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ODS consumption

‘Consumption‘ is calculated as Production (if any) + imports - exports.

HCFC consumption

‘Consumption’ is calculated as production + imports – exports.

At a glance

Focal points:

  • Eng. Sameerah Mohammad Abdullah Al-Kandari NFP
    Acting Director General
    Environment Public Authority
  • Mr. Yaqoub Al-Matouq FPLS
    Refrigeration Expert
    Kuwait National Ozone and Climate Change CommitteeEnvironment Public Authority, Ministry of Social Affair and Labor

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1992-11-23 Ac
Montreal Protocol 1992-11-23 Ac
London Amendment 1994-07-22 Ac
Copenhagen Amendment 1994-07-22 Ac
Montreal Amendment 2003-06-13 Ac
Beijing Amendment 2007-07-30 Ac
Kigali Amendment
  • Ac - Accession
  • R - Ratification
  • At - Acceptance
  • Ap - Approval
  • Sc - Succession
Establishment of ODS licensing system: Yes
Establishment of HFC licensing system: No
Click here to view status of HFC licensing systems for all parties

Reclamation facilities reported by the Parties (Decision VI/19(4))

Parties report periodically on the reclamation facilities and their capacities available in their countries.

Party Report Date Facility Name Address Reclaimed Substances Capacity Remarks
Kuwait 1995-01-01 No Facility
Click here for the list of facilities reported by all parties.
The Vienna Convention provides for that parties shall co-operate in conducting research and systematic observations and in formulating recommendations for future research and observation in areas related to the ozone layer. To this end the Ozone Research Managers meet every three years to review national and international research and monitoring activities to ensure coordination and identify gaps.
Reports submitted by Kuwait to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date are available below:
To view reports submitted by all Parties to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date, click here

The Multilateral Fund: US$14,415,974

The Multilateral Fund is the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol and provides financial and technical assistance to Article 5 (developing) countries to enable their compliance with the Protocol’s control measures.

The Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund has approved funding to Kuwait in the amount of US$14,415,974 as of 2024-05-31. This includes the funding for current ongoing projects (including agency fees):

Title Implementing agency Approved funding ($US)
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) UNEP 748,068
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) UNIDO 267,072
Institutional strengthening UNEP 413,866
Total 1,429,006

As at 2022-12-31, US$10,741,639 had been disbursed.

This information is provided by Multilateral Fund Secretariat. For more information please refer to the Multilateral Fund website