National Gender & Climate Change Focal Points

The gender and climate change decision 3/CP.25, paragraph 11 "Encourages Parties to appoint and provide support for a national gender and climate change 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 Ministry/Organization
Albania

Ms Etleva Bushati 

etlevabushati@yahoo.com

Ministry of Tourism and Environment  
Argentina

Mr Rodrigo Rodriguez Tornquist 

rrodriguezt@ambiente.gob.ar 

cambioclimatico@ambiente.gob.ar 

Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development
Australia

Ms Hannah Lord

Hannah.lord@dfat.gov.au

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Austria

Ms Marie-Christine Hopfgartner

marie-christine.hopfgartner@bmk.gv.at

Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

Bangladesh

Shahin Ara begum

shahin15187@gmail.com

​Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Barbados

Ms Patricia Boyce

patricia.boyce@barbados.gov.bb

Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs
Belgium

Ms Romy De Maeyer

romy.demaeyer@vlaanderen.be

Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment

Benin

Ms Prisca Roselyne Senami Jimaja

pjimaja74@gmail.com

 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Ms Fany Ramos Quispe

fany.ramos@madretierra.gob.bo

Autoridad Plurinacional de la Madre Tierra
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ms Spomenka Krunić

s.krunic@gc.vladars.net

Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology
Burkina Faso

Ms Yvonne Pétronille Yameogo

yvonnepetronilleyameogo@gmail.com 

Ministère de l'Environnement, de L'Economie Verte et du Changement
Burundi

Ms Rénilde Ndayishimiye

renildend@gmail.com

Ms Spès Caritas Barankariza

scharity2009@yahoo.fr

Ms Bonose Niyonzima

nbonose@gmail.com

Ministère de l'Environnement de l'Agriculture et de l'Élevage
Cambodia

Ms Vichet Ratha Khlok

vichetratha02@gmail.com 

Ministry of Environment, Department of Climate Change of the General Secretariat of the National Council for Sustainable Development (GSSD)
Canada

Ms Maude Dufort-Labbé

Maude.dufort-labbe@canada.ca

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Government of Canada
Central African Republic

Ms Mariam Catherine Amoudou

mariamsid2006@yahoo.fr 

Ministère de l'Environnement et du développement durable
Chad

Ms Kouesse Ramadane Karifene

rkouesse2015@gmail.com

Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Pêche
Chile

Ms Johanna Arriagada

jarriagada@mma.gob.cl

Ministry of Environment of Chile

Mr Manuel José Saldias

msaldias@minrel.gob.cl

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile
Colombia

Mr Juan Andrés Casas Monsegny

jcasas@minambiente.gov.co 

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Comoros

Ms Aicha Haribou

aichaharibou@gmail.com

Direction General de l'environnement et des forets
Congo Republic

Ms Prisca Marlyse Ondongo

priscamarlyseondongo872@gmail.com

Ministere du tourism et de l'environnement
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 Martine Badibanga Kamunga
martinebk@yahoo.co.uk

Ms Angela Ebeleke
nanayoka5@gmail.com

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Denmark

Ms Signe Vikær Leth Olsen

sigols@um.dk

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Dominican Republic

Ms Ruth Díaz de Medina

ruth.diazdemedina@ambiente.gob.do

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Ecuador

Ms Mireya Muñoz

mmunoz@cancilleria.gob.ec

sam@cancilleria.gob.ec

dads@cancilleria.gob.ec

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility 
El Salvador

Ms Sofía Novoa Gavidia

snovoa@marn.gob.sv

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Eswatini

Mr Sifiso Nzalo

sifisonzalo@gmail.com 

Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs 
Ethiopia

Ms Tayech Ourgicho Didemo

tayechzewge@gmail.com

Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change
European Union

Ms Marina Garcia Alonso

Marina.garcia-alonso@ec.europa.eu

DG CLIMA - European Commission
Finland

Ms Marjo Nummelin

Marjo.nummelin@ym.fi

Ministry of the Environment 
France

Ms Emma Letellier

emma.letellier@developpement-durable.gouv.fr

Ministry for the Ecological Transition
 
Gabon

Ms Geneviève Sabrina Ngambiande Bouchard

s.ngambiande@gmail.com

Conseil National Climat

Georgia

Mr Kakhaberi Mdivani

Kakhaber.Mdivani@mepa.gov.ge

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

Germany

Ms Anne-Lise Koch Lavisse

anne-lise.kochlavisse@bmu.bund.de

Mr Sebastian Paul

Sebastian.Paul@bmu.bund.de

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Grenada

Ms Roxie Hutchinson

krphutchinson@gmail.com

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Guatemala

Ms Marleny Nohemí Oliva Orellana

moliva@marn.gob.gt

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Guinea

Ms Biliga Koivogui

biligakoivogui50@gmail.com 

Ministère de l'Environnement des Eaux et Forêts
Haiti

Ms Musette Thomas

muschlat@yahoo.fr

Ministry of Environment
Hungary

Ms Kinga Csontos

kinga.csontos@itm.gov.hu

Ministry for Innovation and Technology
Indonesia

Ms Agustina Erni

ernitguh@yahoo.com

Mr Niken Kiswandari

nikenkis@yahoo.com

Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection
Italy

Mr Stefano Pizzicannella

s.pizzicannella@governo.it 

Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Liberia

Ms Josephine F.K.Doles

jfkd1925@gmail.com

Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia
Madagascar

Ms Antonine Clara Raharisoa

raharisoaclara@gmail.com

Bureau National de Coordination des Changements Climatiques
Malawi

Mr Fred Simwaka

fred.simwaka@yahoo.com 

Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare

Mauritania

Ms Deyina Cheiguer

deyinacheiguer@gmail.com

Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable
Mexico

Dr. Cristopher Ballinas

cballinas@sre.gob.mx

egarciaa@sre.gob.mx

focalpointmexico@sre.gob.mx

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico

Montenegro

 

Ms Danijela Račić

danijela.racic@mrt.gov.me  

Milica Mudreša

milica.mudresa@mrt.gov.me

Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism (Division for Climate Change)

Mozambique

Ms Rosalia Marta Pedro

rhosas@hotmail.com 

Ministry of  Land and Environment
Myanmar

Ms Thi Thi Soe Min

thithi.malun@gmail.com 

Environmental Conservation Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
Namibia (Republic of)

Ms Aina-Maria Iteta

AIteta@eif.org.na

Environmental Investment Fund
Nepal

Ms Radha Wagle

radhawagle2000@yahoo.com

Ministry Forests and Environment
Netherlands

Ms Eva Schreuder

eva.schreuder@minbuza.nl

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nicaragua

Ms Fanny Sumaya Castillo Lara

sumayacastillolara@gmail.com

Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales de la República de Nicaragua 
Niger

Ms Issa Hamsatou Kailou

hamsatou19@gmail.com

Executive Secretariat of the CNEDD
Nigeria

Halima Bawa-Bwari

halimabawab@yahoo.com

Federal Ministry of Environment
North Macedonia

Ms Elena Grozdanova

egrozdanova@mtsp.gov.mk

Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Norway

Ms Marianne Bruusgaard

mbr@kld.dep.no

Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment
Palestine (State of)

Ms Hadeel Ikhmais

hadeelikhmais@gmail.com

Environment Quality Authority
Panama

Mr Israel Torres 

itorresj@miambiente.gob.pa

Ms Veronica Gonzalez

vgonzalez@miambiente.gob.pa 

Ms Ana Carolina Martinez

acmartinezq@miambiente.gob.pa 

 

 

 

National Environment Authority

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 Ghana

Ms Lydia Obenewa Essuah

lyessuah2@gmail.com

Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)
Republic of Korea

Mr Tong-q Lee

tqlee96@gmail.com

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sao Tome and Principe

Dunete de Sousa Lima

duneted@gmail.com

​Ministerio das Obras Publica, Infraestructuras, Recursos Naturais e Medio Ambiente
Senegal

Ms Ramatoulaye Diallo Diouf

diallorama30@hotmail.fr

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Serbia

Ms Biljana Filipovic

Biljana.Filipovic@ekologija.gov.rs

Ministry of Environmental Protection
Sierra Leone

Ms Marilyn Hannah Godwin

allynhannahgodwin@gmail.com 

Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency, Ministry of Transport and Aviation
South Africa

Ms Funanani Muremi

Fmuremi@environment.gov.za

Department of Environmental Affairs
Spain

Ms Vera Estefanía González

vestefania@mapama.es

Spanish Climate Change Office. Ministry for the Ecological Transition
Sudan 

Ms Maryam Basheir Elfeel

maryamelfeel@gmail.com

Ministry of Environment
Natural Resources and Physical Development (MENRPD)
Sweden

Ms Jennifer Unelius

jennifer.unelius@naturvardsverket.se

Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Switzerland

Ms Elena Trigo

elena.trigo@eda.admin.ch 

Sustainability, Environment, Energy and Health Unit, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Thailand

Ms Kannika Charoenluk

mm4gender@dwf.go.th

Ms Natthanich Asvapoositkul

unfccc.thailand.focalpoint@gmail.com

Ms Katunchalee Thammajul

ccmcpolicy@gmail.com

Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
Togo

Ms Méry Yaou

ymery69@yahoo.fr

Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières
Turkey

Ms Tugba Icmeli

tugba.icmeli@csb.gov.tr

Ms Aysin Turpanci

aysin.turpanci@csb.gov.tr

Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation
Department on Climate Change

Uganda

Ms Winifred Masiko

wmasiko@gmail.com

Ms Irene Chekwoti (First Alternate)

chekwoti.irene@gmail.com

Mr Alex Asiimwe (Second Alternate) 

assiimwealex1@gmail.com

Parliament of Uganda

Climate Change Department, Ministry of Water and Environment

Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development

Ukraine

Mr Anatolii Shmurak

shmurak@i.ua 

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine 
United Kingdom

Ms Robyn Mawdsley

Robyn.Mawdsley@beis.gov.uk

Robyn.mawdsley@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Uruguay

Ms Laura Marrero

lmarrero@mvotma.gub.uy
cambioclimatico.genero@gmail.com

Ministerio de Vivienda Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente
Venezuela (República Bolivariana de)

Ms Raquel Escobar

2000.mreg@gmail.com   doi.mppre@gmail.com  

Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores
Viet Nam

Dr Chu Thi Thanh Huong

chuthanhhuong@gmail.com

Science Technology and International Cooperation Division,
Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment 
Zambia (Republic of)

Ms Yunike Mutale Zulu

yunikemutale@gmail.com yunike.zulu@gender.gov.zm

Ministry of Gender
Zimbabwe

Ms Margaret Mukahanana-Sangarwe

mmukahanana1@gmail.com

Mr Hamilton M. Rombe (Alternate)

hamilton.mukundi@gmail.com

Zimbabwe Gender Commission

Ministry of Women's Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development