WORLD OZONE DAY
Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth
Date: 16Th September, 2022
Venue: Federal Ministry of Environment,
Off Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos
Time: 9:00 am daily.
The theme for the 2022 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, to be marked on 16 September, is Montreal Protocol@35: global cooperation protecting life on earth. The theme recognizes the broader impact the Montreal Protocol has on climate change and the need to act in collaboration, forge partnerships and develop global cooperation to address climate challenges and protect life on earth for future generations.
History of International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
On 19 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date, in 1987, on which the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed.
States are invited to devote the Day each year to promote, at the national level, activities in accordance with the objectives of the Montreal Protocol and its amendments. In view of the above, The Federal Ministry of Environment invites the general public to the commemoration of 2022 international day for the preservation of the Ozone layer
NOO PROGRAMS & EVENTS
The Federal Ministry of Environment, National Ozone Office, will be collaborating with NAFDAC (Regulatory Authority for issuance of Chemical import permit) to organize a meeting with HCFCs importers and other relevant stakeholders to inform & guide them in understanding our HCFCs quota system and phase out targets, in line with the stage II of the HPMP project. The meeting is proposed to hold in batches of 33 importers per day as scheduled below:
Date: 7 – 9 September, 2022
Venue: Federal Ministry of Environment Zonal Office,
Off Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos
Time: 9:00 am daily.