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PARIS, FRANCE, 17 July 2018 — The Second International Stakeholders Workshop on the Refrigeration Servicing Sector (RSS), was held in Paris, France from 17 to18 July 2018. The workshop, organised by UN Environment’s OzonAction, has brought together international refrigeration and air-conditioning associations and experts, delegates from the Multilateral Fund, Bilateral and Implementing Agencies, , including officials from UN Environment’s OzonAction regional offices.  

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA, 28 June 2018 - The third in the series of Twinning Workshops on Energy - Efficient and Climate-Friendly Refrigeration and Air Conditioning concluded in Guatemala City today. The workshop brought together two traditionally separate  communities from the countries of Central and South America – those responsible for managing compliance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and those responsible for national energy policies.

GABORONE, BOTSWANA, 25 May 2018 — The first regional workshop in Africa for promoting energy-efficient cooling took place in the capital of Botswana under a unique initiative that is “twinning” government officials together in the common cause of climate protection. The workshop brought together two traditionally separate communities – those responsible for managing compliance with the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, and those who craft national energy policies.

The UN Environment OzonAction’s Compliance Assistance Programme, Asia and the Pacific Office, organized a thematic meeting on "Risk Profiling for Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Trade" for Customs and Border Control Officers and National Ozone Officers of India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The meeting took place from 20-22 June 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.

VALENCIA, SPAIN, 20 June 2018 – Refrigerant Literacy and Real Alternatives online courses to strengthen the knowledge of ozone officers and managers of refrigeration associations from Europe and Central Asian countries Participants of the annual meeting of the Regional Ozone Network for Europe and Central Asia (ECA network) in Valencia, which took place in parallel to the 13th Gustaf Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants, were invited to complete at least one of the online courses on refrigerant management and technology options.

VALENCIA SPAIN, 18 June 2018 – Acquainting ozone officers and managers of refrigeration associations from Europe and Central Asia with ozone-layer and climate friendly technologies using natural refrigerants.

KINGSTOWN, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENDADINES, 1 June 2018 — UN Environment’s OzonAction in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, Sustainable Development and Information Technology of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, hosted the Thematic Network Meeting of National Ozone Officers of the English-speaking Caribbean and Haiti from 30th May to 1st June 2018, in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

KINGSTOWN, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, 30 May 2018 — The UN Environment’s OzonAction Branch in cooperation with the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has organized the newly developed training programme for National Ozone Officers in the Caribbean region (Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 28-29 May 2018).

An interview of Mali’s National Ozone Officer, Modibo Sacko by Anne-Maria Fenner, UN Environment, OzonAction It all dates back to the history of Mali, a desert and land-locked country where climate change plays a huge role.

West Asian polyurethane foam manufacturers met here at a United Nations forum to review their preparedness for switching to climate-friendly technologies following the historic October 2016 global agreement to phase down the powerful greenhouse gases that are also used in the industry.