Focal Points

Cabo Verde

Mr. Alexandre Nevsky Medina Rodrigues

Operational Focal Point since 2021-10-08
Political Focal Point since 2021-10-08
National Director of Environment
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
Rua Visconde S. Januario, CP 115, Ponta Belem
Praia, Ilha de Santiago 7600
Cabo Verde Cabo Verde

Cambodia

H.E. Dr. Eang Sophalleth

Political Focal Point since 2023-11-17
Minister
Ministry of Environment
Morodock Decho Building, No. 503, Chamkarmon
Phnom Penh
Cambodia

H.E. San Vanty

Operational Focal Point since 2023-11-17
Secretary of State
Ministry of Environment
Morodok Decho Building, No. 503, Chamkarmon
Phnom Penh
Cambodia

Cameroon

H.E. Pierre Hele

Political Focal Point since 2010-04-01
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Protection of Nature
B.P. 320
Yaounde, Center Region
Cameroon

Dr. Unusa Haman

Operational Focal Point since 2017-07-17
Sub-Director for Environmental Planning
Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED)
P.O. Box 320
Yaounde, Center Region
Cameroon

Canada

Ms. Cam Do

Council Member for the constituency of Canada since 2024-08-19, Operational Focal Point
Operational Focal Point since 2024-08-19
Director General
Global Affairs Canada
125 Sussex Drive
Otawa, Ontario K0A 0G2
Canada

Central African Republic

Mr. Thierry Kamach

Political Focal Point since 2018-02-06
Ministre
Ministere de l'Environnement et du Developpement Durable
Bangui
Central African Republic

Mr. Barthélémy Lamba

Operational Focal Point since 2025-03-27
National Coordinator of Land Degradation and Desertification
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
BP 686
Bangui
Central African Republic

Chad

Mr. Mahamat Abdelkerim Hanno

Political Focal Point since 2022-10-31
Ministre
Ministry of Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development
N’Djamena 1769
Tchad

Mr. Oumar Gadji Soumaila

Operational Focal Point since 2023-01-11
Climate Change Director
Ministry of Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development
Rue Idriss Miskine, PO Box 447
Ndjamena
Chad

Chile

Ms. Constance Nalegach

Political Focal Point since 2022-07-12
Head International Affairs Office
Ministry of the Environment
San Martin 73
Santiago
Chile

Mr. Miguel Stutzin

Operational Focal Point since 2015-09-30
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
San Martin 73
Santiago
Chile

China

Ms. Junhong Chang

Political Focal Point since 2025-01-22
Director General
Ministry of Finance, Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation
San Li He St., Xichengqu
Beijing 100820
People’s Republic of China

Ms. Jing Fu

Operational Focal Point since 2025-01-17
Deputy Director General
Ministry of Finance, Department of International Economic and Financial Cooperation
San Li He St., Xichengqu
Beijing 100820
People’s Republic of China

Colombia

Ms. Diana Mejia Molina

Political Focal Point since 2025-04-08
Director of Economic, Social, and Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
Palacio de San Carlos: Calle 10 # 5-51
Bogota 111711
Colombia

Ms. Daniela Durán González

Operational Focal Point since 2025-06-20
Head of the International Affairs Office
Ministry of Environment and Sustainbable Development
Calle 37 Nº 8-40
Bogotá, Cundinamarca 111711
Colombia

Comoros

Mr. Youssouf Elamine Youssouf Mbechezi

Operational Focal Point since 2017-12-08
Director General for Environment and Forests
Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, Environment and City Planning
P.O. Box 41 Mde EX Cefader
Moroni
Comoros

Congo

Mrs. Arlette Soudan-Nonault

Political Focal Point since 2018-03-27
Minister of Tourism and Environment
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
City Center, Tour Nabemba, 11th floor
Brazzaville
Congo

Ms. Paule Patricia Okemba Apendi

Operational Focal Point since 2025-05-26
Ramsar Convention Focal Point on Wetlands
Ramsar Convention Focal Point on Wetlands Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and the Congo Basin
Offices at the Man’Grite Building, 4th Floor , Plateau - Ville
Brazzaville, Congolais
Republic of Congo

Congo DR

Mr. Benjamin Toirambe Bamoninga

Operational Focal Point since 2023-02-06
Secrétaire Général á l’Environnement et Développement Durable
Ministere del'Environnement et Developpement Durable
Kinshasa
Congo DR

Cook Islands

Ms. Tepaeru HERRMANN

Political Focal Point since 2016-03-22
Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
P.O. Box 105 Avarua
Rarotonga
Cook Islands

Mr. Halatoa Fua

Operational Focal Point since 2022-02-02
Director
National Environment Service
PO Box 371
Avarua, Raratonga
Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Mr. Franz Tattenbach-Capra

Political Focal Point since 2022-05-10
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Barrio González Lahmann
San Jose, San Jose 10104
Costa Rica

Ms. Enid Chaverri Tapia

Operational Focal Point since 2018-05-29
GEF Operational Focal Point/Director of International Cooperation
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Frente Iglesia Votivo Sagrado Corazon, Barrio Francisco Peralta
San Jose, San Jose 10104
Costa Rica

Cote d'Ivoire

HE Assahore Konan Jacques

Political Focal Point since 2023-11-22
Ministre
Ministère de l'Environnement, du Développement Durable et de la Transition Ecologique
Cité Administrative, Tour D 10è Etage, 20 BP 650
Abidjan 20
Cote d'Ivoire

Mrs. Ahou Sosthène Larissa Kouadio

Operational Focal Point since 2024-01-19
Conseiller Technique
Ministere des Finances et du Budget
Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Mr. Mario Siljeg

Political Focal Point since 2017-11-14
State Secretary
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
Ulica Grada Vukovara 220
Zagreb 10000
Croatia

Ms. Gordana Ruklic

Operational Focal Point since 2004-10-07
Head of International Relations Service
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
Radnicka cesta 80/22
Zagreb 10 000
Croatia

Cuba

Ms. Lisbet Font Villa

Operational Focal Point since 2025-08-13
Political Focal Point since 2025-08-13
Director of International Relations
Ministerio de Ciencia, Technologia y Medio Ambiente
Havana
Cuba

Czech Republic

Mr. Michal Pastvinsky

Political Focal Point since 2013-10-18
Director of the Department of International Relations and Deputy Director-General for Environmental Protection
Ministry of Environment
Vrsovicka 65,
Praha 10 100 10
Czech Republic

Mr. Premysl Stepanek

Operational Focal Point since 2020-01-01
Head of Multilateral Relations Unit
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
Vrsovicka 65
Praha 100 10
Czech Republic