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Vienna Convention Trust Fund Report: Operation, Contributions, and Expenditures

This report provides information on the operation, contributions, and expenditures of the Vienna Convention Trust Fund for Research and Systematic Observation. It includes details on the activities supported by the fund and the funds received and spent.

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Vienna Convention Trust Fund Report: Operation, Contributions, and Expenditures

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  1. Report on the Vienna Convention Trust Fund forResearch and SystematicObservationAgenda Item 3(b) Megumi Seki, Ozone Secretariat

  2. Introduction • Parties in Dec VII/2(8) requested the Ozone Secretariat to report on: • Operation • Contributions • Expenditures of the VC Trust Fund since its inception UNEP/OzL.Conv.8/5 • Further details on the activities under the Trust Fund – WMO will report

  3. EstablishmentDecision VI/2Ozone-related monitoring and research activities for the Vienna Convention(COP6, Rome, November 2002) Paragraph 2 To request UNEP/WMO to establish a fund for research and systematic observations in developing countries and CEIT

  4. Decision VI/2 (cont’d) 3. Urges voluntary contributions 4. Defines the aim of the fund: · support maintenance/calibration of the existing WMO GAW stations to address balanced global coverage · possibly support other activities identified by the ORM for improving observation network and relevant research 5. Secretariat/WMO to inform Parties on institutional arrangements and to provide an annual report

  5. Operation • The Trust Fund established in Feb 2003 • Extended to 31 Dec 2015 as requested in dec VII/2(2) • Terms of Reference for the Fund • MOU concluded between UNEP Oz Sec and WMO in Sep 2005, approved by the Parties at COP7 in Dec 2005 • Maintenance and Calibration projects for GAW stations • Research and Monitoring projects • Annual invitation to contribute • 2008 brochure

  6. Contributions • The total funds received to date since the Trust Fund was established (2003) US$ 179,135 Czech Rep, Estonia, Finland, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and UK • Other in-kind contributions have also been received

  7. Expenditures • US$15,000 - Dobson Inter-Calibration Workshop, Egypt, 2004 • US$16,100 - Brewer Calibration in Nepal and Indonesia • Balance US$148,035 - Further activities are being planned and organized

  8. The END Thank you

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