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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:

  • Dr. Evelyn Ndlovu NFP
    The Minister
    Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife
  • Mr. George Chaumba NFP FPLS
    Ozone Project Manager
    Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife

Status of Ratification:

Vienna Convention 1992-11-03 Ac
Montreal Protocol 1992-11-03 Ac
London Amendment 1994-06-03 R
Copenhagen Amendment 1994-06-03 R
Montreal Amendment 2012-03-01 Ac
Beijing Amendment 2012-03-01 Ac
Kigali Amendment 2022-10-18 At
  • 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: 2023-05-03
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.

Avoiding the unwanted import of products and equipment containing or relying on hydrochlorofluorocarbons (Decision XXVII/8)

The Ozone Secretariat maintains a list of those parties that have indicated they do not want to receive products and equipment containing or relying on HCFC.

Year of submission: 2023
Click here to access the list.

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
Zimbabwe 1995-01-27 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 Zimbabwe 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$14,010,923

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 Zimbabwe in the amount of US$14,010,923 as at 2025-12-31. This includes funding for the following current ongoing projects (including agency fees):

Title Implementing agency Approved funding ($US)
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP)* UNDP 160,500
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP)* UNEP 350,797
Institutional strengthening projects UNEP 392,782
KIP and HFC-related projects France 113,000
KIP and HFC-related projects UNDP 451,541
KIP and HFC-related projects UNEP 171,195
ODS banks-related projects UNEP 101,700
Total 1,741,515
*Some HPMP projects may include additional activities to maintain energy efficiency for the servicing sector as specified in Executive Committee decision 89/6.

As at 2024-12-31, US$13,011,369 had been disbursed to Zimbabwe.

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