The activity aimed at improving the quality, timeliness and continuity of monitoring of the ozone layer in the atmosphere of the mountainous region of Central Asia on the base of the modernized Issyk-Kul OMD (Ozone Monitoring Development) station, Kyrgyzstan. The objective of the activity was the acquisition and commissioning of monitoring equipment (Brewer Mk Spectrophotometer) to provide reliable, timely and continuous measurements of total ozone in the atmosphere.

The Brewer Mk IV (# 083) spectrophotometer was donated to WMO by the Government of Canada and its transfer to and installation at the Issyk-Kul station, with the necessary operator training, was carried out through support by the Vienna Convention Trust Fund on Research and Systematic Observations. The Brewer instrument was successfully transferred to the station in April 2021.  Station personnel were then trained in the installation, configuration, and commissioning of the instrument through an online technical training,conducted by an external expert from International Ozone Services Inc. from 12 to 23 November 2021.

Following the successful installation of the Brewer instrument at the station, systematic and continuous field measurement began in November 2021. Data on ozone and ultraviolet radiation are now being submitted to the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). An official request to register the station with World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre (WOUDC) in Toronto, Canada has been submitted to WMO.

The implementation of the project was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and administrative issues.