In celebration of the
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on the 16th
of September of each year, which is the day more than (190) countries signed
the Montreal Protocol of 1987, which determines the procedures to be followed
at the global, regional and local levels, for the preservation of the ozone
layer, and the phase out of substances that deplete it.
The Convention
stipulates the obligation of States concerned to reduce gradually its
consumption of ozone-depleting substances to (85%) by 2007 to total phase out
by 2010.
Since the early stages
the "U.A.E." stressed repeatedly its commitment to participate in
international efforts to protect the ozone layer and climate change mitigation
and adaptation, it acceded to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the
Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
and its amendments, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
and reflected their seriousness in seeking the protection of the ozone layer in
the UAE Vision 2021 and in the strategic plans of the government, especially
the Emirates Green Development Strategy which adopted the green State economy approach, in addition
to the focus to promote energy efficiency and conservation in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector,
which is the largest single source of electric power consumption in hot areas.
The UAE stresses through
the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and many institutions the need to strengthen scientific research and
accelerate efforts to find practical solutions and applicable techniques in
this area, through research grants to faculty for scientific visits, and grants
for research postgraduate students, researchers and innovators awards, in
addition to workshops and scientific seminars and volunteer days and
participation in other regional and international forums.
The U.A.E. State
developed and applied a program for the disposal of hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HFC) substances that are depleting the ozone layer by 2010, a
similar program for the second phase to eliminate hydro chlorofluorocarbons
substances, coincided with a strengthening of efforts to combat illicit trafficking
in substances that deplete the ozone layer, and to encourage private sector
participation in the recovery and recycling of refrigeration gases used in the
State according to set terms and specific controls, as well as to develop a variety
of programs and activities to raise awareness of the adverse effects of depletion
of the ozone layer on human health and environmental systems.
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