National Ozone Layer Conservation Workshop kicks off today in Cuba

 HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 22 (ACN) A national workshop on the protection of the ozone layer and climate begins today in the western province of Matanzas in three-day sessions, with the support of the Implementing Agency of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

The meeting will bring together specialists from the delegations of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, who apply the actions of the National Ozone Program in their territory, reported to the Cuban News Agency, Helen Rodriguez, communicator of the Center for Information Management and Energy Development (CUBAENERGIA).

She added that under the coordination of the Ozone Technical Office (OTOZ), the participants will evaluate the results of the management of the conservation of this kind of umbrella that protects the Earth from the Sun's ultraviolet rays.

The agenda also includes the progress of the national plans for the elimination of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) phase II and the reduction of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) until 2045.

In addition, energy efficiency in the Montreal Protocol, in force since 1989, courses on Good Practices in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and Hydrocarbons; outreach campaigns and gender approach, among other topics.

OTOZ, attached to CUBAENERGIA, celebrates this year the 30th anniversary of its creation and since then coordinates and leads initiatives to eliminate ozone-depleting substances, through technological innovation and international projects.
CUBAENERGIA is an entity attached to CITMA's Agency for Nuclear Energy and Advanced Technologies (AENTA).