Focal Points

Bahamas

Mr. David L. Cates

Political Focal Point since 2020-06-03
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of the Environment and Housing
2nd Floor Charlotte House P.O. Box N-7132
Nassau
The Bahamas

Dr. Rhianna Neely-Murphy

Operational Focal Point since 2022-01-25
Director
Department of Environmental Planning and Protection
Ground Floor Charlotte House
Nassau
The Bahamas

Bahrain

Mr. Talal Alabsi

Political Focal Point since 2020-07-28
First Secretary
Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain
3503 International Drive, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20008
USA

Dr. Mohamed Bin Daina

Operational Focal Point since 2020-08-28
Chief Executive
Supreme Council for Environment
PO Box 18233
Manama
Bahrain

Bangladesh

Ms. Sharifa Khan

Political Focal Point since 2022-09-06
Secretary
Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance
Room 03 & 04, Block 08 , Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka 1207
Bangladesh

Mr. Mohammed Rayhan Kaosar

Operational Focal Point since 2026-03-29
Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change
Dhaka
Bangladesh

Barbados

Ms. Joy-Ann Skinner

Political Focal Point since 2023-05-24
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados
No. 1 Culloden Road
St. Michael
Barbados

Mr. David Leacock

Operational Focal Point since 2025-06-23
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment and National Breautification, Green and Blue Economy
10th floor, Warrens Tower II
Warrens, St. Michael 12001 12001
Barbados

Belarus

Mr. Aliaksndr Haroshka

Political Focal Point since 2021-02-01
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus
Kollektornaya Str. 10-439
Minsk 220004
Republic of Belarus

Ms. Larissa Lukina

Operational Focal Point since 2020-02-18
Deputy Head of the General Directorate for Environmental Policy, International Cooperation and Science
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Head of the International Cooperation Department
Kollektornaya Street 10
Minsk 220004
Belarus

Belgium

Mr. Corentin Genin

Council Member for the constituency of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Türkiye since 2026-01-08, Donor Participants (Replinishment)
Operational Focal Point since 2026-01-08
Attaché - National Focal Point for GEF and UNCCD MD8 - Directorate Climate and Environment
Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
15, Rue des Petits Carmes
Brussels 1000
Belgium

Belize

Mr. Carlos Pol

Political Focal Point since 2025-08-14
Chief Executive Officer
Ministry of Economic Transformation
Belmopan
Belize

Ms. Milagro Matus

Operational Focal Point since 2025-08-14
Chief Executive Officer
Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Solid Waste Management
Belmopan
Belize

Benin

Mrs. Jeanne Adanbiokou Akakpo

Political Focal Point since 2022-11-07
Deputy Minister (Directrice de Cabinet du Ministre)
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Cotonou, Littoral
Benin

Mr. Mémanton Boni Yalla

Operational Focal Point since 2022-11-07
Director of Planning, Administration and Finance
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Cotonou
Benin

Bhutan

Mr. Ugyen Dorji

Political Focal Point since 2020-11-04
Officiating Director
Department of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Post Box No. 103, Gyalyong Tshokhang
Thimpu
Bhutan

Mr. Tshering Dorji

Operational Focal Point since 2024-02-02
Director General
Department of Macro-Fiscal and Development Finance
Ministry of Finance Post Box 127, Tashichhodzong
Thimpu
Bhutan

Bolivia

Mr. Jose Luis Llanos Rocha

Political Focal Point since 2025-12-17
Vice Minister of Strategic Planning of the State
Ministry of Development Planning and Environment Support
Mariscal Santa Cruz No. 1092 Avenue
La Paz 12814
Plurinational State of Bolivia

Mr. Jorge Ernesto Ávila

Operational Focal Point since 2026-02-18
Viceminister of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Chante, and Forest Management and Development
Ministry of Development Planning and the Environment
Av. 14 de Septiembre No 5397, Esq Calle 8 de Obrajes, Piso 7
La Paz
Bolivia

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Mr. Stasa Kosarac

Political Focal Point since 2020-01-03
Minister
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Musla 9
Sarajevo 71000
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mr. Novak Vukajlović

Operational Focal Point since 2023-11-27
Advisor to the Minister
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
Musala 9
Sarajevo 71 000
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Ms. Abigail Lillian Engleton

Political Focal Point since 2022-01-10
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism
Private Bag BO199
Gaborone
Botswana

Dr. Cyril Taolo

Operational Focal Point since 2024-05-08
Government Liaison Officer
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Private Bag BO 199
Gaborone
Botswana

Brazil

Ms. Luciana Melchert Saguas Presas

Political Focal Point since 2024-07-08
Head of the Division for Environmental Policy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Esplanada Dos Ministérios, Bloco H
Brasilia, DF 70170-900
Brazil

Ms. Livia Farias Ferreira de Oliveira

Operational Focal Point since 2025-07-30
General Coordinator for Sustainable Finance
Ministry of Finance
Esplanada dos Ministérios, BLP, 6th floor
Brasilia, Distrito Federal 70048-900
Brazil

Bulgaria

Ms. Emiliya Kraeva

Operational Focal Point since 2014-02-27
Director for Strategies
Ministry of Environment and Water
EU Affairs and International Cooperation Directorate 22 Maria Louisa Blvd. 2nd Floor, Room 211
Sofia 1000
Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Mr. Philippe Zane

Political Focal Point since 2024-05-14
Project Manager
Ministere de l’economie des finances et de la prospective
395, Avenue du 11 Decembre, 03 BP 7008, Ougadougou 03
Ougadougou, Kadiogo
Burkina Faso

Dr. Rémy Pale

Operational Focal Point since 2026-03-18
Permanent Secretary of Agriculture, Sectorial Policies Coordination, and Sustainable Development
Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Animal and Fisheries Resources
Ougadougou
Burkina Faso

Burundi

Mr. Niyungeko Emmanuel

Operational Focal Point since 2026-01-13
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, and Livestock
Bujumbura
Republic of Burundi