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 IV: Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: Revised 2008 and approved 2009 and 2010 budgets

Revised 2008 and approved 2009 and 2010 budgets

        w/m 2008 (US$) w/m 2009 (US$) w/m 2010 (US$)
10 Project personnel component            
  1100 Project personnel            
    1101 Executive Secretary (D-2) (shared with the Vienna Convention, VC) 6 132 226 6 135 664 6 139 192
    1102 Deputy Executive Secretary (D-1) 12 264 600 12 240 000 12 246 240
    1103 Senior Legal Officer (P-5) 12 178 300 12 182 936 12 187 692
    1104 Senior Scientific Affairs Officer (P-5) (shared with VC) 6 99 000 6 101 574 6 104 215
    1105 Administrative Officer (P-5) (paid by UNEP) 12 —   —   —
    1106 Database Manager (Information System & Technology - P4)1 12 130 000 12 142 050 12 145 743
    1107 Programme Officer (Communication & Information - P3) (paid from VC) 12   12 — 12  
    1108 Programme Officer (Monitoring and Compliance - P4)1 12 135 000 12 147 513 12 151 348
  1199 Subtotal   939 126   949 737   974 430
  1200 Consultants            
    1201 Assistance in data-reporting, analysis and promotion of the implementation of the Protocol   40 000   40 000   40 000
  1299 Subtotal   40 000   40 000   40 000
  1300 Administrative Support            
    1301 Administrative Assistant (G-7) (shared with VC) 6 20 000 6 21 250 6 22 631
    1302 Personal Assistant (G-6) 12 25 000 12 26 625 12 28 356
    1303 Programme Assistant (G-6) (paid from VC) 12 — 12 — 12 —
    1304 Programme Assistant (G-6) (shared with VC) 6 16 500 6 17 573 6 18 715
    1305 Information Assistant (G-6) (shared with VC) 6 15 300 6 16 295 6 17 354
    1306 Documentation Clerk (G-4) 12 24 000 12 25 560 12 27 221
    1307 Data Assistant (G-6) 12 39 600 12 42 174 12 44 915
    1308 Programme Assistant - Fund (G-6) (paid by UNEP) 12 — 12 — 12 —
    1309 Logistics Assistant (G-3) (paid by UNEP) 12 — 12 — 12 —
    1310 Bilingual Senior Secretary (G-6) (paid from VC) 12 — 12 — 12 —
    1320 Temporary Assistance 12 20 000   21 300   22 685
    1321 Open-ended Working Group Meetings2   450 000   539 455   473 704
    1322 Preparatory and Parties Meetings (shared with VC every three years, applies to the twentieth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention in 2008) 2   350 000   577 755   500 000
    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   5 000   10 000   10 000
  1399 Subtotal   1 196 600   1 529 187   1 396 781
                   
  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 Subtotal   225 000   225 000   225 000
1999 Component total   2 400 726   2 743 924   2 636 211
30 Meeting/participation component            
  3300 Support for Participation            
    3301 Assessment Panel Meetings   500 000   500 000   500 000
    3302 Preparatory and Parties Meetings 2   400 000   387 000   350 000
    3303 Open-ended Working Group Meetings2   300 000   337 000   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 Subtotal   1 355 000   1 379 000   1 305 000
3999 Component total   1 355 000   1 379 000   1 305 000
40 Equipment and premises component            
  4100 Expendable Equipment (items under $1,500)            
    4101 Miscellaneous expendables (shared with VC)   17 000   22 000   22 000
  4199 Subtotal   17 000   22 000   22 000
  4200 Non-Expendable Equipment            
    4201 Personal computers and accessories   5 000   10 000   10 000
    4202 Portable computers   —   5 000   5 000
    4203 Other office equipment (server, fax, scanner, furniture etc.)   5 000   10 000   10 000
    4204 Photocopiers   10 000   10 000   10 000
  4299 Subtotal   20 000   35 000   35 000
  4300 Premises            
    4301 Rental of office premises (shared with VC)   33 600   42 000   42 000
  4399 Subtotal   33 600   42 000   42 000
4999 Component total   70 600   99 000   99 000
50 Miscellaneous component            
  5100 Operation and Maintenance of Equipment            
    5101 Maintenance of equipment and others (shared with VC)   20 000   25 000   25 000
  5199 Subtotal   20 000   25 000   25 000
  5200 Reporting Costs            
    5201 Reporting   50 000   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 Subtotal   70 000   75 000   75 000
  5300 Sundry            
    5301 Communications   40 000   46 000   46 000
    5302 Freight charges   50 000   60 000   60 000
    5303 Training   6 500   7 000   10 500
    5304 Others (International Ozone Day)   10 000   10 000   10 000
  5399 Subtotal   106 500   123 000   126 500
  5400 Hospitality            
    5401 Hospitality   15 000   20 000   20 000
  5499 Subtotal   15 000   20 000   20 000
5999 Component total   211 500   243 000   246 500
99 Total direct project cost   4 037 826   4 464 924   4 286 711
  Programme support costs (13%)   524 916   580 439   557 272
  Grand total (inclusive of programme support costs) 4 562 742   5 045 363   4 843 983
  Operating cash reserve exclusive of PSC3   116 915   213 465   —
  Total budget   4 679 658   5 258 828   4 843 983
  Draw down4     402 725   981 895   567 050
  Contribution from the Parties   4 276 933   4 276 933   4 276 933

1 The Parties approved the Secretariat’s request for the upgrade of the following posts: Database Manager (1106), and Monitoring and Compliance Officer (1108).

2 In decisions XX/7 and XX/8, the Parties requested the Secretariat to convene the following workshops preceding the twenty-ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group: Workshop on environmentally sound management of banks of ozone-depleting substances and workshop for a dialogue on high-global-warming-potential alternatives to ozone-depleting substances. The cost of conducting one of these workshops has been included in budget lines 1321 (administrative and conference support) and 3303 (meeting participation). The second workshop will be funded within the budget allocation originally proposed for the twenty-ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group.

In decision XX/6, the Parties also requested the Secretariat to organize in the margins of the Twenty-First Meeting of the Parties a workshop on reduction of methyl bromide use for quarantine and pre-shipment purposes and related emissions. The cost of conducting this workshop has been included in budget lines 1322 (administrative and conference support and 3302 (meeting participation).

3 By decisions XVIII/5 and XIX/5, paragraph 5, the Parties agreed to increase the operating cash reserve for 2008 to 11.3 per cent and an additional 3.7 per cent for 2009, after which the Parties will maintain the reserve at 15 per cent. The operating cash reserve will have reached the 15 per cent mark in 2009.

4 Draw-down levels in 2008, 2009 and 2010 have been set with a view to maintaining the level of contributions constant through 2010.

 

Explanatory notes for the revised 2008 and approved 2009 and 2010 budgets of the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

 

Budget line Comment

Personnel component

1101–1108

1106 and 1108

Indicative professional salary costs applicable to the Nairobi duty station for 2008–2009 and 2010–2011 have been used for the 2008–2010 budget proposals. Unspent commitments normally revert to the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol.

An adjustment has been made in these budget lines to cover changes in the salaries and entitlements of staff in the Professional category and above.

The Parties approved the requested upgrade of the following posts: Database Manager from P-3 to P-4 and Programme Officer (Monitoring and Compliance) from P-3 to P-4.
1105 The post of the Administrative Officer continues to be paid by UNEP from the 13 per cent programme support costs. As discussed at the Nineteenth Meeting of the Parties, this post was upgraded from P-4 to P-5 at no cost to the Parties.
Consultants – 1201 Assistance in data reporting, updating of publications and translation of essential features of the Ozone Secretariat website, as well as in the development 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

1301–1307

 Standard General Service salary costs applicable to the Nairobi duty station for 2008–2009 have been used for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 budget proposals. An adjustment has been made in these budget lines in 2008 to cover an increase in salaries that took effect in November 2007.
1308 and 1309

1310

 The posts of Programme Assistant (Fund) and Logistics Assistant continue to be paid from the 13 per cent programme support costs.

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 2009 and 2010 in Nairobi or at another United Nations venue, in the six official United Nations languages.

1322: The budget for 2008 is lower than in 2009 and 2010 as the cost of the Twentieth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in 2008 is shared with the eighth 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 2009 and 2010, 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 2009 and 2010 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 2009 and 2010, 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 2009 and 2010 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 2009 and 2010 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 2009 and 2010 is being maintained at the 2007 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 2009 and 2010 for members and experts of the assessment panels and the technical options committees attending assessment panel meetings is being maintained at 2008 levels.
3302

3303

 In 2008, the total participation costs, based on some 80 participants attending the combined eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the Twentieth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, is borne fully by the Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol. In 2009 and 2010, the budget allocation reverts to 2007 levels.

Participation costs are based on some 60 participants attending the Open‑ended Working Group meetings in both 2009 and 2010.
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 2009 and 2010 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 2009 and 2010 to take into account inflation. Resource use is being monitored constantly to maintain low expenditure levels.
Non-expendable equipment – 4200 A minimal provision in 2009 and 2010 has been made to provide for increased server capacity and to enable the Secretariat to replace equipment as and when required.
Premises (rent) – 4300 The allocation for rental of premises in 2008 has been increased by 19.3 per cent, as an interim measure advised by the United Nations Controller, pending review of current rental rates in Nairobi. A rise of 25 per cent has been proposed by the Secretariat for 2009 and 2010 to cover envisaged increases.
Miscellaneous component

Operation and maintenance of equipment – 5101

 The provision for operation and maintenance of equipment is being increased minimally in 2008, 2009 and 2010 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. This budget line will be monitored closely over the next two years with a view to reducing the costs of posting and shipping of correspondence and meeting documentation in keeping with maximizing the benefits of global electronic communication media.
Training – 5303 The provision for training is being 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 2009 and 2010 to assist in their preparations for the celebration of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
Hospitality – 5401 Hospitality arrangements follow the usual procurement procedures of the United Nations.

In 2008, the cost of the official hospitality reception is being shared between the Montreal Protocol and the Vienna Convention because the Twentieth Meeting of the Parties and the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties are combined. An additional amount of $5,000 each for 2009 and 2010 is being requested as the cost for those years will not be shared with the Vienna Convention.