UNDP – With the help of UNDP, in collaboration with the government, Nigeria is making great strides ahead in becoming green, thanks to a USD 13 million project that will phase out chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) from household equipment like refrigerators and air conditioners.

Nigeria has few firms that produce refrigerators, but the country  is a booming  market for second-hand air conditioners and refrigerators scrapped from Europe. These cooling equipments, which have become a necessity for the majority of Nigerians, use gases that eat away at the ozone layer which protects the Earth from the harmful rays of the sun. 

Managed by UNDP’s Ozone Programme and Management Implementation Unit (OPIAMU), the project will get both refrigerator manufacturers and the various associations  of second hand fridges and air conditioner traders to switch from CFCs to more ozone-friendly substances.

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