Find CLASP at MOP37
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CLASP experts will be at MOP37 showcasing solutions to the dumping of obsolete appliances in the Global South.
From 3–7 November 2025, CLASP will be in Nairobi, Kenya, to take part in the 37th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, also known as MOP37. In a side event, CLASP experts will discuss the harmful impacts of environmental dumping of obsolete room air conditioners in the Global South and offer solutions.
Join CLASP’s side event
- When: Thursday, 6 November from 1-3pm East Africa Time (EAT)
- Where: CR-11
- Click here to participate remotely via Teams.
Our event Pathways to Stop Environmental Dumping of Climate-Harming Room Air Conditioners: Lessons From Latin America, the Caribbean, and Beyond will explore how unprotected markets in the Global South are vulnerable to the environmentally harmful dumping of new but low-efficiency room air conditioners with obsolete refrigerants.
Low-efficiency cooling appliances not only waste energy but often rely on high-global warming potential refrigerants targeted for phasedown and phaseout under the Montreal Protocol. As a result, climate change worsens, cooling access gaps may widen, and gender inequalities may increase.
The event will be co-hosted by CLASP, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development, and feature local champions from Brazil, Grenada, and the African continent.
At the event, CLASP and its partners will:
- preview findings from our upcoming research report.
- share solutions on how importing- and exporting-country governments, the private sector, civil society, and international partners can work together to prevent the environmental dumping of room air conditioners.
- spotlight leaders from Brazil, Grenada, and the African continent who will share best practices for overcoming these challenges.
Connect with our experts
Attending MOP37:
- Senior Director of Climate Ana Maria Carreño
- Chief of Communications & Development Corinne Schneider
- Senior Associate, Climate Angellah Wekongo
For questions about the event or to connect with our experts, please reach out to mbaur@clasp.ngo.