Side event on the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at the 33rd Open Ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol June 2013

Trinidad and Tobago National Ozone Officer Dr. Marissa Gowrie chaired the side event on the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at the 33rd Open Ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol held on 24 June 2013 in Bangkok Thailand.
 

The event hosted by UNEP OzonAction, consisted of presentations on the approaches to implementation of the Montreal Protocol in SIDS and the specials challenges faced by this group of countries. Of the 197 Parties to the Montreal Protocol, 38 are recognized by the United Nations as SIDS. The event was well attended, in fact it was oversubscribed, and there was a lot of engaging discussion on pertinent issues affecting SIDS maintaining compliance to the Montreal Protocol including technology choices, availability of alternatives  and funding restraints.