GRULAC EXPERT GROUP MEETING Vienna 15-17 November 2006 .

1. GRULAC EXPERT GROUP MEETING Vienna 15-17 November 2006. STRATEGIC REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR LATIN AMERICA 2007-2009 Latin America: UNIDO’s work in Multilateral Environmental Agreements

2. Multilateral Environmental Agreements Branch (MEA) • Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer • Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

3. Stockholm Convention- National Implementation Plans • NIP projects in 42 Countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America( 3) and Europe: Total GEF budget of U$ 24 million. • 2. China, P. R.: Building the capacity of China to develop NIP- FSP=U$ 10 million. • 3. Global: Fostering civil society forimplementation of the SC; MSP= U$ 2 million. • 4. India pipeline: Capacity building for NIP development. PDF-B for a FSP U$ 9 million.

4. Post- NIP • Slovakia: Non-combustion technology for destroying POPs” FSP U$ 20 million”. • 2. Romania: “Disposal of PCB” – MSP U$ 2 million. • 3. Ghana and Nigeria: “Contaminated sites”- FSP U$ 4 million. • 4. Regional Arab (PERSGA):BAT and BEP-MSP U$ 2 million (TBS).

5. Post- NIP • The advantage to work with UNIDO because of its comparative advantage in chemicals management deriving from its enduring relationship with the industrial sector was acknowledged by GEF which conferred to UNIDO the status of Executing Agency with expanded opportunities

6. Post- NIP 2. • Macedonia: “PCBs Phase-out for Disposal” MSP U$ 2 million (TBS). • 6. Vietnam: “BAT and BEP” MSP U$ 2 million (TBS). • 7. China: “ Medical Waste” FSP U$ 45 million (TBS). • 8. China: “Non-combustion technology” FSP U$ 10 million (pipeline). • 9.Turkey (Pest), Mongolia (PCBs/Med.Waste), Nepal (PCBs), North Korea (PCBs), Arab Gulf countries (BAT/BEP), Ethiopia (CB), Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran,

7. Programme potential • Non-Com for Slovakia, Philippines, China and Africa. Expected portfolio U$ 80 million. • BAT/BEP and PCBs for China, Jordan, Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Mongolia, Nepal, Bulgaria, Romania, Vietnam and N. Korea. Expected portfolio U$ 50 million. • Medical Waste for China, Mongolia, Jordan, Morocco, Africa. Expected portfolio U$ 100 million. • Contaminated Sites for Ghana, Nigeria, Morocco, Indonesia, Europe (Romania, Macedonia). Expected portfolio U$ 50 million. • Capacity building for Bolivia, Ethiopia,Tanzania. Expected portfolio U$ 10 million.

8. Counterpart support and Action needed.Stockholm Convention • Counterpart support • In the implementation of the Stockholm Convention,co-financing • of Post-NIP can be a problem.Some co-financing from developed countries’ funds could be sought for low income countries in Latin America( Bolivia) • Action needed • Ratification of the Stockholm Convention as well as signature of a subcontract with UNIDO are important preconditions.Guatemala is • still outstanding so post NIP cannot be started yet

9. Potential future trends for the MEA Branch in LAC • Chemicals will continue to be disposed and phase out • For example • Disposal of PCBs could be considered in the Post-NIP of • Venezuela • A Solvent Sectoral Plan for Mexico for phasing-out the • Ozone Depleting Solvents, i.e. CTC and TCA will be prepared • at the beginning of 2007.

10. Key Montreal Protocol Products and Services available today for LAC region • Focus on capacity building through workshops and technicians training • Close linkages with counterparts from farmers and producers associations • ( Methyl Bromide)to Universities • Assistance to export-oriented production • Based on the experience and technical staff trained by UNIDO in the Latin America countries, we can offer a strong guidance in the implementation of projects in • South-South collaboration.

11. MP Work of the Branch in LAC • Total investment projects in Latin America countries: 87 project • Total foam sector: 29 • Total refrigeration: 36 • Total fumigant: 8 • Total solvents: 9 • Total production sector: 4

12. MP Work of the Branch in LAC 2. • Argentina: 14 • Brazil: 27 • Cuba: 2 • Dominican Republic: 1 • Guatemala: 1 • Guyana: 1 • Honduras: 1 • Mexico: 13 • Nicaragua: 1 • Peru: 3 • Uruguay: 1 • Venezuela: 22

13. Key MP Products and Services available today for LAC region • Assistance for sector and national phase-out plans of ODSs for refrigeration sector, production sector, solvent sector for Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina. • Examples of Constrains • In some countries the main constraint has been the lobby of powerful farmers associations against the possible elimination of Methyl Bromide

14. Success Story • CFC phase out in Mexico was appreciated by ExCom as the first country to ban both • production and consumption. • SUCCESS • To join efforts with a national program for domestic refrigeration replacement for saving energy • purposes called FIDE with the aim to recover the refrigerant. • To select adequate centres from the FIDE network. • To create a CFC recovery, and some storage centres from old appliances, to upgrade the • centres with tools and machines for CFC recover and to train the staff of the centres. • 90 centres were selected and upgraded equipped. • A total of 274 technicians were trained to recover the refrigerant. • To date 604,000 domestic refrigerators and 126,000 air conditioners have been replaced • and 110 ton of CFC recovered. • The estimated total of energy saved with this project is 1,028,178,238 kWh/year.

15. Potential source of financing (International protocols, trust funds, IDF..etc)for the MEA projects( MP and SC) • MLF, environmental funds,GEF for POPs. • Bilateral funds.

16. Argentina • NATIONAL CFC PHASE-OUT PLAN • PLAN FOR PHASE-OUT OF ODS IN THE SOLVENT SECTOR • PHASE-OUT OF METHYL BROMIDE IN STRAWBERRY, PROTECTED VEGETABLES AND CUT FLOWER PRODUCTION

17. Brazil • TOTAL PHASE-OUT OF MB USED IN TOBACCO, FLOWERS, ORNAMENTALS,STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER USES TOTAL PHASE-OUT OF MB USED IN TOBACCO, FLOWERS, ORNAMENTALS, STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER USES

18. Bolivia • Enabling activities to facilitate early action on the implementation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs TOTAL PHASE-OUT OF MB USED IN TOBACCO, FLOWERS, ORNAMENTALS, STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER USES

19. Cuba • TOTAL PHASE-OUT OF METHYL BROMIDE IN SOIL FUMIGATION, SUBSTRATES, STORAGE AND STRUCTURES

20. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: • Ongoing Phase-out of methyl bromide in melon, flowers and tobacco • Pipeline Solvents and process agents, training and awareness workshop

21. El Salvador • Training and awareness workshop in the fumigants sector (methyl bromide) TOTAL PHASE-OUT OF MB USED IN TOBACCO,

22. Guatemala • NATIONAL PHASE OUT OF METHYL BROMIDE • ENABLING ACTIVITIES TO FACILITATE EARLY ACTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

23. HONDURAS • PHASE OUT OF METHYL BROMIDE in melon and banana production sector and tobacco seedling

24. Mexico • TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMPLY WITH 2005 PHASE-OUT OF 20% OF METHYL BROMIDE • NATIONAL CFC PHASE-OUT PLAN • SECTOR PLAN FOR PHASING OUT CFC-11 AND CFC-12 PRODUCTION SECTOR • PREPARATION OF A PROCESS AGENT PROJECT • EXTENSION OF INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING PROJECT: PHASE VII • Video on MB Mexico could be shown

25. NICARAGUA • Training and awareness workshop in the fumigants sector (methyl bromide)

26. URUGUAY • Phase-out of methyl bromide in horticulture (tomatoes and cut flowers)

27. Venezuela. • NATIONAL CFC PHASE-OUT PLAN • TRAINING AND AWARENESS WORKSHOP IN THE PROCESS AGENTS (TCA) SECTOR • TRAINING AND AWARENESS WORKSHOP IN THE FUMIGANTS SECTOR (METHYL BROMIDE) • ENABLING ACTIVITIES TO FACILITATE EARLY ACTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS)

28. CONTACT • Mr .S.M.Si Ahmed • Director • Multilateral Environmental • Agreements Branch(MEA) • UNIDO