Directorate General of Training &Research(Customs), Karachi – holds Train the Trainers workshop on

Montreal Protocol Enforcement in collaboration with United Nations Environment Program and Ozone Cell,

Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan 3rd to 5th September 2012

A. Concept:

Montreal Protocol was introduced in 1987 in consequence of Vienna

convention of United Nations for protection of Ozone layer. Pakistan is

signatory to the protocol which obliges all signatories to phase out a list of

substances which

are depleting the

Ozone Layer. In

this regard

earlier the

training activities

were held in

DGTR as part of

national effort

from 2004 to

2008 under RMP

(Refrigerant

Management

plan) to create

awareness on the initial phase out schedule for the ozone depleting

substances (ODS) like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and allied materials. A pool

of Trainers was then developed who subsequently imparted training to more

than 250 customs officers and staff by holding workshops at DGTR Karachi,

Islamabad and Lahore. However these earlier trainings did not touch upon the

phase out plan for Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). Now the phase out

plan for CFCs has been already successfully achieved in 2010 and the United

Nations Environment program (UNEP) has shifted focus on creating

awareness on the new phase out plan for HCFCs. It was in this perspective

that an international level Train the Trainer workshop was recently organized

by the DGTR (customs) at Karachi with the active support of Ozone Cell,

Ministry of Climate Change Islamabad in collaboration with United Nations

Environmental Program (UNEP) from 3rd to 5th September 2012. The training

aimed at creating future Trainers not only from Pakistan Customs but also

from allied agencies

like Pakistan

Standard Quality

Control Authority

(PSQCA), Pakistan

Frontier Corps,

Pakistan Anti

Narcotics Force (ANF)

and Pakistan

Maritime Security

Agency (MSA) who

work and cooperate

with Pakistan Customs at various levels.

The workshop was designed to create a pool of Trainers for holding periodic

workshops in collaboration with Ozone Cell Pakistan at all DGTR training

facilities available at Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore to bring awareness and

skills for the effective management of the new phase out plan for HCFCs and

allied ODS materials as Pakistan is going to implement its regulation and

Enforcement from 2013.

B: Inauguration Ceremony on 3rd September, 2012- Auditorium of DGTR

(Customs), Karachi

Keeping in view the international focus on the importance of the workshop a

highly attended inauguration ceremony was held in DGTR (Customs) on 3rd

September, 2012. Among audience were the trainee participants, resource

persons from UNEP, representatives of Ozone cell and Senior Customs Officers

from Customs House. Mr. Husnain Ahmad, Member (Administration) FBR,

Islamabad graced the occasion as Chief Guest. The Director DGTR Ms. Rubina

Wasti presented Mementos and Souvenirs to UNEP resource persons Ms.

Kakuko Nagatani Yoshida, Mr. Amir Radfar and to Muhammad Asif Khan

(Ozone Cell Islamabad) and Mr. Mosuf Ali (UNEP Karachi). A Memento and

Souvenir was also presented to the Chief Guest.

Left to Right: Ms. Kakuko Nagatani Yoshida (UNEP), Mrs. Rubina Wasti, Director DGTR, Mr. Husnain Ahmad, Member (Admn )FBR, Mr. Amir Radfar (UNEP), Mr. Muhammad Asif

Khan, Ozone Cell

The Chief Guest Mr. Husnain Ahmad, Member (Admin), FBR presenting Mementos and Souvenirs to Ms. Kakuko Nagatani Yoshida, Mr. Amir Radfar, resource persons from UNEP Bangkok (Above: left and right), Mr. Muhammad

Asif Khan, Manager Ozone Cell, Pakistan and Mr. Mosuf Ali, Consultant UNEP. Karachi (Below: left and right)

Mr. Husnain Ahmad, Member (Admn) FBR addressing the gathering

C: Training Workshop:

The three day long workshop was held in the spacious theater located on

2nd floor of the magnificent old customs house building which now hosts the

Directorate General of

training. It was attended

by 39 Trainee

participants: 32 from

Pakistan Customs, 2 from

Pakistan Customs

laboratory, 2 from

Pakistan Standard and

Quality Control Authority

(PSQCA) and 1 each from

Pakistan Frontier Crops,

Group photograph at the Auditorium showing the Chief Guest, the DGTR Faculty and Senior Management of Pakistan Customs

Anti Narcotics Force and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. The workshop

proceedings were mainly conducted by the resource persons from CAP team

UNEP Bangkok Ms Kakuko Nagatani Yoshida and Mr. Amir Radfar; however

various presentations were also made by the DGTR officers, Customs field

officers, PSQCA and other

persons. From DGTR Mrs.

Rubina Wasti Director DGTR

Karachi informed the

audience in detail about

training activities in DGTR

and the follow-up training

plan for Motereal Protocol.

Mr. Abdul Majid Yousfani

Additional director DGTR

Karachi covered the IPR

Management in Pakistan and Mr. Ihsan Ali Shah, Additional Director DGTR

Karachi made presentation on classifications of ODS materials and ODS based

equipment with reference to Pakistan Customs Tariff in the light of HS code

amendments made in 2012 by WCO. He also acted as focal person and

supervisor for organizing and overseeing all workshop proceedings and

arrangements including conducting the stage on inauguration and closing

ceremonies.

Left to Right: Mr. Mahboob Saqib Khan, Director General DGTR, Mr. Atul Bagai, Senior Regional Coordinator UNEP Bangkok, Mrs. Rubina Wasti,

Director DGTR

D. Closing Ceremony:

It was held in the afternoon of 5th September, 2012 in the Auditorium and

was graced by the arrival of

Mr. Atul Bagai, Senior Regional

Coordinator, Ozone Action

program UNEP, regional office

for Asia and Pacific-Bangkok.

Certificates of Participation

were awarded by Mr. Atul Bagai

, Mr. Mahboob Saqib Khan,

Director General DGTR

(Customs), Ms. Rubina Wasti,

Director DGTR (Customs), Ms.

Kakuko Nagatani Yoshida,

Policy Enforcement Officer

UNEP Bangkok and Mr. Amir Radfar Consultant, UNEP Bangkok. In the end

Memento and Souvenir was presented to Mr. Atul Bagai by the Director

DGTR (Customs), UNEP and Ozone Cell Teams in the workshop theatre

General DGTR and the Director DGTR Karachi. Mr. Bagai also presented a

Memento and Souvenir to DGTR on the occasion.

Group photograph of DGTR (Customs) faculty, UNEP resource persons, Ozone Cell management and all the trainee participants – location: Terrace of 2nd Floor, DGTR, Old Customs house Building