By NNN-KUNA,
Doha : The State of Qatar will host the eighth conference of the parties to the 1985 Vienna Convention and the 20th conference of the parties to Montreal Protocol on the protection of the Ozone layer, the organizing committee said on Sunday.
Representatives of the 193 signatories of the two conventions will gather here on November 16 to discuss for four days the possible ways for protection the Ozone layer against depletion.
The conferees will review the budget of the multilateral fund for funding environment-friendly projects as well as the projects aiming to eliminate the substances and reduce the human activities that have adverse effects on the ozone layer.
They will tackle the need for further research and systematic observations to further develop scientific knowledge of the ozone layer and possible adverse effects resulting from its modification.
The eighth conference of the parties to the Vienna Convention will be the first of this series to use internet in exchanging documents and information, the organizing committee noted.