The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a global agreement to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it. This phase-out plan includes both the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances. The landmark agreement was signed in 1987 and entered into force in 1989.

The parties to the Protocol meet once a year to make decisions aimed at ensuring the successful implementation of the agreement. These include adjusting or amending the Protocol, which has been done six times since its creation. The most recent amendment, the Kigali Amendment, called for the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in 2016. These HFCs were used as replacements for a batch of ozone-depleting substances eliminated by the original Montreal Protocol. Although they do not deplete the ozone layer, they are known to be powerful greenhouse gases and, thus, contributors to climate change.

The Montreal Protocol provided a set of practical, actionable tasks that were universally agreed on. The Protocol has successfully met its objectives thus far and continues to safeguard the ozone layer today. Thanks to the collaborative effort of nations around the world, the ozone layer is well on its way to recovery.

Annex I: Revised approved 2009, approved 2010 and proposed 2011 budgets

        w/m 2009 (US$) w/m 2010 (US$) w/m 2011 (US$)
                   
10 PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT          
  1100 Project personnel            
    1101 Executive Secretary (D-2) (shared with the Vienna Convention, VC) 6 157,164 6 161,900 6 166,757
    1102 Deputy Executive Secretary (D-1) 12 240,000 12 252,000 12 259,560
    1103 Senior Legal Officer (P-5) 12 191,000 12 196,730 12 202,632
    1104 Senior Scientific Affairs Officer (P-5) (shared with VC) 6 124,426 6 128,159 6 132,004
    1105 Administrative Officer (P-5) (paid by UNEP) 12 0 12 0 12 0
    1106 Database Manager (Information System & Technology - P4) 12 142,050 12 145,743 12 150,115
    1107 Programme Officer (Communication & Information - P3) (paid from VC) 12 0 12   12  
    1108 Programme Officer (Monitoring and Compliance - P4) 12 180,000 12 185,400 12 190,962
  1199 Sub-total   1,034,640   1,069,932   1,102,030
                   
  1200 Consultants            
    1201 Assistance in data-reporting, analysis and promotion of the implementation of the Protocol 40,000   40,000   40,000
  1299 Sub-total   40,000   40,000   40,000
  1300 Administrative Support            
    1301 Administrative Assistant (G-7) (shared with VC) 6 21,250 6 21,250 6 21,250
    1302 Personal Assistant (G-6) 12 26,625 12 26,625 12 26,625
    1303 Programme Assistant (G-6) (paid from VC) 12 0 12 0 12 0
    1304 Programme Assistant (G-6) (shared with VC) 6 17,573 6 17,573 6 17,573
    1305 Information Assistant (G-6) (shared with VC) 6 16,295 6 16,295 6 16,295
    1306 Documentation Clerk (G-6) 12 25,560 12 27,560 12 27,560
    1307 Data Assistant (Computer Information Systems Assistant)

(G-7)

 12 42,174 12 42,174 12 42,174
    1308 Programme Assistant – Fund (G-7) (paid by UNEP) 12 0 12 0 12 0
    1309 Logistics Assistant (G-4) (paid by UNEP) 12 0 12 0 12 0
    1310 Bilingual Senior Secretary (G-6) (paid from VC) 12 0 12 0 12 0
    1320 Temporary Assistance 12 21,300 12 21,300 12 21,300
    1321 Open-ended Working Group Meetings 1 539,455   873,704   487,915
    1322 Preparatory and Parties Meetings (shared with VC every three years, applies to the twenty-third Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and Ninth Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention in 2011) 577,755   500,000   350,000
    1323 Assessment Panel Meetings 100,000   100,000   100,000
    1324 Bureau Meeting   20,000   20,000   20,000
    1325 Implementation Committee Meetings 111,200   111,200   111,200
    1326 MP informal consultation meetings 10,000   10,000   10,000
  1399 Sub-total   1,529,187   1,787,681   1,251,892
                   
  1600 Travel on Official Business            
    1601 Staff travel on official business 210,000   210,000   210,000
    1602 Conference Services staff travel on official business 15,000   15,000   15,000
  1699 Sub-total   225,000   225,000   225,000
1999 COMPONENT TOTAL   2,828,827   3,122,613   2,618,922
                   
30 MEETING/PARTICIPATION COMPONENT          
  3300 Support for Participation            
    3301 Assessment Panel Meetings2 500,000   500,000   500,000
    3302 Preparatory and Parties Meetings (Montreal Protocol bears the cost of the participation of MP & VC delegates from A5 countries at the joint 23rd MOP and 9th COP in 2011) 387,000   350,000   450,000
    3303 Open-ended Working Group Meetings 337,000   300,000   300,000
    3304 Bureau Meeting   20,000   20,000   20,000
    3305 Implementation Committee Meetings 125,000   125,000   125,000
    3306 Consultations in an informal meeting 10,000   10,000   10,000
  3399 Sub-total   1,379,000   1,305,000   1,405,000
3999 COMPONENT TOTAL   1,379,000   1,305,000   1,405,000
                   
40 EQUIPMENT AND PREMISES COMPONENT        
  4100 Expendable Equipment (items under $1,500)        
    4101 Miscellaneous expendables (shared with VC) 22,000   22,000   22,000
  4199 Sub-total   22,000   22,000   22,000
  4200 Non-Expendable Equipment            
    4201 Personal computers and accessories 10,000   10,000   10,000
    4202 Portable computers   5,000   5,000   5,000
    4203 Other office equipment (server, fax, scanner, furniture etc.) 10,000   30,000   20,000
    4204 Photocopiers   10,000   10,000   10,000
  4299 Sub-total   35,000   55,000   45,000
  4300 Premises            
    4301 Rental of office premises (shared with VC) 42,000   48,000   50,400
  4399 Sub-total   42,000   48,000   50,400
4999 COMPONENT TOTAL   99,000   125,000   117,400
50 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT            
  5100 Operation and Maintenance of Equipment        
    5101 Maintenance of equipment and others (shared with VC) 25,000   25,000   25,000
  5199 Sub-total   25,000   25,000   25,000
  5200 Reporting Costs            
    5201 Reporting   55,000   55,000   55,000
    5202 Reporting (Assessment Panels) 15,000   15,000   15,000
    5203 Reporting (Protocol Awareness) 5,000   5,000   5,000
  5299 Sub-total   75,000   75,000   75,000
  5300 Sundry            
    5301 Communications   46,000   46,000   46,000
    5302 Freight charges   30,000   40,000   40,000
    5303 Training   7,000   10,500   10,500
    5304 Others (International Ozone Day) 10,000   10,000   10,000
  5399 Sub-total   93,000   106,500   106,500
  5400 Hospitality            
    5401 Hospitality   20,000   20,000   20,000
  5499 Sub-total   20,000   20,000   20,000
5999 COMPONENT TOTAL   213,000   226,500   226,500
99 TOTAL DIRECT PROJECT COST   4,519,827   4,779,113   4,367,822
  Programme support costs (13%)   587,577   621,285   567,817
  GRAND TOTAL (inclusive of programme support costs) 5,107,404   5,400,398   4,935,639
  Operating cash reserve exclusive of PSC 221,700   0   0
  TOTAL BUDGET   5,329,104   5,400,398   4,935,639
                   
  Draw down3   1,052,171   1,123,465   658,706
  Contribution from the Parties   4,276,933   4,276,933   4,276,933
                   
                   
                               

1 An amount up to $400,000 has been added to the budget line to accommodate the cost of activities under discussion by MOP 21 and these funds are not available to reprogramme to other activities.

2 Budgetline covers participation of all TEAP experts to enable the timely completion of the work requested by the Parties.

3 Draw down levels have been set with a view toward maintaining the level of contributions constant through 2011.

 

Explanatory notes for the revised approved 2009, approved 2010 and proposed 2011 budgets of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

 

Budget line Comment
Personnel component

1101–1108

1105

 Indicative professional salary costs applicable to the Nairobi duty station for 2010–2011 have been used for the budget proposals. Where information on actual staff costs is available, however, the figures have been adjusted accordingly. Unspent commitments normally revert to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol.

An adjustment has been made to budget lines 1101 to 1108 to cover mandatory changes in salaries and emoluments of staff in the Professional category and above.

The post of the Administrative Officer continues to be paid by UNEP from the 13 per cent programme support costs.
Consultants – 1201 Assistance in data reporting, updating of publications and translation of essential features of the Ozone Secretariat website, as well as in the maintenance of a fully interlinked digital system at the Secretariat, will continue to be required. Funds under this line may be transferred to line 1100 to create or support short-term Professional posts if necessary.
Administrative support/personnel

1306, 1308 and 1309

1306

1308 & 1309

 Standard General Service salary costs applicable to the Nairobi duty station for 2008 have been used for the 2010 – 2011 budget proposals.

The Secretariat requested the upgrade of three administrative support / personnel posts (Generals Service category). The upgrades are vital to ensuring that grades are commensurate with evolving responsibilities and maintaining a highly effective, highly motivated workforce in the crucial years ahead.

The post of Documentation Clerk (1306) has been proposed for upgrading from G4 to G6 because of the revision of duties. The incumbent of this post covers documentation as well as information technology work in view of the increasing need of the Secretariat to deliver technology driven services. The financial implication of this upgrade is minimal and budgetary increase will be in the region of two thousand dollars a year starting from 2010.

The post of Programme Assistant – Fund (post 1308) has been proposed for upgrading from G6 to G7 and the Logistics Assistant (post 1309) from G3 to G4. The level of these posts was decided at the 10th Meeting of the Parties in 1998. Since then, the responsibilities have grown immensely due in part to the increased number of Parties being served by the Secretariat, from 168 in 1998 to 195 in 2009, and also due to increased administrative workload brought about by changing technologies. These 2 upgrades will not have financial implications for the Parties as they are funded by UNEP against the 13 per cent programme support costs.

1310

The post of bilingual secretary is funded from the Vienna Convention Trust Fund.
1320 The Secretariat continues to require funding for general temporary assistance, particularly in the area of documents preparation for meetings, regular website development and maintenance, archiving and arrangements for participants’ attendance at meetings.
Administrative support/conference services – 1321–1326 Necessary funds may be transferred from the conference servicing budget lines (1321–1326) should such services be required to be rendered, either by individual consultancies or under corporate contracts.

The current conference servicing costs have been based on the following reasons and assumptions:

1321: The budget proposed is for one meeting of the Open-ended Working Group to be held each year in 2010 and 2011 in Nairobi or at another United Nations venue, in the six official United Nations languages.

1322: The budget for 2011 is lower than in 2009 and 2010 as the cost of the Twenty-third Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in 2011 will be shared with the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention.

It is assumed that the Meeting of the Parties and its preparatory meeting will be held in Nairobi in 2010 and 2011, in the six official United Nations languages. When meetings are not held in Nairobi, the additional costs that that entails will be borne by the Government hosting the meetings.

1323: The budget allocation in 2010 and 2011 will cover the costs of organizing annual meetings of the assessment panels and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel’s technical options committees, together with communication and other sundry costs related to the work of Panel members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

1324: One Bureau meeting is scheduled for each of the years 2010 and 2011, with provision for interpretation and document translation into the appropriate languages based on the membership of the Bureau.

1325: At least two Implementation Committee meetings of three days’ duration are scheduled for each of the years 2010 and 2011 with interpretation and document translation as required, to be held back-to-back with the Open‑ended Working Group meetings and the Meetings of the Parties in those years.

1326: At least one informal consultation meeting per year, expected to take place in Nairobi, is envisaged for 2010 and 2011 to facilitate the work of assisting the Parties and also in promoting ratification of and compliance with the Montreal Protocol and its amendments.
Travel on official business – 1601–1602 Travel on official business for 2010 and 2011 is being maintained at the 2009 level.
Meetings/Participation component – 3300

3301

 Participation of representatives of developing countries

The participation of representatives of Parties operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 in the various Protocol meetings is assumed at $5,000 per meeting per representative, taking into account not more than one person’s travel costs per country, using the most appropriate and advantageous economy-class fare and United Nations daily subsistence allowances.

The budget provision requested in 2010 and 2011 for members and experts of the assessment panels and the technical options committees attending assessment panel meetings is being maintained at 2009 levels.

The Secretariat should continue to use this budget line to ensure funding of the participation of all essential TEAP experts from Article 5 parties needed to enable the timely completion of the work requested by the Parties. If, once those needs are met and any funds remain, the Secretariat is authorized to use such funds flexibly, and in such ways as it may deem necessary to enable the timely completion of the work requested by the Parties. Upon request of the Parties, the Secretariat will provide a breakdown of how the flexibility was utilized.
3302

3303

 In 2011, the total participation costs, based on some 80 participants attending the combined ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Twenty-third Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, is borne fully by the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol. In 2010, the budget allocation is the same as 2009 levels.

Participation costs are based on some 60 participants attending the Open‑ended Working Group meetings in both 2010 and 2011.
3304 Participation costs are based on one Bureau meeting a year for four Bureau members from developing countries or countries with economies in transition at each meeting.
3305 The participation costs for the two Implementation Committee meetings per year are based on eight members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition at each meeting and one representative each from three or four countries invited by the Implementation Committee at each meeting. Provision has also been made for travel by the Implementation Committee President or Vice-President from a country operating under paragraph 1 of Article 5 to attend three Executive Committee meetings a year.
3306 Funds have been allocated to finance the participation of two participants from developing countries and countries with economies in transition as part of informal consultations in 2010 and 2011 on critical issues relating to the Montreal Protocol, which, it is expected, will be held in Nairobi.
Equipment and premises component

Expendable equipment – 4101

The cost of miscellaneous expendables is being increased minimally in 2010 and 2010 to take into account inflation. Resource use is being monitored constantly to maintain low expenditure levels.
Non-expendable equipment – 4203 Additional funds for 2010 and 2011 have been allocated to provide for increased server capacity to cope with the demands of paperless meetings, and to enable the Secretariat to replace equipment as and when required.
Premises (rent) – 4300 The allocation for rental of premises in 2010 and 2011 has been based on the increase advised by the United Nations Controller for rental rates in Nairobi.
Miscellaneous component

Operation and maintenance of equipment – 5101

 The provision for operation and maintenance of equipment is being increased minimally in 2010 and 2011 to cover increased maintenance costs for constantly increasing server capacity and additional computing requirements for staff.
Reporting costs (including editing, translation, duplication, publication and printing) – 5201–5203 General reporting costs for the Secretariat are provided for under these lines. Line 5202 is reserved for reporting of assessment panels. A small amount is allocated in line 5203 for any editing, translation, duplication, publication and printing related to Protocol awareness campaigns.
Sundry –

Communications – 5301

 Careful monitoring of telecommunications resources and the use of electronic mail instead of facsimile communications enable the Secretariat to maintain a relatively low budget provision under this line.
Freight and post – 5302 This line has been reduced by $10,000 in 2008 to signal the Secretariat’s and the Parties’ commitment to the use of electronic mail for disseminating correspondence and meeting documentation. In the revision proposed for 2009, this budgetline is being reduced by half from $60,000 to $30,000 as more Parties have opted to receive communications and meeting documentation by electronic mail. However, while the cost of posting and shipping of correspondence and meeting documentation has been reduced in keeping with maximizing the benefits of global electronic communication media, some provision has to be set aside for shipment of necessary equipment related to paperless meetings.
Training – 5303 The provision for training will be maintained to meet evolving training needs and to cater for training schemes introduced by the United Nations as a result of the continuing human resources reform programme.
Others (International Ozone Day) – 5304 The Ozone Secretariat will continue to provide assistance to specific countries during 2010 and 2011 to assist in their preparations for the celebration of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.