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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
COLOMBIA
SPOTLIGHT
PANAMA
Pacific
Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Barranquilla
Cali
Bucaramanga
Medellín
Bogotá
COLOMBIA
VENEZUELA
A Decade of Successful Cooperation 1
UNDP’s partnership with Colombia to meet its requirements under the Montreal
Protocol illustrates the multi-dimensional character of UNDP’s assistance programmes,
which focuses on making an effective contribution to the country’s
overall development framework.
ECUADOR
PERU
BRAZIL
Colombia became a party to the Montreal Protocol in 1993, joining international efforts towards the protection of the ozone
layer through phasing-out consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS). UNDP, as one of the four implementing agencies
of the Protocol’s Multilateral Fund, entered into a partnership with Colombia to support the adoption of affordable alternative
technologies.
UNDP’s technical assistance and technology transfer projects are based on considerable experience and developed in a harmonized
manner, enabling the implementation of the most effective methods, and facilitating successful
cooperation with other implementing agencies. UNDP’s assistance has focused on the refrigeration
and foams sectors where the implementation of 30 projects, besides generating direct
ODS phase-out impact, have created very successful public-private partnerships.
Cooperation initiatives have also included capacity building of national institutions to
enhance performance and enable them to respond to the obligations of the ozone
regime, to technical assistance and technology transfer for ODS phase-out. Through the
implementation of institutional strengthening projects, Columbia’s Ozone Technical Unit
has evolved into a strong national body, coordinating ozone-related policies, programmes
and activities. In addition, the support provided has enabled Colombia to organize and
actively participate in relevant regional and international activities and events.
Over a decade of successful partnership has brought significant progress – mobilization of
approximately US$ 12 million has resulted in the direct phase-out of 1,063.7 ODP m. tonnes consumption
in the refrigeration and foams sectors. In particular, the elimination of CFCs in domestic refrigeration stands out as a significant
achievement; 470,206 units in total benefited from the assistance, with 226 ODP tonnes phased-out as a result of mobi-
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lization of US$ 4,495,249.
QUICK FACTS
CURRENT PORTFOLIO BUDGET
Total UNDP-GEF and Co-Finance: $27,515,000
Total UNDP and Co-Finance: $357,758
Total MPU and Bilateral: $5,020,042
Total: $32,892,800
Cumulative Total ODS Phased-Out: 1,063.7 ODP tonnes
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