Nicaragua
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Reported data

About data

ODS consumption

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

HCFC consumption

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

HFC consumption

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

At a glance

Focal points:

  • Sr. Uriel Morales Acuña NFP
    Director General de Calidad Ambiental
    Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA)
  • Sra. Francisca Zavala Mendoza FPLS
    Asesora de la Unidad de Análisis de Riesgo
    Comisión Nacional de Registro y Control de Sustancias Tóxicas

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1993-03-05 Ac
Montreal Protocol 1993-03-05 Ac
London Amendment 1999-12-13 R
Copenhagen Amendment 1999-12-13 R
Montreal Amendment 2012-11-07 R
Beijing Amendment 2012-11-07 R
Kigali Amendment 2020-09-30 R
  • Ac - Accession
  • R - Ratification
  • At - Acceptance
  • Ap - Approval
  • Sc - Succession
Establishment of ODS licensing system: Yes
Establishment of HFC licensing system: Yes
Date HFC Licensing System Reported: 2021-06-08
Click here to view status of HFC licensing systems for all parties
Submitted Legislation or Regulations:
Quarantine and pre-shipment uses: methyl bromide for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications is used to control pests and pathogens in certain imported and exported commodities, and QPS uses are not included in the calculated levels of consumption and production.

The Multilateral Fund: US$3,780,673

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 Nicaragua in the amount of US$3,780,673 as of 2025-05-30. This includes the funding for current ongoing projects (including agency fees):

Title Implementing agency Approved funding ($US)
HFC phase-down related projects UNIDO 251,610
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) UNEP 63,203
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) UNIDO 211,664
Total 526,477

As at 2023-12-31, US$3,072,134 had been disbursed.

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