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Daily Reports
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced daily reports and a summary and analysis from this meeting. Please visit this page for more detailed coverage throughout the week. |
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 Twenty-first meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
4-8 November 2009 | Port Ghalib, Egypt |
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| Highlights for Thursday, 5 November 2009 |
The preparatory segment of MOP-21 convened for its second day in Port Ghalib, Egypt, on Thursday, 5 November 2009.
During the morning delegates convened in plenary and discussed essential use exemptions, methyl bromide related issues, and other issues arising from the TEAP report.
During the afternoon, delegates convened in contact groups on destruction of ODS banks, the Multilateral Fund (MLF), and high global warming potential (GWP) alternatives.
Delegates reconvened in plenary in the evening and continued discussion on compliance and data related issues, and the introduction of a proposed decision by Colombia on destruction.
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| John Thompson, US, noted the need for an adequate supply of CFCs for metered-dose inhalers for Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries. |
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| Co-Chair Martin Sirois introduced the agenda items on amendments to the handbook on essential use nominations. |
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| Thomas Verheye, EU, discussed nominations for critical-use exemptions for 2010 and 2011. |
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| Slide presentation on the nominations for essential use exemptions. |
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| Marco González, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat |
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| Delegates before the session began. |
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| Ruth Batten, Secretariat, with delegates before the morning plenary session. |
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| Delegates in informal consultations. |
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| The Indonesian delegation |
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| Youth and the Montreal Protocol |
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| Participants watched a cartoon that simplified elements of the Montreal Protocol during a side event organised by UNEP. |
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| Youth participated in a quiz related to the Montreal Protocol. |
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Montreal Protocol Related Links
 Meeting webpage and official documents
Background information about the Protocol and the Ozone Regime
Annotated agenda
Issues for Discussion and Information (1 - 2)
Draft decisions and amendments (1 - 2)
UNEP OzonAction Programme
The Multilateral Fund
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Twenty-ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (OEWG-29), 15-18 July 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
IISD RS coverage of the MOP-20, 16-20 November 2008, Doha, Qatar
IISD RS coverage of the MOP-19, 17-21 September 2007, Montreal, Canada
IISD RS summary and analysis of OEWG-26, 3-6 July 2006, Montreal, Canada (English: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of MOP-18, 30 October - 3 November 2006, New Delhi, India
IISD RS coverage of MOP-17 and Seventh Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, 12-16 December 2005, Dakar, Senegal
IISD RS climate and atmosphere page
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
African Regional Coverage
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