Project

Initial Implementation of Accelerated HCFC Phase Out in the CEIT Region

Lead country

Regional Centre - Istanbul

Participating countries

Belarus, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From February 22, 2013 to December 30, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  2. 9.2 Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization
  3. 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities

Project ID: 4309

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Technical team

  • Chemicals and Waste Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Ozone depleting substances
  • Cooling alternatives

Sub-area(s)

  • HCFCs
  • Natural Refrigerants (CO2, Ammonia, Propane, Isobutane)
  • Not-in-kind technology

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Urban areas
  • Industrial site
  • Rural areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Materials and manufacturing

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Direct support / Service Delivery
  • Normative support

Strategy

  • Technology innovation
  • Capacity building
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Cooling energy efficiency
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building
  • Education/Courses
  • New/other financial schemes/mechanism

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  • 9.2 Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization
  • 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities

Conventions and protocols

  • Montreal Protocols

Private sector(s)

  • Individuals/Entrepreneurs
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation

About this project

Description

The current FSP is a response to the obligations incurred by participating countries (Belarus, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan) under their respective phase out schedule for HCFCs of the Montreal Protocol. It is a timely capacity building effort (with investment elements for the manufacturing, where existing, and servicing sectors) designed to improve regulatory measures to help address the accelerated HCFC phase-out in the medium and longer term, and to strengthen the preparedness for the complete phase-out of HCFCs from current use.

Objectives

To achieve compliance with the accelerated Montreal Protocol HCFC phase-out requirements through stabilization and progressive reduction of HCFC consumption.

USD $9,250,000

Grant amount

USD $25,495,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($9,250,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Governments

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Regional accelerated phase-out capacity building (all countries)

Outputs:

Outcome #1.a Legislative and Policy Options for HCFC phase-out and controlOutcome #1.b Capacity Building for Enforcement of HCFC control measures by customs and environmental/technical inspection authoritiesOutcome #1.c Capacity Building for the Refrigeration Sector, Incorporation of Energy-Efficiency and GHG reduction elementsOutcome #1.d Support for the development of regional institutions, capacity, and cooperation

 Indicators:

Participating country (except Ukraine which will request separate assistance in servicing sector) is in compliance with the MP obligations for 2015 and 2020, or accelerates the phase-out earlier than MP requirements are enforced
Demonstration and replacement programme for the refrigeration sector
Demonstration of benefits for natural cooling
Demonstration of benefits of natural cooling in one or two sectors such as agricultural milk coolers
Demonstration of End-users Grants for retrofits/ replacements
Formal HCFC Phase-out strategy and action plan developed and endorsed
Implementation of a foam conversion project at Intertehnika
Implementation of a foam conversion project at MAZ Kupava
Implementation of a foam conversion project at Sobraniye
Implementation of a solvent conversion project at David Gorodok Electromechanical Plant
Implementation of a solvent conversion project at Nord
Implementation of a system house conversion project at Polyfoam
Information exchange platform on HCFC substitute technologies for ineligible foam manufacturers (PU and XPS) companies
Pilot unwanted ODS Destruction Project
Railway Freezer Retrofit project for refrigerated transport sector - Yo'lreftrans
Targeted HCFC Phase-out Investment Program and Demonstration projects (Belarus)
Targeted HCFC Phase-out Investment Program and Demonstration projects (Tajikistan)
Technical Assistance AZN Techno
Trained and equipped working level Customs and enforcement officials, and refrigeration technicians using resources (trainers and training materials) from Component 1 with respect to legislation, regulations, customs controls, refrigeration servicing techniques, and general best practices
Unwanted ODS Pilot Destruction Project
Upgrade of HCFC re-use system through strengthening R/R/R centers and improving local distribution of bulk HCFC/HFCs in support of container import regulations
Upgrades of HCFC re-use system
M&E and adaptive management applied to project in response to needs, mid-term evaluation findings with lessons learned extracted.
· Awareness training for decision-makers on legislative and regulatory actions accomplished
· Regional networking on the country with Art 5 and other non Art 5 countries in the region is supported
· Russian language resource materials on HCFC control options prepared
· Awareness raising activities
· PIC Network
· Regional networking
· Russian language resource documentation
· Training of Trainers
· Preparation of Russian language training manuals and information materials
· Facilitation of regional dialogue
· Preparation of Russian language information materials
· Promotion of Information exchange mechanisms
Outcome 2:

HPMP, National Level Capacity Strengthening and HCFC Phase Out Investment
Outcome 3:

Monitoring, learning, adaptive feedback, outreach and evaluation
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