Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 25)

The Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 25) took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 21-25 October 2013. Over 500 participants attended the joint meeting, representing governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academia, industry, and the agricultural sector.

MOP 25 opened with a preparatory segment from Monday to Wednesday that addressed the COP’s substantive agenda items and related draft decisions. This was followed by a high-level segment, which opened on Wednesday evening and continued Thursday and Friday and adopted the decisions forwarded to it by the preparatory segment. As the preparatory segment did not conclude its work on a number of contentious issues by Wednesday, it reconvened several times during the high-level segment to address outstanding issues, including the replenishment of the Multilateral Fund (MLF).

The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago was represented at the Twenty Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol by Dr. Marissa Gowrie Deputy Manager, Environmental Policy and Planning Division / National Ozone Officer, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.

Dr. Gowrie successfully co-chaired the Contact Group on the Terms of Replenishment of the Multi Lateral Fund. Below is a photo of Dr. Gowrie participating in the Meeting.