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Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol

The Multilateral Fund was set up by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to assist developing countries to comply with the terms of the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement that sets out a timetable for the phase-out of ODS in both developed and developing countries. The Multilateral Fund provides assistance to countries that are Parties to the Montreal Protocol and whose annual per capita consumption and production of CFCs and halons is less than 0.3 kg on the date of entry into force of the Montreal Protocol or any time thereafter until 1 January 1999. The developing countries that meet these criteria are referred to as Article 5 countries. Contributions to the Multilateral Fund are provided by the non-Article 5 countries.

The Kigali Amendment, which was adopted at the Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP) on 15 October 2016, added HFCs, non-ODS greenhouse gases that do not damage the ozone layer but have a high global-warming potential (GWP), to the list of substances controlled under the Protocol. The Kigali Amendment entered into force on 1 January 2019. As at 5 February 2020, it has been ratified by 93 Parties. The Montreal Protocol’s timetable for the phase-down of HFCs in both Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries is set out in Annex F of the Protocol.

A group of 17 non-Article 5 Parties has provided fast-start support for the implementation of the Kigali Amendment, that is additional to their regular contributions to the Fund. The additional contributions have been made available to Article 5 countries that had an HFC consumption baseline year between 2020 and 2022 and that had ratified or formally indicated their intent to ratify the Kigali Amendment and take on early HFC phase down obligations in order to support their enabling activities, such as capacity building and training in handling HFC alternatives, Article 4B licensing, reporting, and project preparation activities, taking into account, but not restricted to, relevant guidelines and decisions of the Executive Committee.

Eligible countries and regions

Article 5 countries under the Montreal Protocol are eligible for funding.

Eligibility criteria

The "Policies, Procedures, Guidelines and Criteria of the Multilateral Fund" contain the policies, procedures, guidelines and criteria, as established by the Meetings of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol and elaborated by the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund in accordance with its terms of reference. They can be found here.

Financial instruments

Grants

Decision-making information

The Executive Committee is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Fund. The Committee comprises five members from Article 5 and five from non-Article 5 parties, selected each year by the Meeting of the Parties. The most recent list of Committee members may be found here.

Four Implementing Agencies implement MLF-financed activities in developing countries. These agencies are: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the World Bank. More information on each agency's role may be found here.

The Secretariat assists the Executive Committee in the discharge of its functions. Its activities include: development of the three-year plan and budget and a system for fund disbursement; management of the business planning cycle of the Multilateral Fund; monitoring the expenditures and activities of the implementing agencies; preparation of policy papers and other documents; review and assessment of investment projects, country programmes and the business plans and work programmes of the implementing agencies; liaison between the Committee, governments and implementing agencies; and servicing meetings of the Executive Committee. The Secretariat also includes the monitoring and evaluation Function which was established by the Executive Committee. The Fund Secretariat is not mandated to implement projects and programmes but to ensure that the objectives of the Multilateral Fund are adhered to. Information on the Fund Secretariat may be found here.

Monitoring and reporting procedures

The Executive Committee monitors and evaluates expenditure incurred under the MLF, reviews regularly the implementation of activities and reports annually to the Meeting of the Parties on the operations of the MLF. The most recent monitoring and evaluation guidelines can be found here.

Information on how to...

Understand steps to access

Identify what activities eligible for readiness support

Climate objective

Mitigation

Sectors and themes

Energy efficiency, Industry and Infrastructure, Waste Management

Type of support provider

Multilateral

Type of recipient

Public entity at the national level

Fund size

As at December 2021, the contributions received by the Multilateral Fund from developed countries, or non-Article 5 countries, totalled over USD 4.37 billion.

Co-financing required

Trustee or administrator

Executive Committee of the Fund

Contact information

http://www.multilateralfund.org/

secretariat@unmfs.org

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Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol

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