The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (KA) was approved by Parties on 15th October 2016 and come into effective since November 2017 as it has got ratification/approval from over 20 Parties.
The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was approved by Parties on 15th October 2016 and come into effective since January 1, 2019 as it has got ratification/approval from over 20 Parties.
At the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP22) organized in Marrakech, Morocco, the "Marrakech Action Proclamation for our climate and sustainable development" (UNFCCC, 2016) has been ratified by 200 countries including Viet Nam. This Call for Action has confirmed:
Climate change has a clear negative impact on human health and affects almost every aspect of the public's life in all countries around the world. The impact of climate change with the phenomenon of sea level rise, changes in rainfall caused drought, floods, heat waves, winds, storms, salinity intrusion, air quality decline, etc. is both direct and indirect on human health, putting more burden of public diseases and posing challenges for many countries and the health sector worldwide. In particular, climate change has a severe effect on public health in Vietnam as Vietnam is one of the countries most affected by climate change in the world.
The Montreal Protocol on ODS substances, signed on September 16, 1987 in Montreal, Canada, set out measures and obligations to eliminate certain CFCs and halons for developed countries (which Article 5 of the Protocol does not refer to) and developing countries (which Article 5 of the Protocol refers to). The Montreal Protocol has been amended five times, in which most recently the Kigali Amendments were adopted at the 28th Session among the participating parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the ozone layer in October 2016.
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