UNEP Wins 2005 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award

Since 1991, the OzonAction Programme has provided services that assist developing countries and Countries with Economies in Transition to achieve and sustain compliance with the Montreal Protocol.
OzonAction empowers the focal point for this multilateral environmental agreement (known as National Ozone Units) through an information clearinghouse, training and regional networking. The programme simplified the messages from the Protocol’s Technology and Economic Assessment Panel to help countries to make informed decisions about alternative technologies and ozone-friendly policies.
UNEP is one of the four implementing agencies of the Multilateral Fund that was set-up to assist developing country parties to the Protocol. Over 12 years, nearly US$2 billion has been disbursed to 145 developing countries to enable them to comply with it.
Note to Editors
The US EPA established the annual Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award in 1990 to recognize exceptional leadership, personal dedication, and technical achievements in eliminating ozone-depleting substances.
OzonAction: http://www.unep.fr/en/branches/ozonaction.htm
For more information please contact: Robert Bisset in Paris on Tel: 33 1 4437 7613, Mobile: 33 6 2272 5842, E-mail: robert.bisset@unep.fr. Or, Jim Sniffen, UNEP Information Office in New York on Tel 212-963-8094/8210, sniffenj@un.org
UNEP News Release 2005