About us

The National Ozone Unit (NOU) of Grenada was established in the Energy Division of the Ministry Of Communication and Works in the year 2000. The principal reason for the establishment of this Unit was to coordinate the activities and projects of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and to serve as the focal point between the Government of Grenada and the United Nations Environment Programme on matter relating to the Montreal Protocol.

The NOU although being established in the Ministry of Communications and Works have since found other homes in the Ministry of Agriculture (2004 – 2008) and the Ministry of Finance (2008 to present). The day-to-day operations of the NOU are managed by a National Ozone Officer (NOO). Grenada 's first NOO is Mr. John Auguste , who is also the Senior Energy Officer in the Energy Division. With assistance from the Multilateral Fund (MLF) of the Montreal Protocol a full time Project Officer, Mr. Leslie Smith has been employed in 2003 to coordinate the activities of the NOU.

The NOU of Grenada has been extremely successful in its obligations under the Montreal Protocol. The Unit continues to play a significant role in Grenada being able to meet and sustain compliance to the Montreal Protocol. One of the major accomplishments is fact that Grenada has been able to completely phase-out the consumption of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants in 2006, some four (4) years ahead of the Montreal Protocol Schedule of 2010.

Some of the successful projects and activities undertaken by the NOU include:

•  Implementation of a Country Program

•  Institutional Strengthening (IS) Projects

•  Refrigerant Management Plan (RMP)

•  Terminal Phase-out Management Plan (TPMP)

•  Public Awareness Programs and initiatives

These achievements have been directly related to the close association and professional relationships that exists between the Government of Grenada viz-a-viz, the NOU, and the Implementing Agencies, (UNEP and UNDP), the Multilateral Fund Secretariat, the Ozone Secretariat, the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) and the Network of Caribbean Ozone Officers.