Zimbabwe: Phase-out of methyl bromide in cut flowers (UNIDO) (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/51)
Having considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Project Review (UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/31/21, paras. 50-52), the Executive Committee decided to approve the above project at the level of funding indicated in annex V to the present report, which did not take into account the level of exports to non-Article 5 countries, on the understanding that:
- UNIDO would disburse the funds approved in tranches according to the proposed methyl bromide phase-out schedule indicated in the project proposal;
- If Zimbabwe did not meet the reduction requirements outlined in the proposal, UNIDO would withhold the subsequent tranche of funding until such time as the required reduction had been met;
- The Government of Zimbabwe would ensure that the total national aggregate methyl bromide consumption in the sector would be permanently reduced to a level no higher than its 1999 national aggregate consumption, less the phase-out proposed in the project (an agreement with the Government of Zimbabwe on methyl bromide is contained in annex IX to the present report);
- The Government of Zimbabwe, through UNIDO, would provide to the Fund Secretariat an annual progress report on the implementation of the project, including data on aggregate methyl bromide consumption phased out by the project.