system to regulate the importation of ODS and a labelling standard for the safe use, handling and storage of ODS. …
Best practiceSuccess story: Green Cooling labels for refrigerants in Grenada
Since May 2018, the National Ozone Unit (NOU) of Grenada, in cooperation with GIZ Proklima, has been providing Green Cooling stickers to local appliance stores in order to promote the dissemination and use of natural refrigerants on the island state. The initiative created by both project partners supplies local appliance stores with eye-catching green magnetic stickers which are fixed on refrigeration systems with natural refrigerants. As a result, both the distributors and the customer alike are provided with a convenient tool for the promotion and distribution of natural refrigerants, and thus for ozone and climate protection. First piloted with the two companies Courts Grenada Limited (UNICOMER) and L. A. Purcel, the NOU aims to involve more retailers and suppliers and expand the initiative also to air conditioning technologies, with the goal of eventually making Grenada the first f-gas-free Caribbean island. …
MemberGhana - Environmental Protection Agency
Ghana’s EPA shapes and implements the government’s environmental policy Ghana aims to improve the energy efficiency of appliances by introducing a combination of regulatory tools such Minimum Energy Performance Standards, information labels, and innovative economic tools. …
Best practiceProject: Refrigerator Energy Efficiency Project
The project “Promoting of Appliance Energy Efficiency and Transformation of the Refrigerating Appliances Market in Ghana” aims at improving the energy efficiency of cooling appliances marketed and used in Ghana. It is funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Green Energy Fund (GEF) and carried out by the Ghanaian Environmental Protection Agency. The project introduces a combination of regulatory tools such as Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Information Labels (S&L), as well as economic tools. Moreover, a Rebate Program encouraging households to replace old but functioning refrigerators with new and efficient ones has been introduced. The Ghanaian Energy Commission offers rebates of up to GH₵ 300 upon the purchase of new, Energy Efficient Labeled refrigerators. The Rebate Program was inaugurated on a pilot basis in 2012 for Accra and Tema, and was scaled up to cover all other regions by the end of 2013. The government of Ghana is providing GH₵ 1million per year for the Rebate Program, and the program will terminate once the funds are exhausted. …
MemberBangladesh - Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests
Ensure sustainable environmental governance for achieving high quality of life for the benefit of present and future generation. DoE’s mission is to help secure a clean and healthy environment for the benefit of present and future generations: Through the fair and consistent application of environmental rules and regulations Through guiding, training, and promoting awareness of environmental issues; and Through sustainable action on critical environmental problems that demonstrate practical solutions, and that galvanize public support and involvement. …
MemberZimbabwe - Ministry of Environment, Water & Climate Change
The Climate Change Management Department and the National Ozone Office The Climate Change Management Department in The Ministry for Environment, Water & Climate is mandated with promoting best practices in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies to enhance the country’s response and capacity to manage the impacts of climate change. It supervises development of Zimbabwe’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) strategy. The National Ozone Office in the Climate Change Management Department is tasked with the coordination, training and awareness rising on ozone depleting substances. Zimbabwe has managed to meet the 2010 deadline for total phase out of the use of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) in refrigeration and significantly reduced in the use of Methyl Bromide ahead of the 2015 Montreal protocol deadline. …
MemberTunisia Agence Nationale de Protection de l'Environnement
As part of ANPE, NOU Tunisia is committed to ozone and environmental protection. The National Ozone Unit is the focal point of the Montreal Protocol, it was created in Tunisia in 1990 within the National Environmental Protection Agency. The NOU´s mission is Monitoring the implementation of the Parties' decisions Prepare investment projects for ODS phase-out and monitoring Submit consumption data for ODS in Tunisia to the Ozone Secretariat in accordance with Article 7 of the Protocol and to the Executive Committee Represent Tunisia at meetings of the Parties, the Executive Committee, the Implementation Committee, the Open-ended Working Group and the African Network of National Coordinators of Ozone Layer Protection Programmes Control the import of ODS into Tunisia Chairing the meetings of the National Commission for the Protection of the Ozone Layer for the allocation of import quotas Organize awareness-raising activities aimed at both the general public and industry …