His Majesty King Hamad’s Personal Representative and Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) president Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa has asserted that the kingdom’s regional and global achievements and recognition of its efforts to preserve the ozone layer reflects the international community’s confidence in its effective role in support of international endeavours.
Shaikh Abdulla pointed out that Bahrain boasts a number of government and private agencies dedicated to ensuring the success of national environmental projects aimed at protecting the ozone layer, preserving the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change.
He made the statements marking International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, which falls today.
Themed ‘Montreal Protocol: fixing the ozone layer and reducing climate change’, this year’s International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer coincides with the 36th anniversary of the adoption of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Shaikh Abdulla affirmed that Bahrain is making steadfast strides towards achieving the requirements of ozone layer preservation, citing the enactment of necessary legislation and banning of ozone layer-depleting materials and devices.
“The kingdom has also implemented projects that would help the industry and service sectors gradually eliminate depleting materials, reducing them by 73.5 per cent from the average baseline until 2025,” he said, noting that it has also launched many training and rehabilitation programmes for the refrigeration sector workers to improve technical practices, in accordance with the best global practices.
The SCE president commended international efforts to achieve consensus on the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which contributes to reducing the phenomenon of global warming through the gradual reduction of hydrofluorocarbons, which do not deplete the ozone layer, but exacerbate the phenomenon of global warming.
Shaikh Abdulla expressed his deep pride in the international community’s efforts over the past three decades to protect the ozone layer, which contributed to stopping the ozone layer deterioration and beginning its recovery.
He stressed the importance of continuing international solidarity to achieve the ultimate goal of reaching the stage of complete recovery of the ozone layer in the next two decades.
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