ROCA promotes Green Cooling in Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mali in Senegal. It's official launch in Cameroon took place in September, with a speech by the Minister for the Environment and a workshop with relevant stakeholders.
On Friday 30 September 2022, the Cameroonian Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development officially launched the project "Refroidissement respectueux de l'Ozone et du Climat en Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale" (climate and ozone friendly cooling in West and Central Africa) (ROCA). The main objective of the project is to reduce the climatic impact of the use of cooling appliances (air conditioners and refrigerators).
The project is built around 4 main axes
- analysis of current and future cooling demand and alternatives on the market
- Policy advice to adapt policy instruments for the market adoption of natural refrigerants;
- training of trainers to build a pool of technicians capable of using natural refrigerants;
- and pilot projects to facilitate the acquisition of the technology and raise awareness of its economic issues and technical viability.
This project, co-financed by the European Union for a total cost of 6.36 million euros, covers four countries: Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso.