MONTREAL PROTOCOL@35 - GLOBAL COOPERATION PROTECTING LIFE ON EARTH
Marking International Day, Secretary-General Says Montreal Protocol’s Success Protecting Ozone Layer Powerful Example of Multilateralism in Action
The following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on 16 September:
Today, we celebrate 35 years of the Montreal Protocol’s success in protecting the stratospheric ozone layer against synthetic chemicals that also cause climate heating. Thanks to a global agreement, humanity has averted a major health catastrophe due to ultraviolet radiation pouring through a massive hole in the ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol is a success because, when science discovered the threat we all faced, Governments and their partners acted. We adopted a global environmental agreement that has been universally ratified and decisively implemented. Read more...
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UNEP Executive Director's message for World Ozone Day
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Letter to National Ozone Officers from OzonAction's Head of Branch
On the eve of World Ozone Day (WOD), 16 September, the celebratory day of the Montreal Protocol community, UNEP OzonAction is pleased to offer its congratulations to you and your team for the continuing excellent work to implement your national compliance strategy, including the policies, projects, capacity building and awareness activities approved under the Multilateral Fund. Your dedication and hard work demonstrate why the Montreal Protocol is considered by many to be such a great multilateral environmental success story: it continues to deliver on its promise in spite of challenges, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
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COLOMBIA
La UTO, del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, con el apoyo del Programa de las Naciones Unidas – PNUD desarrollaron tres principales acciones, que comprendieron un concurso de relatos, la divulgación de la celebración del día Internacional de la Preservación de la Capa de Ozono, y una jornada lúdico – pedagógica con motivo de la conmemoración del Día del Ozono. Lee mas...
GUYANA
The National Ozone Action Unit of the Hydrometeorological Service in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency undertook a series of public awareness activities in the Corentyne area during the period September 14-15, 2022 in observance of International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The theme for this year’s observance was “Montreal Protocol @35: Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth.”
There was an appearance on the Guyana Today Show (GTV) on September 13, 2022, which allowed the Unit to inform the viewers about the importance of protecting the ozone layer and the significance of this year’s theme.
Students from four secondary schools (Berbice High, Berbice Educational Institute, Tutorial Academy, and New Amsterdam Multilateral School) were invited for a half-day session at the New Amsterdam Multilateral School on September 14. Read more...
INDIA
India’s contribution to the Montreal Protocol in terms of policy formulation is noteworthy, India has played a proactive role in the phase-out of production and consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances. This was stated by the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment Bhupendra Yadav at a programme organized to observe the 28th World Ozone Day in Mumbai today. The Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ashwini Kumar Choubey were also present on the occasion. The event was organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Maharashtra. Read more...
IRAN
On the occasion of the 35th “World Ozone Day Anniversary of Montreal Protocol”, an online (webinar) ceremony, due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, was organized and held by the Iranian National Ozone Unit (NOU) on September 14, 2022.
In addition to the participation of the Deputy Head of DoE for Human Environmental Affairs-Dr. Heshmati; NOU director-Dr. Hajizadeh; and NOU officers at the ceremony, the representatives of the Implementing Agencies of UNDP-Dr. Mohammadi; UNIDO-Mrs. Sayyahi; GIZ-Mr. Saadatfar; Technical & Vocational Training Organization (TVTO)- Dr. Taheri; Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade-Dr. Nematpour; deputy head of DoE for Training and Public Partnership- Dr. Moradi; Refrigeration Association of the I.R. Iran- Mr. Jamali; and more than 30 provincial ozone network officers also attended the ceremony. Read more...
IRAQ
With the passage of 37 years since the Montreal Protocol, on World Ozone Day, we remember how the Montreal Protocol ended the greatest threat ever facing all humanity, which is the depletion of the ozone layer.
The Iraqi National Ozone Center celebrated World Ozone Day by holding a celebration event in the theatre of the Ministry of Environment on Monday 19/9/2022. The celebration included the speech of the Minister of Environment Doctor Jassem Abdel Aziz, and then presented the speech of the Executive Director of the UNEP Ms. Inger Andersen and the Coordinator of the National Ozone Center, Engineer Shatha Kadhim presented a working paper about protocol Montreal and the sustainable development goals. Read more...
JAMAICA
To commemorate World ozone Day, Jamaica's National Ozone Unit (NOU) organized a series of events during the week commencing 12 September 2022. These consisted of media interviews, postings on social media, internal staff sensitisation and the launch of an updated
webpage for the NOU.
An invitation was extended by UNIDO to the NOU to commemorate World Refrigeration Day on 22 June 2022; the NOU facilitated the participation of the RAC sector and NEPA and users of social media in a webinar, the topic of which was "Flammable refrigerants - future-proof, environmentally friendly and safe to use".
KYRGYZSTAN
This year the Ozone Center of Kyrgyzstan (NOU) organized events to celebrate World Ozone Day. Invited lecturers and specialists of NOU gave lectures on sustainable development, environmental protection, including climate and ozone layer protection, and told how this knowledge could be integrated into the lessons for schoolchildren. The official motto of the events was "Global cooperation protecting life on earth ". The main goal of all activities was to disseminate information on ozone layer protection, climate change and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol among schoolteachers, schoolchildren, university teachers and students, so they can contribute to the preservation of the ozone layer and climate change mitigation by disseminating information on phasing out of ozone-depleting substances and replacing high-GWP F-gases with natural refrigerants. Read more...
MADAGASCAR
Pour célébrer la Journée Mondiale de la préservation de la couche d’Ozone Madagascar s’engage à :
- Mobiliser les média pour la couverture au niveau national de toutes les manifestations programmées dans le cadre de la célébration de la Journée Mondiale de la préservation de la couche d’Ozone (JMO 2022) placé le sous le thème : « Protocole de Montréal@35 : une coopération mondiale pour protéger la vie sur Terre » Plusieurs personnes seront directement touchées et ciblées pendant cet événement annuel de sensibilisation sur la protection de la couche d’Ozone et ce sans compter les cibles indirectes (auditeurs des Radio, téléspectateurs des Télévisions, lecteurs des Journaux et posters de sensibilisation,...). Lire la suite...
MONGOLIA
The National Ozone Authority (NOA) of Mongolia successfully celebrated World Ozone Day 2022 on September 16 by organizing and participating in several activities such as Asia Pacific Regional ‘Ozone2Climate’ Art contest winners announced at the national and regional levels. Awareness-raising activities, awareness material, a Press conference, articles published on websites, organisations and school partnerships and social networking channels were among the activities organised for the event. Read more...
NIGER
Commémoration de la Journée Internationale de la Protection de la Couche d'Ozone: Pour la Préservation de la Planète-terre et l'Avènement d'un Développement Durable. Lire la suite
SAINT LUCIA
This report prepared by the National Ozone Unit in St Lucia provides an overview of the public education and outreach activities conducted as part of Saint Lucia’s commemoration of the 2022 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The activities contributed to meeting the awareness raising and information exchange objectives under the Institutional Strengthening Project for which supporting activities include the observance of Ozone Day.
The objectives of Ozone Day 2022 were to: Inform the general public about ozone depletion and climate change; Inform the general public about Saint Lucia’s HCFC Phase-out activities including the newly approved HPMP Stage II; Raise awareness among importers and retailers on the legal requirements for import and retail of refrigerants; Increase awareness of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and its contribution to mitigating climate change; Provide information about the economic and environmental benefits of the HCFC phase out and HFC phase-down and promote the use of climate and ozone–friendly and alternative technologies in Saint Lucia. Read more...
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
The Trinidad and Tobago National Ozone Unit recognized World Ozone Day 2022 with several activities over the week of September 16, 2022 aimed at raising the profile of ozone activities as well as engaging stakeholders to share some technical information relating to sustainable cooling. These included various media inserts in the local newspaper, a Refresher Technical Training for Trainers in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, a Public Awareness Display at a beach clean-up on sun safety and ozone layer protection, as well as a Webinar on Sustainable Financing for Energy Efficiency. Read more...
TUNISIA
The National Ozone Unit, Tunisia organised a World Ozone Day Celebration Seminar & Celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol on 16 September 2022. View brochure on Tunisia's achievements and successes under the Montreal Protocol.
TURKEY
The National Ozone Unit (NOU), Turkey gathered with around 100 children in 5th grade (10-11 years old) studying near districts in Ankara . The children were selected from vulnerable groups. A full-day event made up of four different workshops for children: vermi-composting workshop, drawing workshop, clay workshop and climate and music workshops. The event organized by the NOU in collaboration with UNIDO, aimed to raise awareness of ozone layer protection and climate change.
The NOU designed a special logo for the event and provided some visibility material (backpack, t-shirts, hat). They prepared an activity book including informative notes on ozone layer protection in Turkish and lighted Atakule, which is one of the city landmarks of Ankara. Click here for more information about the event, and view the video that was prepared for WOD.
UGANDA
The New Vision" Newspaper in Uganda published the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) statement on the occasion of commemorating world Ozone Day, including an article 'NEMA has been building capacity for safe handling of refrigerants - Ozone layer: Uganda's efforts paying off.' Click here to read the articles.
A Morning Talk-show on commemoration of World Ozone Day, was held on 16 September with invited guest Margaret Aanyu, Environment Assessment Manager, NEMA. Click here to view the video.
