20th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
Doha, Qatar, 16-20 November 2008

Doha, Qatar

Press release: Paper to be in 'Short Supply' at International Ozone Gathering

Delegates in Doha, Qatar, attending the 20th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and the 8th Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention on the protection of the ozone layer, are being issued with laptops and given lessons on how to minimize paper in terms of documents, reports and publications.
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16 November 2008 | UNEP



During the course of this meeting UNEP DTIE's OzonAction Branch organised several side events as descibed below.



Qatar launches Montreal Protocol Who's Who

At the opening of the 20th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, Doha, Qatar, UNEP DTIE 's OzonAction unveiled “The Montreal Protocol Who’s Who’’ a new web portal intended to honor the visionaries, innovators and implementers who are making the Montreal Protocol a global environmental success story.
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Acess MP Who's Who
16 November 2008 | UNEP DTIE OzonAction
 

Pilot workshop for teachers and students in Qatar

The Government of Qatar and the OzonAction Programme organised for the first time an innovative, pilot workshop for secondary school teachers and students based on the new education pack. The workshop was attended by the following schools: Global Academy, Al Khor International School and Royal International School. The Qatar National Committee was also present. In the end of the workshop, the students received Ozzy Ozone cartoon books and videos and teachers were encouraged to use the secondary school education pack in their activities. UNEP together with UNESCO will conduct similar workshops in all West Asian countries.

Exhibition with a difference

In support of the initiative of the Government of Qatar, UNEP OzonAction was inspired to make contribution in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing solid waste. This year's UNEP exhibition is “paperless”. Instead of giving the delegates to the MOP-20 printed copies, they were offered electronic versions on a USB key. By not shipping UNEP OzonAction documents to this meeting, more than 2.5 tons of C02 emissions were avoided.

Ozone protection, Climate change and Energy efficiency: Montreal -Kyoto
The second special international issue of the magazine "Industria & Formazione" featuring articles written by internationally-renown experts in industry, government, and research institutes. This issue focuses on alternatives to HCFCs, including both natural and fluorinated refrigerants. This magazine, which was launched at the 20th Meeting of the Parties in Doha, was produced by the Centro Studi Galileo in cooperation with UNEP's OzonAction Programme, the International Institute of Refrigeration, and the Associazione dei Tecnici del Freddo, under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of the Environment.
18 November 2008 | UNEP DTIE OzonAction