Decision 54/8

Following the discussion, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To endorse the 2008-2010 business plan of UNEP as contained in documents UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/9 and UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/54/9/Corr.1, as amended below, without prejudice to the Parties’ decision on replenishment for the period 2009-2011, while noting that endorsement did not denote approval either of the projects identified therein or of their funding levels:
2. To remove:
   1. Establishment of an East Caribbean regional refrigeration association network;
   2. TPMP activities in Turkmenistan in the light of decision 46/21;
   3. Assessment of practices adopted for environmentally sound management of unwanted ODS and obsolete ODS-based refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment in the light of the study already funded by the Multilateral Fund;
   4. Research and development activity in national institutions to be selected by UNEP;
   5. Global project on sustainable agriculture to prevent new uses of methyl bromide;
   6. Regional public awareness activities for methyl bromide alternatives in the Asia and Pacific region;
   7. Regional workshop on strengthening monitoring and reporting systems on methyl bromide use;
   8. Regional workshop in Africa to prevent new uses of methyl bromide;
   9. The request for additional funds to cover the post-adjustment allowance of UNEP/CAP, but to consider the request in the context of the results of the Executive Committee’s consideration of the assessment of administrative costs required for the 2009-2011 triennium;
3. To maintain metered-dose inhaler activities, in the light of decision 54/5(d); and
4. To approve the 2008 performance indicators and targets for UNEP as set out in Annex III to the present report.