On the 16th of September 2021, the representatives of the National Ozone Unit and “ABC TIRANA CLUB” carried out the awareness campaign “Montreal Protocol: Keeping Us, our Food and Vaccines Cool” devoted to the World Ozone Day, 16 September 2021.  The main purpose of this campaign was to attract the attention of the children toward the information about protecting the ozone layer and which factors cause damage to this layer. This activity was organized in cooperation with “Europa House – EU Delegation in Tirana”. During the opening speech the NOU coordinator, unfolded a general overview of the role, goals, function of this institution and activities devoted to World Ozone Day 2021. The program included:

 

  • Information about World Ozone Day 2021, Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer and the importance of the ozone layer protection. The NOU representative presented a material about “The importance of Ozone Layer protection for the benefits of human health and climate change”;
  • Information about World Ozone Day and presentation of theme and poster for World Ozone Day 2021 “Montreal Protocol: Keeping Us, our Food and Vaccines Cool”;
  • Videos about the importance of ozone layer protection – “IT’S KEY FOR OUR SURVIVAL, World Ozone Day 2021” – “Montreal Protocol: Keeping Us, our Food and Vaccines Cool” and “UNEP Executive Director’s Message for World Ozone Day 2021” were displayed.

 

About 25 children and 5 teachers from different secondary schools in Tirana participated in this activity. At the end, posters, information, leaflets, brochures and multimedia educational resources were distributed to the participants, as well as T-shirts, hats and masks printed with the World Ozone Day 2021 logo.