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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

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Multilateral Environmental Agreements Branch (MEA)

Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

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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 for implementation of the SC; MSP= U$ 2 million.

4. India pipeline: Capacity building for NIP development. PDF-B for a FSP U$ 9 million.

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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).

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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

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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,

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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.

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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

Counterpart support and Action needed.Stockholm Convention

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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.

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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.

 

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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

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MP Work of the Branch in LAC 2.

Argentina: 14Brazil: 27Cuba: 2Dominican Republic: 1Guatemala: 1Guyana: 1Honduras: 1Mexico: 13Nicaragua: 1Peru: 3Uruguay: 1Venezuela: 22

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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

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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.

Success Story

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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.

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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

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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

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Bolivia

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

Enabling activities to facilitate early action on the implementation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs

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Cuba

TOTAL PHASE-OUT OF METHYL BROMIDE IN SOIL FUMIGATION, SUBSTRATES, STORAGE AND STRUCTURES

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Ongoing Phase-out of methyl bromide in melon, flowers and tobacco

Pipeline Solvents and process agents, training and awareness workshop

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:

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El Salvador

TOTAL PHASE-OUT OF MB USED IN TOBACCO,

Training and awareness workshop in the fumigants sector (methyl bromide)

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Guatemala

NATIONAL PHASE OUT OF METHYL BROMIDE

ENABLING ACTIVITIES TO FACILITATE EARLY ACTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

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HONDURAS

PHASE OUT OF METHYL BROMIDE in melon and banana production sector and tobacco seedling

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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

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NICARAGUA

Training and awareness workshop in the fumigants sector (methyl bromide)

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URUGUAY

Phase-out of methyl bromide in horticulture (tomatoes and cut flowers)

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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)

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CONTACT

Mr .S.M.Si Ahmed

Director

Multilateral Environmental

Agreements Branch(MEA)

UNIDO