Subject: Saving the Ozone layer: Guildelines
"SAVING THE
OZONE LAYER: GUIDELINES FOR UNITED
NATIONS OFFICES"
April
1997 - "Saving the Ozone Layer: Guidelines for the United
Nations
offices" has just been published by the United
Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), in response to
Governing Council decision 18/10 at
its 18th meeting, "to
promote good environmental housekeeping within the
United
Nations system".
These guidelines describe practical steps
to phase out the use of ozone-
depleting substances on United
Nations premises. They are aimed at
assisting United Nations
Office managers responsible for planning,
purchasing and
maintenance of refrigeration and other equipment that
contains chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone-depleting
substances
(ODS), decide on how to best formulate and
implement a phase-out action
plan through retrofit and
conversion, minimize the loss of ODS during
phase out and
ensure that new equipment purchased is ODS-free. Each
step
is also illustrated by examples based on activities that have
already
taken place in the United Nations complex in Nairobi
to phase out ODS.
Easy to reproduce checklists for each
stage is also provided for easy
reference.
Although the
guidelines are written with UN offices in mind, in practice
they are applicable to any office-type building or
organization and other
groups interested in the issue of
ozone depletion who want to get ideas on
how to initiate
individual phase-out efforts.
The publication of this
document is even more relevant considering the
deadlines for
ODS phase out that are fast approaching especially for
developing countries. As many United Nations offices are
located in these
countries, these guidelines are certainly
important in light of the first
control measure for
developing countries which is the freeze in production
and
consumption of CFCs by 1 July 1999.
This document is in the
public domain, and UNEP IE encourages you to
reproduce it and
distribute it to others who seek ODS phase-out solutions.
Anyone may reproduce and distribute this document, as long as
UNEP IE
is cited as the source.
"Saving the Ozone Layer:
Guidelines for United Nations offices" is part
of the
information exchange services provided by UNEP Industry and
Environment to help developing countries meet their
obligations under the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer.
This publication is currently
available in English only.
UNEP Information Note
1997/13
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About UNEP
Industry and Environment
UNEP established its Industry and
Environment office (UNEP IE) in 1975
to bring industry and
government together to promote environmentally
sound
industrial development. UNEP IE is located in Paris. Its
goals are:
1) to encourage the incorporation of environmental
criteria in industrial
development plans; 2) to facilitate
the implementation of procedures and
principles for the
protection of the environment; 3) to promote preventive
environmental protection through cleaner production and other
pro-active
approaches; 4) to stimulate the exchange of
information and experience
throughout the world. IE provides
access to practical information and
develops co-operative
activities backed by regular follow-up and
assessment. To
promote the transfer of information and the sharing of
knowledge and experience, IE has developed three
complimentary tools:
technical reports; the quarterly
"Industry and Environment" review and a
technical
query-response service. UNEP IE is conducting the
following
main programme elements: Accident Prevention
(APELL), Cleaner
Production, Energy, Ozon-Action, Pollution
Management, Tourism.
About the OzonAction Programme:
The
UNEP IE Ozon-Action Programme under the Multilateral Fund for
the
Montreal Protocol provides other clearinghouse services
(Training &
Networking of ODS Officers) as well as assistance
with the development
of national ODS phase out strategies
(Country Programmes) and
Institutional Strengthening
support.
For more information, contact: UNEP IE Ozon-Action
Programme, Tour
Mirabeau, 39-43 quai Andre Citroen, Paris
75739 cedex 15, France or Tel:
(33-1) 44.37.14.50, Fax:
(33.1)44.37.14.74, e-mail:
ozoneaction@unep.fr,http://www/unepie.org/ozonaction.html
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