Jamaica
Salutations.
(A) General Comments
(i) The protection of the atmosphere is a broad multidimensional endeavour
involving various sectors of economic activity.
(ii) Developed countries must play their role in assisting developing economies to
develop national strategies and relevant regional and sub-regional initiatives
to combat climate change and mitigate especially trans-boundary atmospheric
pollution.
(B) Specific Comments
The following are some of the initiatives being undertaken in Jamaica to address the issue
of atmospheric pollution.
(iii) Jamaica acceded to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer in 1993 and is implementing its Country Programme for the
Phase-out of Ozone Depleting Substances. Ministerial Orders under the Trade
Act have been developed banning the importation of chlorofluorocarbons
(CFSs). CFC-based equipment and halons. An Act for the Preservation of the
Ozone Layer is being finalized.
(iv) Jamaica signed the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutant
(POPs) in 2001. The Convention is aimed at restructuring and ultimately
eliminating the production, use, release and storage of POPs. A National
Implementation Plan (NIP) was developed in 2005 which outlines measures
for reducing and eventually eliminating the release of dioxins and furans into
the environment.
(v) The Jamaica National Ambient Air Quality Standards were promulgated by
the Natural Resources Conservation Authority in 1996. Air Quality
Regulations were also promulgated in 2006. The Regulations address
industrial air pollution sources that are classified as significant and major
based on annual emission rates for specific air pollutants. Some of the main
features of the Air Quality Regulations include an air pollutant discharge
licensing system and the payment of discharge fees for discharges of
emissions to the environment.
(vi) The Natural Resources Conservation Authority has developed draft Standards
for motor vehicle emissions. The Ministry of Housing Transport Water and
Works/Island Traffic Authority is to provide information on its motor vehicle
emissions testing programme to inform the adequacy of the parameters and
the limits set out in the Standards. Once the Standards are promulgated, the
parallel Regulations are to be developed by the Ministry of Housing Transport
Water and Works.5
© Comments on the Thematic Cluster in the Chairman?s Draft Negotiating
Document
(vii) The establishment of regional monitoring programmes to facilitate air quality
forecasting and the maintenance of national emission inventory databases of air
pollutants are necessary yet dependent on technological, financial and human
resources for sustainability. The dissemination of information about the impact of
backyard burning and burning as a harvesting technique should be included in
community outreach programmes.
I thank you.
(A) General Comments
(i) The protection of the atmosphere is a broad multidimensional endeavour
involving various sectors of economic activity.
(ii) Developed countries must play their role in assisting developing economies to
develop national strategies and relevant regional and sub-regional initiatives
to combat climate change and mitigate especially trans-boundary atmospheric
pollution.
(B) Specific Comments
The following are some of the initiatives being undertaken in Jamaica to address the issue
of atmospheric pollution.
(iii) Jamaica acceded to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer in 1993 and is implementing its Country Programme for the
Phase-out of Ozone Depleting Substances. Ministerial Orders under the Trade
Act have been developed banning the importation of chlorofluorocarbons
(CFSs). CFC-based equipment and halons. An Act for the Preservation of the
Ozone Layer is being finalized.
(iv) Jamaica signed the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutant
(POPs) in 2001. The Convention is aimed at restructuring and ultimately
eliminating the production, use, release and storage of POPs. A National
Implementation Plan (NIP) was developed in 2005 which outlines measures
for reducing and eventually eliminating the release of dioxins and furans into
the environment.
(v) The Jamaica National Ambient Air Quality Standards were promulgated by
the Natural Resources Conservation Authority in 1996. Air Quality
Regulations were also promulgated in 2006. The Regulations address
industrial air pollution sources that are classified as significant and major
based on annual emission rates for specific air pollutants. Some of the main
features of the Air Quality Regulations include an air pollutant discharge
licensing system and the payment of discharge fees for discharges of
emissions to the environment.
(vi) The Natural Resources Conservation Authority has developed draft Standards
for motor vehicle emissions. The Ministry of Housing Transport Water and
Works/Island Traffic Authority is to provide information on its motor vehicle
emissions testing programme to inform the adequacy of the parameters and
the limits set out in the Standards. Once the Standards are promulgated, the
parallel Regulations are to be developed by the Ministry of Housing Transport
Water and Works.5
© Comments on the Thematic Cluster in the Chairman?s Draft Negotiating
Document
(vii) The establishment of regional monitoring programmes to facilitate air quality
forecasting and the maintenance of national emission inventory databases of air
pollutants are necessary yet dependent on technological, financial and human
resources for sustainability. The dissemination of information about the impact of
backyard burning and burning as a harvesting technique should be included in
community outreach programmes.
I thank you.
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