Rwanda

Rwanda intends to implement a Terminal Phase out Management Plan (TPMP) project. The TPMP is aimed at phasing out the consumption of the remaining chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) in the country and sustaining the phase out process of the CFCs regulated by the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozonelayer. The TPMP will utilise a combination of regulatory, capacity building, investment and awareness measures to assist Rwanda to meet its Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) phase out obligations. Since the
time of ratification of the Montreal Protocol, Rwanda has been actively involved in implementing activities to phase out the use of ODS in the country under the Montreal Protocol. Rwanda has been in compliance with its freeze requirements and is on course to meet the 85% reduction target set for 2007. The TPMP will result in the complete phase out of CFCs in Rwanda by 1st January 2010, as this obligation is taken by the Government of Rwanda under the Montreal Protocol on the Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

Rwanda is requesting financial support from the Multilateral Fund to cover part of the cost of phasing out the remaining 4.56 MT ODP of CFC consumption in accordance with the TPMP. With these allocated funds Rwanda will undertake the phase out of all remaining CFC consumption. The requested funds will be
allocated to Rwanda over a two-year period.

The TPMP project is annexed and it is the official document approved by the Multilateral Fund. It will be implemented in two phases, with funding for the second phase being requested after submission of the progress and financial report for the first phase. This TPMP will be jointly implemented by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
UNEP will implement the following sub-projects:
(1) Review and enforcement of ODS Regulations and Customs Officers training;
(2) Training of Refrigeration Technicians in good practices, retrofits and hydrocarbon technology;
(3) Monitoring of TPMP and reporting. At the same time, UNDP will be responsible for the implementation of 1 sub-project containing two components: (1) Technical assistance and Equipment Programme for Regional Retrofit Centres, and (2) End-user Incentive Component. As the TPMP contains two agencies and two funding tranches, this UNDP document is produced which is limited to the UNDPcomponent and only for the first funding tranche.

The project is formulated in keeping with the decisions of the Executive committee meeting 45/54 that Rwanda will meet all the phase out targets by 2010 without requesting further assistance from the Multilateral Fund.
UNEP is the lead implementing agency for the implementation of this TPMP and UNDP is the partner implementing agency.
First tranche of funding approved by the ExCom for UNDP: US $ 124,500.