"Global Cooperation to Protect Life on Earth" on International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

The Montreal Protocol has become the most successful multilateral environmental agreement with the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on September 16, 1987, by all United Nations member states.

The national and international actions related to the Montreal Protocol, to which Türkiye was a party in 1991, were carried out under the coordination of the Climate Change Office under the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye (MoEUCC).

Since 1994, the day of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has been declared the "International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer", World Ozone Day.

World Ozone Day is celebrated every year on September 16 with various activities to raise awareness about the depletion of the ozone layer, and to draw attention to the preservation of the ozone layer. In Türkiye, since 2010, diverse events have been organized as part of World Ozone Day.

Within the framework of the this year’s theme of "Global Cooperation to Protect Life on Earth" determined by the Ozone Secretariat, an event took place in Ankara ATO Congresium with the support of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Mr. Volkan Polat, the Head of the Department of Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, made the opening speech. After the speech of Climate Ambassador Muhammet Aktaş, approximately 100 students studying in Altındağ and Mamak districts participated in the vermi-compost, clay, and painting workshops that aimed to raise awareness on ozone depletion and climate change.

In the compost workshop, the contribution of organic wastes to the fight against climate change was explained, while compost was applied together with the children.

In the clay workshop, sculptures of living beings negatively affected by climate change and the depletion of the ozone layer were made by the students.

In addition to these, the students drew pictures revealing the meaning and importance of the day in the painting workshop.

Further, climate ambassadors contributed to the events with their presentations on what children can do in daily life to prevent greenhouse gas emissions and also with music & climate-themed show.