Nepal joins global effort against climate change as 164th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment

On 6 August 2025, Nepal ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The Amendment shall enter into force on 4 November 2025.

 

As a party to Group 1 of Article 5 of the Kigali Amendment, Nepal is required to freeze HFC production starting on 2024 and reduce its HFC consumption by 80% by 2045, compared to its average HFC consumption from 2020 to 2022. Nepal is also required to reduce its HCFC consumption by 65% compared to its baseline average consumption in 2009 and 2010. 

 

• The list of countries that have accepted, ratified or approved the Kigali Amendment is available online in the United Nations Treaty Collection.
• The IIR has prepared a summary sheet on the Kigali Amendment, available in FRIDOC.