Decision 81/24

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note, with appreciation, the final reports on the pilot ODS waste management and disposal projects: for China, submitted by UNIDO and the Government of Japan; for Colombia, submitted by UNDP; and for Nigeria and Turkey, submitted by UNIDO;
2. To invite bilateral and implementing agencies to take into account, when appropriate, the lessons learned from the pilot ODS disposal demonstration projects mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above in the design and implementation of similar projects in future;
3. To note that the final report of the outstanding ODS disposal pilot project for Lebanon had not been submitted to the 81^st meeting;
4. To request UNIDO to return, to the 82^nd meeting, unspent balances from the project mentioned in sub-paragraph (c) above, in line with decision 79/18(d);
5. Further to note:
   1. That, in line with decision 79/18(e), a synthesis report on the pilot ODS disposal projects, collating lessons learned and including issues related to project design, synergy with other projects, opportunities for resource mobilization and the cost-effectiveness of the projects, would be submitted to the 82^nd meeting; and
   2. That balances of all ODS waste disposal projects would be returned to the 82^nd meeting.