Ozone Layer Protection Unit in LMS

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Lesotho is the Party to the 1985 Vienna and 1987 Montreal Protocol on the protection of Ozone Layer through passing the instrument of accession to both in 1994. This mandates Lesotho to phase out substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (Ozone Depleting Substances) and accord to both agreement by controlling consumption of Ozone Depleting and report under article 7 of the Montreal Protocol to the Ozone Secretariat by end of July each year and Country programme progress reported by end of March each year to the Multilateral Fund Secretariat.

Currently, Lesotho’s consumption of HFCs and ODS is predominantly in the servicing of RAC equipment. Hence, the country’s HFCs and ODS are dominantly accounted for by the RAC sector. The use of RAC is expanding, as people want to improve their socio-economic status. Most households in urban centres have refrigeration appliances and a few of them have even installed air conditioning units. Most of the RAC appliances depend on HFCs and HFC blends with the latest models using HC refrigerants.