Organized by the United Nations Environment Programme

New Caribbean National Ozone Officers, Regional Training workshop Organized by the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNEP/ROLAC) In collaboration with the Government of the Trinidad and Tobago October 7th to 8th 2011

DRAFT AGENDA

DAY 1: 7th October, 2011

Presenter

15:00- Introduction and Expectations by each participant 15:15 Organizational matters: 15:15- 1. Introduction of the Agenda, and expected 15:45 deliverables: UNEP Miguel Alter: 15:45- Review of Customs Codes for ODS and ODS containing Argentina Senior 16:45 technologies Customs officers 16:45- Coffee Break 17:00 Organizational Structure: Who is who in the Montreal Leslie Smith Protocol? NOO of 1. Organizational Chart of the Montreal Protocol Grenada 2. Executing Agencies (NOUs) 17-00- A. Article 2 Parties 17.45 i. Procedure for classification ii. Roles and responsibilities B. Article 5 Parties i. Procedure for classification ii. Roles and responsibilities 3. Implementing Agencies (IAs) Artie Dubrie A. List of Implementing Agencies B. Which Implementing Agencies are 17:45- available in your region? 18:30 C. Does Implementing Agencies vary by regions? D. Roles and responsibilities 18:00- Closure of Day 1 18:15

1 Day 2: 8th October, 2011

Leslie 4. Multilateral Fund Smith A. Executive Committee (ExCom) i. Current committee members ii. Selection process iii. Representations: roles and 09:00- responsibilities 10:30 B. Fund Secretariat (MLF Secretariat) i. Current members ii. Selection process iii. Representations: roles and responsibilities

5. Ozone Secretariat (OS) Donnalyn A. Meeting of the Parties/ Conference Charles of the Parties (MOP/ COP) i. What are these meetings? ii. Their purpose? B. Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) i. What is this meeting? ii. OEWG purpose? C. Meeting of the Bureau 10.30- i. What is this meeting? 11-30 ii. Its purpose? D. Implementation Committee (ImpCom) i. Current committee members ii. Selection process iii. Representations: roles and responsibilities E. Ozone Secretariat i. Current members ii. Selection process 6. Representations: roles and responsibilities 10:30- Coffee Break 10:45 10:45- 7. Assessment Panels UNEP 12:00 A. The Scientific Assessment Panel iii. Roles and responsibilities of the six Technical Options Committees

2 (MTOC), Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC), and the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps Technical Options Committee (RTOC). 8. Other Global Environmental Agreements A. List other Global Environmental Agreements B. Synergies with the Montreal Protocol 9. Co-funding Agreements A. What are these agreements? B. What is their purpose 12:00- Lunch Break 13:00 Data reporting and compliance management UNEP 1. Compliance is the Goal 2. Importance of reporting 13:00- 3. Reporting deadlines to Ozone Secretariat and 13:45 Fund Secretariat 4. Electronic reporting and availability of revised formats 5. Non-compliance process and penalties Project Management requirement of the NOO UNEP 1. Why should there be a Project Management requirement for NOOs? What is the reason/s 13:45- behind? 14:45 2. Is there a minimum Project Management requirement? 3. Where to seek for professional help provided NOOs don’t have such requirement? 14:45- Coffee Break 15:00 National outreach practice and approach June Hughes 1. The role of governments 15:00- 2. The role of the NOUs 16:00 3. Other stakeholders in the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sector Overview of the resources available to assist NOOs Janeel Miller 1. Institutional Strengthening funds A. Public awareness activities 16:00- 16:45 2. Established regulations, legislation, and policies for the phase-out of ODSs 3. Training of technicians, Customs, and other enforcement officers 16:45- Closure of Day 2 17:00