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On September 16, 2021, an interactive exhibition «EcՕzone: Fridge Waste Art» organized jointly with «For Equal Rights» Educational Center NGO took place at the Yerevan Zoo to mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. Under this initiative out-of-service refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and cylinders, which are considered hazardous waste, have been transformed into original art-objects.
On the day prior to the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, on September 15, 2021, the Minister of the Environment Romanos Petrosyan hosted the winner of the «Life and the Ozone Layer» short film competition - the team of the students of the Gevorgyan basic school N1 of Kasakh community, Kotayk province.
On September 13, 2021, «GRINCO» LLC hosted 15 students of «Refrigeration Economy» faculty of Armavir Regional State College, on September 22, 2021 15 students of Yerevan Regional College, and on 27 September, 2021 another 15 students from Ararat Regional State College under the framework of events dedicated to the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
On September 10, 2021 the Armenian Refrigeration Association organised  a round table discussion on technical security involving stakeholders from the Ministries of Emergency Situations and, Environment, National Ozone Unit, Urban Development, Industrial and Fire Safety Inspection body, and private sector.
Without the Montreal Protocol, more solar radiation would have destroyed plants, lessening the CO2 they absorb One of the most successful environmental treaties in history was finalized 34 years ago to phase out industrial chemicals that eat away at the Earth's delicate ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol introduced an international agreement to phase out chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs — ozone-depleting chemicals that were once found in refrigerants and other industrial processes. In the decades since, CFCs have plummeted and the infamous “ozone hole” in the Earth’s atmosphere is steadily recovering. Fears of a future in which humans couldn’t safely walk outside in the sun have evaporated. And that’s not all. Studies suggest that global warming could have been even worse than it is today without the Montreal Protocol.
Four-day summer school was organized on July 20-23, 2021 in Byurakan under the third stage of the awareness raising campaign «Be Aware, Protect the Ozone Layer»   jointly with the «Environment and Health» NGO. The initiative was attended by about 30 students of 7-11 grades  from regional schools, as well as teachers and volunteers.
A quest lecturing was delivered for graduate students of the American University of Armenia, course "Humans and the Natural Environment" on 1 July 2021 by the National Ozone Focal Point Ms. Liana Ghahramanyan.
The National Ozone Unit jointly with the National Body for Standardization and Metrology has developed the national standard AST EN 13313:2021 «Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Competence of personnel» based on the international standard EN 13313, adopted by the order of the Director of the National Body for Standardization and Metrology N 83.
For the past three years, June 26 has been marked as World Refrigeration Day. On this occasion, the National Ozone Unit of the Ministry of Environment of Armenia in conjunction with «Zvartnots» International Airport organized a study visit for the students and professors of the «Refrigeration Systems»  specialty of three regional state colleges.
The Train-the-trainers Course was conducted on 3-9 June 2021 at the Regional Center of Excellence for Continued Education and Certification for HVAC&R specialists. This training course focused on maintenance, installation and dismantling of air conditioning systems. The knowledge acquired during the training course will be further transferred by professors to students of «Refrigeration Systems» major course.