Nicaragua
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Reported data

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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:

  • Sra. Vanessa Alcira Molina Cruz NFP
    Responsable de la División de Proyectos / Punto Focal del Protocolo de Montreal
    Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA)
  • Sr. Valdrack Jaentschke NFP
    Ministro
    Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MINREX)
  • 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$3,304,573

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$3,304,573 as at 2026-06-26. This includes funding for the following current ongoing projects (including agency fees):

Title Implementing agency Approved funding ($US)
Energy efficiency-related projects (stand-alone) UNIDO 2,137
HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP)* UNIDO 125,807
KIP and HFC-related projects UNEP 0
KIP and HFC-related projects UNIDO 23,877
ODS banks-related projects UNIDO 7,657
Total 159,478
*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$3,195,154 had been disbursed to Nicaragua.

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