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. 

The respective UNFCCC National Focal Point is requested to send a signed nomination letter to the secretariat: secretariat@unfccc.int with copy to: gender-team@unfccc.int, indicating the following information of the nominee:

  • •Name
  • •Salutation
  • •Country/Institution
  • •Job title
  • •Contact details (telephone, e-mail and web address)

Once the communication is received, the secretariat will publish the details of the nominated national gender focal point for climate negotiations on this webpage.

To notify change of NGCCFP, please follow the same process as for a new NGCCFP.

To notify changes in the contact details of the NGCCFP (telephone, email or web address), the NGCCFP should email gender-team@unfccc.int the changed information using the original email address of the NGCCFP.

                 

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 Eneida Rabdishta

eneida.rabdishta@turizmi.gov.al

Ministry of Tourism and Environment  
Algeria

Ms Kahina Lounis

kahinatounsi22@gmail.com

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad
Antigua and Barbuda

Ms Rashauna Adams-Matthew

rashauna.adams-matthew@ab.gov.ag

Mr Daryl George

daryl.george@ab.gov.ag

Ministry of Health and the Environment. Department of Environment. 
Argentina

Ms Cecilia Nicolini

cnicolini@ambiente.gob.ar 

cambioclimatico@ambiente.gob.ar 

Secretariat of Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Innovation, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development for Argentina
Armenia

Ms Nona Budoyan

nona.budoyan@env.am

Ministry of Environment
Australia

Mr Jared Huntley

Jared.Huntley@dcceew.gov.au

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Austria

Ms Marie-Christine Hopfgartner

marie-christine.hopfgartner@bmk.gv.at

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

Azerbaijan

Ms Aynur Mutallimova

aynur.aliyeva@eco.gov.az

 

Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources 
Bangladesh

Ms Jesmin Nahar

jesminpriyota2015@gmail.com

Ms Roslina Parven (Alternate)

roslina17418@gmail.com

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
Barbados

Ms Patricia Boyce

patricia.boyce@barbados.gov.bb

Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs
Belgium

Ms Ouafae Salmi

ouafae.salmi@health.fgov.be

Climate Change Section, Federal Public Service Health Food Chain Safety and Environment

Belize

Ms Ide Sosa

passt.cc@environment.gov.bz

Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management
Benin

Isiba Koba

isibakoba691@gmail.com

Ministry of Living Environment and Transports, in charge of Sustainable Development

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Angelica Ponce Chambi

angelica.ponce@madretierra.gob.bo

Natalia Teresa Salas Rojas

nsalasr@rree.gob.bonatatere96@gmail.com

Autoridad Plurinacional de la Madre Tierra

 

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ms Spomenka Krunić

s.krunic@gc.vladars.net

Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology
Brazil

Ms Bruna Veríssimo Lima Santos

bruna.verissimo@itamaraty.gov.br

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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)
Cameroon (Republic of)

Ms Clorine Fumbingula Mokom

clorinefmokom@yahoo.com

Ministry of Environment and Protection of Nature
Canada

Ms Hannah Romses

hannah.romses@ec.gc.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 Zara Oumar Issa

amirazara.oumar@gmail.com

Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Pêche
Chile

Ms Johanna Arriagada

jarriagada@mma.gob.cl

Ms Lorena Pérez Roa

lperezr@minrel.gob.cl

Ministry of Environment of Chile
 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile

Colombia

Juan Andrés Casas Monsegny

jcasas@minambiente.gov.co 

Jessica Pinilla Orozco

jesspinillao@gmail.com

Linda Lucía Gil García

linda.gil@cancilleria.gov.co

 

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Comoros

Ms Moegni Thanay Mohamed

thanay.moegni@gmail.com 

Ministry of Environment and Tourism

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
Croatia

Ms Melita Zdilar

melita.zdilar@mingor.hr

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (MINGOR)  
Czech Republic

Mr Jan Palyza

jan.palyza@mzp.gov.cz

Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
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 Trine Schmidt

tschmi@um.dk

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Djibouti

Ms Aicha Ahmed 

aicha.ahmed12@gmail.com

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Dominican Republic

María del Carmen Vargas Pimen

Maria.Vargas@ambiente.gob.do

Pedro Antonio Coss (Alternate)

ace@ambiente.gob.do

cambio.climatico@ambiente.gob.do

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Ecuador

Ms Domenique Tapia

domenique.tapia@ambiente.gob.ec

dads@cancilleria.gob.ec

internacional@ambiente.gob.ec

Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition
El Salvador

Ms Mayra Lourdes Argueta de Ardón

mayra.argueta@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

Mr Rishi Vijay Kumar

CLIMA-UNFCCC-GENDER@ec.europa.eu

European Commission - Directorate General for Climate Action
Fiji

Hon. Lynda Disero Tabuya

lynda.tabuya@mwcpa.gov.fj

Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection
Finland

Ms Saija Vuola

Saija.vuola@gov.fi

Ministry of the Environment 
France

Ms Marie Vadronick

marie.vadronick@developpement-durable.gouv.fr

Ms Camille Esparsa

camille.esparsa@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Ministry for the Ecological Transition

 

 

Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Gabon

Ms Geneviève Sabrina Ngambiande Bouchard

s.ngambiande@gmail.com

Conseil National Climat

Gambia

Ms. Mariama Ndow Jarju

marindow1@yahoo.com

marindow1@gmail.com

Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Natural Resources
Georgia

Mr Kakhaberi Mdivani

Kakhaber.Mdivani@mepa.gov.ge

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

Germany

Nanna Birk

405-ext-zug5@diplo.de

ZUG on behalf of the Foreign Office

Grenada

Ms Roxie Hutchinson

krphutchinson@gmail.com

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Guatemala

Ms Marleny Nohemí Oliva Orellana

moliva@marn.gob.gt

iyhernandezm@marn.gob.gt

lmbalconi@marn.gob.gt

Ms Sofía Gabriela Rodas Samayoa

sgrodas@marn.gob.gt

vdaragon@marn.gob.gt

metayun@marn.gob.gt

 

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Guinea

Ms Biliga Koivogui

biligakoivogui50@gmail.com 

Ministère de l'Environnement des Eaux et Forêts
Guinea Ecuatorial

Ms Consolación Natividad Bindang Mba

consonabi@hotmail.es

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Bosques y Medio Ambiente
Guyana

Ms Vanessa Benn

vanb1388@gmail.com 

Climate and REDD+, Office of the President
Haiti

Ms Musette Thomas

muschlat@yahoo.fr

Ministry of Environment
Hungary

Ms Kinga Ludmilla Csontos

kinga.csontos@tim.gov.hu

Ministry for Innovation and Technology
Indonesia

Mr. Indra Gunawan

ccfpindra@gmail.com

tudeputikg@gmail.com

kerjasama@kemenpppa.go.id

Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection
Ireland

Ms Beth Carthy

beth.carthy@dfa.ie
Department of Environment, Climate and Communications 
Italy

Mr Stefano Pizzicannella

s.pizzicannella@governo.it 

Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Japan

Mr Reo Saito

climate.focal.point@mofa.go.jp 

Climate Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kazakhstan

Ms Saule Sabiyeva

s.abieva@ecogeo.gov.kz

climatekaz48@gmail.com

Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya

Mr Michael Ochieng' Okumu

ochiengokumu@gmail.com

Ms Jackline Nekesa Makokha (Alternate)

jacklinemakokha@gmail.com

Ministry of Environment and Forestry 
Kiribati

Ms Takena Redfern

takena@ob.gov.ki

Office of the Beretitenti
Lebanon

Ms Minerva Andrea

m.andrea@moe.gov.lb

Ms Cathy Chami (Secondary)

c.tyan@worldenvironment.tv 

Ministry of Environment

National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW)

Lesotho

Mahali Sekantsi

mahalisekantsi@gmail.com

Ministry of Gender, Youth, and Social Development
Liberia

Ms Grace Workardah Biah

gkardahbiah1@gmail.com

gwbiah@epa.gov.lr

Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia
Luxembourg

Ms Cherryl Dentzer 

cherryl.dentzer@mev.etat.lu

Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development 
Madagascar

Ms Antonine Clara Raharisoa

raharisoaclara2@gmail.com
Ministry Of Environment and Sustainable Development
Malawi

Mr Fred Simwaka

fred.simwaka@yahoo.com 

Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare

Mali

Ms Aissata Cisse

cisseaissataf@yahoo.fr

 
Mauritania

Ms Deyina Cheiguer

deyinacheiguer@gmail.com

deyIna@environnement.gov.mr

Ministère de l’Environnement

Mauritius

Ms Valérie Antoinette

vrene@govmu.org

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
Mexico

Ms Norma S. Munguía Aldaraca

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
Namibia (Republic of)

Ms Aina-Maria Iteta

AIteta@eif.org.na

Environmental Investment Fund
Nepal

Ms Deepa Oli

dpaolichhetri@gmail.com
Ministry Forests and Environment
Netherlands

Ms Jacoba (Koosje) van der Loo

Koosje.beumer@minbuza.nl

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nicaragua

Heyddy Loredana Calderón Palma

calderonheyddy505@gmail.com 

hcalderon@marena.gob.ni

Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales de Nicaragua 
Niger

Ms Issa Hamsatou Kailou

hamsatou19@gmail.com

Executive Secretariat of the CNEDD
Nigeria

Ms 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
Pakistan

Pending

 
Palestine (State of)

Ms Hadeel Ikhmais

hadeelikhmais@gmail.com

Environment Quality Authority
Panama

Melani Acosta

macosta@miambiente.gob.pa

Carol Simon (Alternate)

csimon@miambiente.gob.pa

 

 

 

Ministry of Environment

Papua New Guinea

Ms Eunice Dus

eunice.dus@ccda.gov.pg 

Climate Change and Development Authority
Peru

Ms Berioska Quispe

bquispe@minam.gob.pe

Mr César Aréstegui

carestegui@rree.gob.pe

Ministry of Environment 

 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

Philippines

Ms Rachel Anne S. Herrera

herrerars@climate.gov.ph

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 KIM Hyo Won

hwkim23@mofa.go.kr

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 Dibor Sarr Faye

fayet614@gmail.com
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Serbia

Ms Nataša Lalić

Natasa.Lalic@eko.gov.rs

Ministry of Environmental Protection
Sierra Leone

Ms Marilyn Hannah Godwin

allynhannahgodwin@gmail.com 

Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency, Ministry of Transport and Aviation
Singapore

Guo Wimin

guo_weimin@mfa.gov.sg

MFA_IO_DSC@mfa.gov.sg

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore
Somalia

Ayan Harare

ayan.harare@moecc.gov.so

Rahma Abdilahi Mohamed

tallan402507@gmail.com

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
South Africa

Ms Sandra Boitumelo Motshwanedi

smotshwanedi@environment.gov.za

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Spain

Ms Vera Estefanía González

vestefania@miteco.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

Ms Anna Collins-Falk

anna.collinsfalk@jamstalldhetsmyndigheten.se

Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Swedish Gender Equality 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@iklim.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 Arab Emirates

Ms Fatima Al Hallami

fatima.alhallami@cop28.com

Ms Thureya Al Ali

thureya.alali@cop28.com

 
United Kingdom

Mr Conrad Jefferies

conrad.jefferies@energysecurity.gov.uk

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
United Republic of Tanzania

Ms Evansia Athanas Shirima

evansia.shirima@vpo.go.tz

evansiashirima@gmail.com

Vice President's Office
United States of America

Corinne Hart

CoHart@usaid.gov

Lia Newman

NewmanLE@state.gov

United States Agency for International Development 

 

U.S. Department of State; Tuvli LLC

Uruguay

Ms Laura Marrero

laura.marrero@ambiente.gub.uy

cambioclimatico.genero@gmail.com

Ministerio de Vivienda Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente

Vanuatu

Ms Rothina IIo Noka

rinoka@vanuatu.gov.vu

Department of Women's Affaires 
Venezuela (República Bolivariana de)

Ms Raquel Escobar

2000.mreg@gmail.com  

despacho.temasmultilaterales@gmail.com

Ms Yolandis Chiquito (Alternate)

oiai.minec@gmail.com

Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores

 

Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo

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

unike.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

 

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