Gender and Climate Change - List of Gender Focal Points under the UNFCCC

The gender and climate change decision 21/CP.22, paragraph 22 "Invites Parties to appoint and provide support for a national gender focal point for climate negotiations, implementation and monitoring". Consequently, the UNFCCC secretariat is providing herewith related details and the list of nominated Gender Focal Points under the UNFCCC.

Kindly, contact us at: Gender Team for any questions regarding the process of nomination

List of Gender Focal Points under the UNFCCC

Country/Institution	Contact	Nominated by

Australia	Ms. Lisa Gittos lisa.gittos@dfat.gov.au	Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Austria	Ms. Angela Friedrich angela.friedrich@bmnt.gv.at	Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism
Belgium	Ms. Fanny Mertz fanny.merty@spw.wallonie.be	Walloon Air and Climate Agency
Canada	Ms. Laura Coates laura.coates@canada.ca	International Affairs Branch Environment and Climate Change Government of Canada
Chad	Ms. Sakine Mahamat Ahmat Yacoub sakine01@yahoo.fr	Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Pêche
Côte d’Ivoire	Ms. Anna Marleyne Koffi marleyne2013@gmail.com	Ministry of Salubrity Environment and Sustainable Development National Climate Change Programme
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Ms. Espérance Musafiri emusash@gmail.com Ms. Angela Ebeleke nanayoka5@gmail.com	Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Dominican Republic	Ms. Luz Delina Alcántara Aquino luz.alcantara@ambiente.gob.do	Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Ethiopia	Ms. Tayech Ourgicho Didemo tayechzewge@gmail.com	Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change
Finland	Ms. Marjo Nummelin Marjo.nummelin@um.fi	Ministry of the Environment
France	Ms. Sophie Goudiaby sophie.goudiaby@diplomatie.gouv.fr Ms. Emma Letellier emma.letellier@developpement-durable.gouv.fr	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development Ministry for an ecological and solidary transition
Ghana	Ms. Lydia Obenewa Essuah lyessuah2@gmail.com	Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)
Gabon	Ms. Anne-Marie Ndong Obiang deutchoum@yahoo.fr Ms. Geneviève Sabrina Ngambiande Bouchard s.ngambiande@gmail.com	Conseil National Climat
Netherlands	Mr. Pieter Terpstra Pieter.terpstra@minbuza.nl	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Malawi	Mr. Fred Simwaka fred.simwaka@yahoo.com	Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare
Nepal	Ms Radha Wagle radhawagle2000@yahoo.com	Ministry Forests and Environment
Niger	Ms Issa Hamsatou Kailou hamsatou19@gmail.com	Executive Secretariat of the CNEDD
Norway	Ms. Marianne Bruusgaard mbr@kld.dep.no	Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment
Philippines	Ms. Maria Victoria M. Evangelista evangelistab.ccc@gmail.com	Climate Change Commission
Portugal	Ms. Joana Vieira da Silva joana.silva@apambiente.pt	Portuguese Environment Agency
Republic of Korea	Mr. Tong-q Lee tqlee96@gmail.com	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Spain	Ms. Vera Estefania Gonzalez vestefania@mapama.es	Spanish Climate Change Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment of Spain
Sudan	Ms Maryam Basheir Elfeel maryamelfeel@gmail.com	Ministry of Environment Natural Resources and Physical Development (MENRPD)
Sweden	Ms. Nilla Thomson nilla.thomson@gov.se	Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Togo	Ms. Méry Yaou ymery69@yahoo.fr	Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières
Turkey	Ms. Tugba Icmeli tugba.icmeli@csb.gov.tr	Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation Department on Climate Change
Uganda	Ms. Winifred Masiko wmasiko@gmail.com Ms. Chekwoti Irene (First Alternate) chekwoti.irene@gmail.com Mr. Alex Asiimwe (Second Alternate) assimmwealex1@gmail.com	Parliament of Uganda Climate Change Department, Ministry of Water and Environment Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
Zimbabwe	Ms. Emily Fadzai Matingo efmatingoo@gmail.com Ms. Munashe Mukonoweshuro (Alternate) mailto:munamuko@hotmail.com	Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate

Procedure to nominate a national gender focal point for climate negotiations