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COOPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY

Enabling Activities for the Phase down of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)

The Ministry of Agriculture seeks the services of an Individual Consultant to undertake a study and prepare a detailed report on the social, economic and environmental costs and benefits to Guyana of an early, late and no ratification of the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol including identification of legislative requirement to support this amendment.

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Continue reading Requirements for safe use and handling of refrigerants

Hello parents and guardians, this is the last of our Ozone Day activities and a chance for your children to win a tablet courtesy of our partners at the Ozone Unit-Hydromet Department, Ministry of Agriculture.

To be one of three winners of a new tablet, all you have to do is:

1. Unscramble the words and fill in the blank correctly; and
2. send the completed passage to our email, eit.epaguyana.gmail.com by October 16, 2020, along with your name, age, village, and region.

The competition is open for students ages 10-13.

Thee winners will be selected and announced on October 23, 2020.

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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Message from:
Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P.
Minister of Agriculture

This year, we celebrate 35 years of the Vienna Convention and 35 years of global ozone layer protection. Life on Earth would not be possible without sunlight; but the energy emanating from the sun would be too much for life on Earth to thrive were it not for the ozone layer. This stratospheric layer shields Earth from most of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Sunlight makes life possible, but the ozone layer makes life as we know it possible. Continue reading Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection

World Refrigeration Day to Recognize Cold Chain The “coolest” day of year is on 26 June. That is when individuals, governments, organizations and companies worldwide celebrate World Refrigeration Day. World Refrigeration Day raises awareness and understanding of the significant role that the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump industry and its technology play in modern life.

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As part of the 2020 celebrations for the World Refrigeration Day (WRD); the WRD Secretariat, ASHRAE, European Partnership for Energy and Environment (EPEE), the Global Food Cold Chain Council (GFCCC), the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and UNEP OzonAction are jointly raising the awareness of the importance of the Cold Chain sector and its vital role for food safety and security as well as human health. The joint Campaign is entitled: “COLD CHAIN 4 LIFE”

Continue reading World Refrigeration Day Partners release under the Theme “ Cold Chain 4 Life”.

Prevention measures for health and hygiene

1. Wash your hands often. It is recommended to make available hydroalcoholic solutions for handwashing in all public places such as gyms, supermarkets, pharmacies and other gathering places
2. Avoid close contact with people who suffer from acute respiratory infections;
3. Avoid contacts such as hugs and handshakes;
4. Maintain social distancing of at least one meter;
5. Practice respiratory hygiene: sneezing and/or coughing in a handkerchief in order to avoid respiratory secretions to get in contact with the hands;
6. Avoid sharing bottles/glasses between people;
7. Do not touch eyes, nose and mouth with the hands;
8. Cover your mouth and nose if you sneeze or cough;
9. Avoid auto-medicating with any drugs including antibiotics, unless prescribed by a doctor;
10. Clean all surfaces with chlorine-based disinfectants or alcohol.

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ANNUALLY on September 16, we celebrate World Ozone Day. World Ozone Day is a direct result of the Montreal Protocol, which is one of the most significant environmental treaties. The Montreal Protocol successfully committed 197 of the world’s nations, including Guyana, to cooperate in phasing out the use of Ozone- depleting substances in 1987.

During the development of Guyana’s HCFC Phase-out Management Plan Stage II project, the need to train Customs Officers and other enforcement personnel and collaborating agencies in the legal framework in place to monitor and control trade in ozone depleting substances was recognised as an important element of the overall phase-out strategy.