Eritrea Profile, Saturday, February 24, 2018 Vol 24
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Vol. 24 No. 103 Saturday, February 24, 2018 Pages 8, Price 2.00 NFA ERITREAN NATIONALS IN GERMANY Members of the Eritro-German professions and are actively and the Eritrean nationalAssociation pursuing public diplomacy in Germany said that they have activities portraying Eritrea’s conducted significant activities correct image. in 2017 vis-à-vis strengthening organizational capacity. Meanwhile, the National Association Committee in Germany Indicating that the activities conducted seminar in Cologne city undertaken attest to the strong focusing on the objective situation relation between the two sides, in the homeland. Speaking on the Head of Public Diplomacy and the occasion, the Secretary of the Media at the Eritrean Embassy, Mr. Association, Mr. Musie Fisehaye, Teklu Lebasi, called for still greater explained that the seminars effort to that end. conducted in different German cities are aimed at strengthening The Eritro-German Association organizational capacity and comprises Eritrean and German promote active participation in the nationals engaged in different national development drive. PRESIDENT ISAIAS MEETS FIFA PRESIDENT President Isaias Afwerki great potential in football and of Eritrea and toured the art-deco yesterday met and held talks with underlined FIFA’s readiness to buildings of Asmara that have been FIFA President Gianni Infantino at contribute to the growth of the put at the UNESCO world heritage Denden Hall. sport in Eritrea and endorse mutual list. partnership. Mr. Infantino also met President Isaias during the with the Commissioner of Culture meeting called on FIFA to keep- and Sports, Mr. Zemede Tekle, and up the reformation programs it held talks on issues of interest to ERITREAN NATIONAL CYCLING TEAM has already started and praised the growth of Eritrean football. President Infantino’s visit to Eritrea ACCORDED WARM WELCOME as enhanced relations are means to During his one-day visit, Mr. better achievements. Gianni Infatino visited the grass- President Isaias Afwerki and if properly nurtured greater country. roots training at the Asmara received and encouraged the achievements can be registered Thousands of Asmara residents Mr. Gianni Infatino on his part Stadium, the new office building Eritrean National Cycling team even on the world championships. turned out to the streets to accord noted Eritrea’s long history and for the National Football Federation that won the 2018 African Cycling a warm welcome for the victorious Championship both in the men and The Commissioner of Culture national team. women’s category. and Sports, Ambassador Zemede Tekle, on his part pointed out that At the 2018 African Cycling At the official reception ceremony in this year’s African Cycling Championship that was conducted SAWA ADMINISTRATION conducted at the State House, Championship, Eritrea was from 14 to 18 February in Kigali, President Isaias congratulated represented by young and new Rwanda, the Eritrean National the cyclists and their coaches and cyclists and the victory that was Cycling team collected 20 medals STAFF CONDUCT SEMINAR underscored that there is huge claimed this year attests to the including 10 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 potential for sports in Eritrea bright future of cycling in the Bronze. Teachers and staff members of the Warsai-Yekealo Secondary School and the National Service Training Centre in Sawa have expressed readiness to streamline administrative capacity. In the course of a seminar conducted recently, it was indicated that thanks to the awareness of the society the prevalence of malaria has declined to the lowest level. However, in view of the fact that 67% of the people of Eritrea live in mosquito breeding areas, more effort needs to be exerted to ensure the sustainability of the achievement. Noting that lack of environmental and physical sanitation are the main causes for the prevalence of diseases, experts called on the youth to exercise self-control as regards sexually transmitted diseases, among others. Regarding administrative services, extensive briefing was given on ways of crisis management, leadership qualities, capacity building, and nurturing positive thinking. The Head of Warsai-Yikealo School, Mr. Kelit Girmai, and the Commander of the National Service Training Center, Col. Debesai Gide, stated that the seminar would make due contribution towards effective implementation of the programs mapper-out. Eritrea Profile, Saturday, February 24, 2018 Vol 24 . No 103 2 Stakeholders Concern on Refrigerants and Air conditioning Application Semr Seid of HCFC. Discussions on fake flammability are considered. At leads to climate change we are and contaminated refrigerant s the moment, the minimum price witnessing on a daily basis. Using One of the causes of global and their effects were followed of one refrigerant could reach up energy efficient air conditioners warming is due to countrys’ way by regulations and legislations to 4000 Nfa. is believed to reduce global of handling their refrigerants and recommendations on how warming. Developing countries and air conditioning systems. refrigerants should be handled. To combat ozone depletion plan a 100% HCFC phase-out by This is why stakeholders from The all-time pre- caution experts’ (OD) and protect the planet from 2030. all governmental institutions in give is that Refrigerants should harmful ultraviolate radiations, Eritrea gathered for a one-day only be handled and used by 197 parties ratified the Vienna Mr. Robel Bereket from the workshop on Refrigerant and competent and trained persons, convention and the Montreal Department of Environment in Air conditioning. Following the to save lives on earth. protocol (MP), and Eritrea Mr. Robel Bereket MoLWE said that the phase- workshop a three-day training was became a member in 2005 with the out of a refrigerant is not given to technicians by the Ministry Refrigerants are simply chemical establishment of the Ozone Unit a few exempted uses) and the announced suddenly. Instead increased trade in HCFCs and trainees are first made aware HFCs as replacement chemicals. of new technologies and then HCFCs will be phased-out by made to migrate refrigerants to 2020 in developed and by 2030 in these technologies. To use and developing countries. apply these refrigerants, skilled Refrigerants are applied in human resources are critical; for domestic, commercial, and safety reasons. In Eritrea, there transport refrigeration, air- are three training centers that conditioning as well as heat pump provide services of recycling systems. The Ozone Depleting to refrigeration technicians, Substances (ODS) are applied in train newly recruited/ licensed refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians and introduce students as refrigerants, in aerosol industry with new technologies. From as propellant, in foam industries 2012 up to 2015, 209 technicians as blowing agents, in industries were trained out of which 24 were internationally certified. Training Mr. Marvin lecturing at the workshop as solvents or cleaning Agents, as firefighting substances (Halon), is also given to 30 custom officers of Land, Water and Environment substances used in a refrigerating Office. Based on this ratification, and also in agricultural crops 2010-2012 since they are part (MoLWE) in the previous week. cycle or directly in the making of ODS and ODS-based equipment and grain storage as pesticide of the main work. One training The workshop focused on the ice for cooling. Substances such survey have been done annually fumigants (MeBr). center is located in Asmara and common refrigerants in use, as Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), since 2005. The surveys focus on the other two in Massawa. their impact on the environment, Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the situations of CFCs and HCFC Halocarbons have high ozone and global warming. The Hydrochlorofluorocarbons consumption rates. According to potential to deplete the ozone Technicians are made to presentation led by Mr. Marvin (HCFCs)-Ozone Depletion the 2010 baseline (20.31tones), layer and eventually threaten take relevant and up to date Logan, an Environment Engineer Substance (ODS) alternative, the consumption trend of these life on earth. Overcoming such technical training such as how from Malawi, also provided Hydrocarbons (HCs) can be used refrigerants has been decreasing problems requires transforming to recyce, recover and reclaim the stakeholders with a general in an air conditioning. Experts since. The national declaration of refrigeration systems into HCFC- chemical substances. Recovering overview of the current alternatives in the field contend that we the legal notice for the issuance free refrigerants. a substance means to remove can’t normally use one chemical of licensing system for the refrigerant in any condition substance for a long while because from a system and store in an of its effects on the ozone layer external container while recycling and global warming (GW). Thus, it means technicians reducing refrigerants are phased out from contaminants in used refrigerants time to time for technological by separating oil, removing non- Published Every reasons, the economy of a nation, condensable, and using devices SaturdayPublished & Wednesday Every such as filters driers to reduce Published Every the international market and, Wednesday & Saturday moisture, acidity and particulate Saturday & Wednesday more importantly, the overall Acting Editor sustainability of the climate. Mr. matter. Reclaiming a substance Acting Editor Marvin further said that about is processing used refrigerants