HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) Policy Dialogue Workshop

29th April, 2010

Belize City

The Belize National Ozone Unit in the Department of the Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, conducted its HPMP Policy Dialogue Workshop on Thursday 29^th April, 2010, at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City. The policy workshop was one of the activities implemented as part of the HPMP preparation.

UNEP/ROLAC contracted three international consultants to develop Belize’s HPMP for submission to the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Funds for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol. Mr. Bishu Tulsie, one of the international consultants from St. Lucia, facilitated the workshop. The other international consultants are Mr. Daniel Colbourne of the UK and Ms. Marta Rincon of Mexico.

Several stakeholders and Government Departments participated at the one-day HPMP Policy Dialogue Workshop including technicians of the Association of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technicians (ARACT) Belize, refrigerant & equipment importers, HPMP local consultants, Department of the Environment, National Forensic Science Service, Bureau of Standards, Customs Department, and the Policy Unit of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment.

The national HPMP survey was completed in April, 2010. It is expected that the first draft HPMP will be completed by 30^th June, 2010. Stakeholder consultations will be held in July and final draft HPMP document is expected to complete by 1^st August, 2010.  The Belize NOU, in collaboration with UNEP, will officially submit the final document to the Fund Secretariat by 16^th August, 2010.