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ECA regional destruction project for LVC-countries

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE REGIONAL OZONE NETWORK FOR EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA

Belgrade, Serbia, 12-13 May 2011

Rodica Ivan - UNIDO / Etienne Gonin - UNEP

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Context

• A window in ExCom for funding Disposal and Destruction of ODS, although not directly required for compliance with MP (XXI/2 – ExCom 63/5)

• This window is reserved to Low-Volume Consuming countries (LVCs) for US$ 3 million

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• Rationale: to look at common solutions to address the question of disposal/destruction of stockpiles of unwanted ODSs

• Regional approaches may be a way for LVCs, in which disposal/destruction facilities may not exist, to address existing banks

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Context (continued)

• Two ODS destruction projects approved at ExCom 63 in April 2011, including one for an LVC: Ghana (UNDP)

• Destruction was also discussed at length during ExCom regarding the Mexico project

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ExCom regarding the Mexico project• Approval in UNEP’s and UNIDO’s business

plans of joint projects for all regions• Included in endorsed business plan for ECA:

– USD 100,000 project preparation for 2011– USD 700,000 for destruction project for 2012 (132+568)

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ECA-specific information

• LVCs eligible for MLF funding:– Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia , Georgia,

Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Turkmenistan

• Larger consuming (non-LVC) countries in the

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• Larger consuming (non-LVC) countries in the region may have projects / experiences to share:– Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia

• Non-Art. 5 countries (including CEITs) may also be interested in the project

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First step: project preparation

• Assessing the situation: review available stockpiles

• Develop strategy for collecting ; possible transportation; destruction of stockpiles

• Scope of the substances to be addressed:

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• Scope of the substances to be addressed: limited to ODSs or extended to other chemicals? (e.g. POPs)

• Analysis of potential partners:– Private sector– Countries interested in participating

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First step: project preparation (continued)

– Assessment of existing:• background information (e.g. OS Workshop – 2009)• expertise available in the region• destruction facilities (Czech Rep., Poland, other?)• Acceptable destruction processes/facilities as per MP,

and in particular Decision XXII/10 (review the list)

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and in particular Decision XXII/10 (review the list)

– Search for possible co-financing• From GEF or from Bilaterals• From SAICM Quick Start Programme• From Voluntary Carbon Finance• Other?

– Link it with inventory of POPs? (GEF)

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Potential Quantitiesas per informal ECA survey

• Albania: proposed destruction activities in HPMP presented at ExCom 64 but considered non eligible under HPMP. Stockpiles could grow and management needed

• Armenia: No data on ODS for destruction but some requests from importers on what to do with end-of-life

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requests from importers on what to do with end-of-life CFCs. Quantities to be identified

• Bosnia and Herzegovina: No substances collected for destruction. There might be some small stockpiles. In future, might be residues from R&R operation

• Croatia: Halon bank + stockpiles in service company, RRR center and in equipment > need support

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Potential Quantitiesas per informal ECA survey (c’ed)

• Georgia: Stockpile of ca. 2 tonnes of ODS waste in the country. Destruction project draft submitted to UNDP. Regional approach might be considered

• Kyrgyzstan: Small stockpiles of about 6 tonnes scattered all over country. Collecting all unwanted

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scattered all over country. Collecting all unwanted ODS in the countries is the primary issue, before destruction

• Montenegro: No information for the moment.• Republic of Moldova: necessary to make inventory• Turkmenistan: Small stockpiles in Turkmenistan – no

evaluation at the moment

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Summary of informal survey

– Interest in most of the eligible countries– Main interest: to improve inventory of existing

quantities (stockpiles) + collection process– Potential for evolution (increasing stocks of

unwanted substances)

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– Few links at the moment with other chemicals– One potential project (Georgia – UNDP)– Quantities identified for the moment not very high

but some may just be unknown– Interest in small destruction units expressed by 2

countries (demonstrated in Port Ghalib’s MOP).

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Next steps

– Confirmation of interest by countries– Development of a Project preparation proposal by

UNEP and UNIDO for submission at ExCom 65– Contacting potential partners/stakeholders:

• GEF secretariat

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• Private sector• Stockholm Convention Secretariat / UNEP chemicals• Basel Convention Secretariat• Resource centres (Brno in Czech Republic, Poland,…)

– Compare to other approved or proposals in preparation to learn from best practices

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Discussion / Feedback

– Interest in regional approach?– Priorities OK – to be modified?– Comments on the process? the timing?– Lessons from existing experiences to be shared

with this meeting?

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with this meeting?– Suggestions on other partners / synergy?– Confirmation from ECA countries– Any other question / suggestion?– To be discussed in the breakout session

Thanks!Regional Ozone Network for Europe & Central Asia Compliance Assistance Programme