Institutiona Stregnthening Project

Reporting of Ozone Deleting Substances (ODS) data

Relevant data on ODS consumption in Sri Lanka were collected and reported to Ozone Secretariat and Multilateral Fund (MLF) secretariat before the stipulated dates.

Awareness creation campaign-
 24 awareness creation programmes were conducted for school children, teachers, government officers and health sector officials.
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Awareness creation publications/ materials
Awareness creation materials including booklets, leaflets were reprinted with updated information and distributed. A CD presentation for the educational programme on protection of the ozone layer was produced.

International Ozone Day celebration
NOU celebrated International Ozone Day on 16th September 2009. Awareness creation materials and education CDs were distributed among participants. Allready started preperatary work for commomerating the International Ozone Day 2010

Parallel activities of the International Ozone Day celebration 

1. Essay competition for school children

NOU organized an essay competition for school children island-wide.

1. Ozone Puzzle competition

A competition in solving puzzle was conducted as a parallel activity of the International Ozone day celebration 2009.

Coordinating committee meetings on the implementation of Montreal Protocol in Sri Lanka
 Two coordinating committee meetings were conduct by the NOU & policy related decisions regarding the implementation of Montreal Protocol were taken.

National Compliance Action plan for Ozone depleting Substances

• Retrofitting of Mobile Air Conditioning systems of Government vehicles.
• Donating Recovery & Recycling equipments to Refrigerant & Air conditioning Servicing Workshops.
• Granting financial incentive to commercial & industrial refrigeration sector which use equipments working with CFCs as refrigerant to convert them to ozone friendly technology.
• Halon bank management project. (completed)
• Conduct training programs about detection & prevention of illegal trade of Ozone depleting substances for custom officers.(compltd.)  
• Training  technicians on Good practices in Refrigeration by three day training program. (completed)
• Monitor all projects under NCAP

Recovery Management Plan (RMP)

• Programme of Train the trainers and training refrigeration  service technicians (completed)
• Programme  for Customs Officers training (completed)
• Incentive programme for industrial & commercial end users (continuing..)
• Monitoring RMP activities (completed)

Hydrochloroflourocarbon Phase out Management Plan (HPMP) for Sri Lanka

(Inception workshop) held

(Stakeholder workshop) held