Focal Point List

Afghanistan

Mr. Schah Zaman Maiwandi

Operational Focal Point since 2018-01-16
Director General
National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA)
Darul Aman Road, 6th District, School Street, NEPA New Buillding
Kabul 209
Afghanistan
Tel: +93 0 749499999
Email: schah-zaman@gmx.com

Albania

Ms. Ornela Cuci

Council Member for the constituency of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine since 2019-12-19, Political Focal Point
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Blvd. Deshmoret e Kombit, No. 1
Tirana 1001
Albania
Tel: +355 9 28 17 242
Email: ornela.cuci@turizmi.gov.al; ornela.cuci@yahoo.com

Mr. Rrezart Fshazi

Operational Focal Point since 2018-02-13
Head of Sector - Sector of Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Programme
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Directory of Programmes for Development of Environment, Boulevard "Zhane D'Ark", No. 23
Tirana
Albania
Tel:
Email: rezart.fshazi@turizmi.gov.al

Algeria

Mr. Lazhar Soualem

Political Focal Point since 2018-06-13
Director for Human Rights, Social Development, Cultural, Scientific and Technical Affairs (In Charge of Environment and Sustainable Development)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres - Plateau des Anassers
Algiers 16000
Algeria
Tel: +213 21 50 42 96
Fax: +213 21 50 41 60
Email: soualem_lazhar@yahoo.fr

Ms. Samira Hamidi

Operational Focal Point since 2018-07-26
Ministry Inspector General
Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy
Ministere de l" Environnement et des Energies Renouvelables - Rue Des 4 Canons
Algiers 16000
Algeria
Tel: +213 2143 28 62
Email: natechesamira@yahoo.fr

Angola

Ms. Adjany da Silva Freitas Costa

Political Focal Point since 2020-05-18
Minister
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment
Classicos Administrative Complex of Talation, Building 4, 7th floor
Luanda
Angola
Tel: +244 929 252 525
Email: adjanycosta@gmail.com; ragcruz@gmail.com

Mr. Julio Ingles Joao Ferreira

Operational Focal Point since 2018-12-11
Advisor to the Minister
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment
Classicos Administrative Complex of Talation, Building 4, 7th floor
Luanda
Angola
Tel: +244 935596334
Email: chandalajif@yahoo.com

Antigua And Barbuda

Her Excellency Diann Black Layne

Operational Focal Point since 2013-09-16
Political Focal Point since 2013-09-16
Ambassador and GEF NOFP
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Queen Elizabeth Hwy
St. John's
Antigua and Barbuda
Tel: 1 268 462 1052, cell 1 268 464-6410
Fax: 1 268 462 6410
Email: dcblack11@gmail.com; dcblack11@yahoo.com

Argentina

Mrs. Silvia Beatriz Vazquez

Political Focal Point since 2020-03-16
Director of Environmental Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship
Esmeralda 1212
Buenos Aires 10007
Argentina
Tel: +54 11 4819 7408
Email: vqs@mrecic.gob.ar; digma@mrecic.gob.ar

Dr. Florencia Maria Gloria Gomez

Operational Focal Point since 2020-01-21
Inter-Jurisdictional and Inter-Institutional Undersecretary
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Street San Martin 451, 1st floor
Buenos Aires C1004AAI
Argentina
Tel: +54 9 11 4348 8311
Email: fgomez@ambiente.gob.ar; mnascone@ambiente.gob.ar; millescas@ambiente.gob.ar

Armenia

Mr. Vardan Melikyan

Operational Focal Point since 2020-07-31
Political Focal Point since 2020-07-31
Deputy Minister of Environment
Ministry of Environment
3rd Government Building 3, Republic Square
Yerevan 0010
Republic of Armenia
Tel: +37411 818 523
Email: vardan.melikyan@env.am; ruzanna.grigoryan@env.am

Australia

Mr. Peter Elder

Council Member for the constituency of Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea since 2017-05-12, Political Focal Point
Director, Climate and Environment Funds
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
R.G. Casey Building, John McEwen Crescent, Barton
Canberra, ACT 0221
Australia
Tel: +61 2 6261 9208
Email: peter.elder@dfat.gov.au; anna.mallard@dfat.gov.au

Ms. Anna Mallard

Operational Focal Point since 2018-12-11
Policy Officer
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
R.G. Casey Building, John McEwen Crescent, Barton
Canberra, ACT 0221
Australia
Tel:
Email: anna.mallard@dfat.gov.au

Austria

Ms. Victoria Schreitter

Council Member for the constituency of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey since 2019-09-16, Political Focal Point
Advisor-Sustainable Development and Finance
Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance
Johannesgasse 5
Vienna A-1010
Austria
Tel: +43 1 51433 503083
Email: victoria.schreitter@bmf.gv.at

Azerbaijan

Mr. Mukhtar Babayev

Operational Focal Point since 2018-06-12
Minister
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
B. Aghayev, str. 100 A
Baku AZ 1073
Azerbaijan
Tel: +994 12 538 53 81
Fax: +994 12 538 53 81
Email: mbabayev@eco.gov.az; emin.garabaghli@eco.gov.az; az.mineco@gmail.com