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Au Bénin, l’abandon progressif des substances appauvrissant la couche d’ozone a non seulement contribué à protéger la couche d’ozone pour les générations actuelles et futures mais a aussi renforcé la communauté internationale dans sa lutte contre les changements climatiques.

Praia, Cape Verde, 16 August 2023 – Twenty (20) Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) experts from eight African Francophone countries – Benin, Chad, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Niger, Senegal and Togo (20 male) successfully participated in the Theory, practice training and certification session on servicing best practices and safe handling of F-Gases in refrigeration held in Praia, Cape Verde from 17 – 21 July 2023.

Paris, France, 26 June 2023 ‒ UNEP OzonAction joined with the World Refrigeration Day Secretariat and industry associations worldwide to celebrate World Refrigeration Day, 26 June. The focus of the 2023 campaign is “Next Generation Cooling” (NextGenCooling), both in the sense of technology and the people who design, manufacture install, and operate it.

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 9 June 2023 – Twenty-four National Ozone Officers (NOOs) and National Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (RAC) experts from 13 African Francophone countries - Benin, Burundi, Chad, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, and Togo, (3 female, 21 male)  participated in a thematic workshop on Kigali Implementation Plans (KIP) preparation held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 22 to 23 May 2023.

Nairobi, Kenya, 5 October 2022 – After nearly three years of not meeting physically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Anglophone, and Francophone National Ozone Officers (NOOs) of the Africa Regional Networks were physically reunited from 3-5 October 2022, in Nairobi, Kenya.

The following stories from Togo and United Arab Emirates are an extract from the booklet 'Women in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry."   STORY BY AGBAVOR YAWA MAWULI, TOGO In 2004 I enrolled at the CRETFP (regional centre for technical education and vocational training) to receive training in refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) and two years later obtained my qualification.

The following stories from Sri Lanka and Togo are extracts from the booklet 'Women in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry."   STORY BY PATHMI DAYARATHNE, SRI LANKA I am Ms Pathmi Priyangani Dayarathne, employed by the Ceylon German Technical Training Institute (CGTTI) as a training instructor in refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC).

The following story from Senegal is an extract from the booklet 'Women in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry." STORY BY SOKHNA FALL

Mbour, Sénégal, 14 janvier 2021 – Le Programme des Nations Unies pour l’Environnement (PNUE) ActionOzone, dans le cadre de son mandat auprès du Fonds multilatéral pour l’application du Protocole de Montréal poursuit son soutien aux actions de formation et de renforcement des capacités dans les pays Article 5, en particulier en Afrique francophone.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 24 September 2020 ‒ Africa has witnessed an important milestone by the establishment of the first regional refrigeration and air-conditioning association, the Union of African Associations of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Actors (U-3ARC).  U-3ARC was registered and launched with the support and membership of local refrig

An interview of Mali’s National Ozone Officer, Modibo Sacko by Anne-Maria Fenner, UN Environment, OzonAction It all dates back to the history of Mali, a desert and land-locked country where climate change plays a huge role.