UNIDO Environment

11/06/2026

09/06/2026

Why did the succeed?

“The multilateral funding mechanism with technical advice was a very important carrot to encourage states to join..."
https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/104760/montreal-protocol-ozone-hole-success/
As an implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development.

Ozone Secretariat Global Landscapes Forum

The Montreal Protocol is considered the world’s most successful environmental treaty. Here’s why it succeeded in protecting the ozone layer.

08/06/2026

Food safety should always be a priority. Simple steps such as keeping food preparation areas clean, separating raw and cooked foods, and storing food at safe temperatures are essential.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has more tips on Sunday's World Food Safety Day: http://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1194118/

06/06/2026

🌎 Chilling Smarter: How Brazil is transforming commercial refrigeration for a greener future 🇧🇷

Brazil's National Ozone Unit (NOU) with UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s support and financed by the Multilateral Fund, led a project to enable refrigerators and chillers used in the supermarkets to a switch to a climate and ozone-friendly alternative..

👉 Read more: https://www.multilateralfund.org/news/chilling-smarter-how-brazil-transforming-commercial-refrigeration-greener-future

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Sérgia Souza Oliveira I

05/06/2026

➡️ From refrigerators to medical devices: shows how sustainable industry works!

Read the full story here:
https://www.unido.org/stories/home-appliances-medical-devices-how-unidos-mandate-transforming-industry-tunisia-0

Ozone Secretariat National Ozone Unit - Tunisia UN Climate Change ANPE Tunisie الوكالة الوطنية لحماية المحيط ONUDI Tunisie Youssef Hammami Lassaad Ben Hassine

Hela Ghedira I SOFAP I Ferid goui I MontBlanc IÉlectroménager I Houssem Dimassi I Mme Sihem Yaheoui I Selim Mrad Daly I

In a factory on the outskirts of Tunis, engineers are recalibrating production lines. The products rolling off the floor are now cleaner. Built for a world that no longer tolerates environmental shortcuts. What is happening inside this plant is not an isolated corporate decision, but it is part of a...

05/06/2026

🌎 We are reminded again that industries can thrive while protecting the environment.
Read about the industrial transformation of two enterprises in ! 🇹🇳



ANPE Tunisie الوكالة الوطنية لحماية المحيط Youssef Hammami I Lassaad Ben Hassine I ONUDI Tunisie I

04/06/2026

Advancing the Green Cooling Transition Accelerator: UNIDO Side Event at the 8th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly

At the GEF Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization convened a high-level dialogue on Sustainable Cooling and Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phase-down in Central Asia and Eastern Europe.

Participants included:
-Fatou Haidara, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director, UNIDO
-Aziz Abdukhakimov, Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan on Environment and Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, Uzbekistan
- Yerlan Nyssanbayev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Kazakhstan
- Mukhtar Babayev, Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for Climate Issues and President of COP29 Azerbaijan
- Olha Yushkevych, Director of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, Ukraine
- Anil Sookdeo, Chemical and Waste Coordinator, Global Environment Facility Secretariat

The four participating countries of the GEF supported UNIDO project (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan) face one of the world’s most demanding Kigali Amendment implementation schedules, requiring a 70% reduction in HFC consumption by 2029. As highlighted by DDG Fatou Haidara, “Cooling is a critical sector, directly linked to food security, healthcare, energy resilience and economic development.”

UNIDO Environment’s support is structured in two stages: the regional project, focusing on Kigali Amendment to the ratification and implementation support, institutional strengthening, regulatory frameworks and sector readiness; and the Green Cooling Transition Accelerator, aimed at scaling up market transformation through blended finance.

The country representatives underlined their strong support for this the initiative aiming at market transformation, recognizing that achieving Kigali Amendment targets would require policy and investment alignment, private-sector engagement, workforce development, and regional cooperation.

The event also showcased a practical example of sustainable cooling in action by the private sector. Central Asia’s large-food distribution Centre switched its refrigeration system first in the country on its own to CO₂-based technologies thus saving 3,600 MWh of electricity annually and avoiding approximately 1,686 tonnes of CO₂ emissions each year. Together with other energy efficiency measures, this translates to 41% in energy saving and 30% in water saving.

04/06/2026

03/06/2026

📢 Happening today at the 8th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly!

UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization side event.
3 June 2026, 15:00-16:00; Emerald Room

Green Cooling Transition Accelerator: Towards a regional cooperation framework on Phasing-down Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and promoting in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine

Check the concept note here:https://www.unido.org/sites/default/files/files/2026-05/Green%20Cooling%20Transition%20Accelerator%20Towards%20a%20regional%20cooperation%20framework%20on%20Phasing-down%20HFCs%20and%20promoting%20Sustainable.pdf

Other UNIDO events: https://www.unido.org/unido-gef/unido-and-gef-8/unido-8th-gef-assembly?fbclid=IwY2xjawSMtVNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEemboqCYxNWuXfFezP4u9gtClHs1Fo93y-gb36poung3AyeLz2rP2LPaDPfm0_aem_S-md7k2Vn2rX8g6OU1jKxw

02/06/2026

❇️ How green roofs improve urban life and boost climate

As modern cities grapple with rising temperatures and a decline in traditional green spaces, building-integrated vegetation, or green roofs, has emerged as a practical solution.