Focal points for licensing systems (Decision IX/8)
Afghanistan
Dr. Zainul Abadin Abid
Deputy Director-General, Technical and Policy Affairs
National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA)
Tel: (+93) (0) 70 553 6484
Albania
Ms. Mimoza Vokshi
Focal Point for Licensing Systems and National Ozone Unit Coordinator
Ministry of Tourism and Environment
Tel: (+355) 67218 6988
Algeria
M. Akil Hanafi Fodil
Chef de Bureau de la protection de la couche d'ozone
Direction des Changements Climatiques, Bureau Ozone, Ministère de l'Environnement et des Energies Renouvelables
Tel: (+213) 696 697 025
Ms. Madjeda Mekhaldi
Ingénieure principale
Direction des Changements Climatiques, Ministère de l’Environnement et des Energies Renouvelables
Tel: (+213) 214 32885
Andorra
Ms. Laura Coll Male
Area de Medio Ambiente y Sostenibilidad
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Agricultura y Ramaderia
Tel: (+376) 875 707
Ms. Silvia Ferrer Lopez
Directora
Departamento de Medio Ambiente y Sostenibilidad, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Agricultura y Ramaderia
Tel: (+376) 875 779
Argentina
Dr. Laura Berón
Coordinadora
Oficina Programa Ozono,Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable
Tel: (+ 54 11) 4348 8413
Armenia
Ms. Liana Ghahramanyan
VC and MP National Focal Point
Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia
Tel: (+374 11) 818 510 / 818 513 / 818 532
Australia
Mr Paul Taylor
Director
Mercury, Ozone and Climate Protection Section, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
(+61) (0)422 256 060
Ms. Annie Gabriel
Assistant Director
Mercury, Ozone and Climate Protection Section, Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water
Tel: +61 (0)439 047 255
Azerbaijan
Ms. Aysel Rzayeva
Head of International organizations and agreements sub-division
International Cooperation Division, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
Tel: +994 12 597 01 68 (1203)
Bahrain
Eng. Hassan Mubarak
Chief of Hazardous chemicals Management Unit and National Ozone Officer
Environmental Assessment & Control Directorate, The Supreme Council for the Environment
Tel: (+973) 17386567 / (+973) 17386999
Bangladesh
Dr. Satyendra Kumar Purkayastha
Senior Officer, Ozone Cell
Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
Tel: (+88 02) 818 1801
Barbados
Mrs. Yolande J. Howard
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment & National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy
Tel: (+246) 535-4354/4357
Belarus
Ms. Natallia Klimenka
Consultant
Department of Regulation of Impacts on Atmospheric Air, Climate Change and Expertise, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus
Tel: (+375 17) 200 7119
Belize
Ms. Cindy Cunil
National Ozone Officer Assistant
Department of the Environment, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Tel: (+501) 828 4858
Benin
Mme. Yvette Gauthe Boko
Point Focal Titulaire
Direction Générale de l'Environnement et du Climat, Ministère du Cadre de Vie et des Transports en charge du Développement Durable
Tel: (+229 97) 446 532
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Sr. Franz Álvaro Quispe Olivera
Viceministro de Medio Ambiente, Biodiversidad, Cambios Climáticos y de Gestión y Desarrollo Forestal, Punto Focal Titular
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua
Tel: (+591) 2 214 1929
Sra. Roxana Janeth Marza Villca
Coordinadora de Comisión Gubernamental del Ozono, Punto Focal Titular
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua
Cell: (+591) 71 100 369
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ms. Azra Rogović-Grubić
Senior Advisor for International Cooperation and BiH Ozone Unit Manager
Focal Point for Vienna Convention on Ozone Layer Protection and Montreal Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
Tel: (+387 33) 953 531
Brazil
Mr. Túlio César Mourthé de Alvin Andrade
Head of Climate Negotiation Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tel: (+55 61) 2030 8458
Brunei Darussalam
Ms. Nur 'Atiyah Hana binti Kaflee
Ozone Officer
National Ozone Unit (NOU), Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation, Ministry of Development
Tel: (+673) 832 5442
Ms. Hajah Suryanti Jurinah binti Muhammad Jumin
Environmental Officer
Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation, Ministry of Development
Tel: (+673 2) 241 262
Mr. Mohammad Ali Wafee Bin Zainee
Ozone Officer
National Ozone Unit (NOU), Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation, Ministry of Development
Tel: (+673) 7206381
Burkina Faso
M. Roland Bêma Sanou
Inspecteur de l’Environnement et Directeur du Bureau National Ozone
Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’eau et de l’assainissement
Tel: (+226) 709 62772
M. Adama Sawadogo
Coordonnateur Adjoint
Bureau National Ozone, Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’eau et de l’assainissement
Tel: (+226) 703 555360
Burundi
Mme. Rénilde Ndayishimiye
Directeur de l'Environnement et du Changement Climatique
Office Burundais pour la Protection de l'Environnement (O B P E), Ministère de l'Environnement, de l’Agriculture et l'Elevage
Tel: (+257) 22 22 13 68
Ms. Jeanne Francine Nkunzimana
Adjoint du Coordonnatrice Nationale du Bureau Ozone, Directrice de l’Environnement et de l’Assainissement
Direction Générale de l’Environnement, des Ressources en Eau et de l’Assainissement, Ministre de l’Environnement, de l’Agriculture et de l’Elevage
Tel: (+257) 79 50 50 56
Cambodia
Mr. Pak Sokharavuth
Under Secretary of State
General Directorate of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Environment
Tel: (+855) 1296 2103
Cameroon
M. Hyacinth Mboh
Directeur des Normes et des Contrôles
Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Protection de Nature et du Développement Durable (MINEPDED)
Tel: (+699) 653 180 / 587 256
Canada
Mr. Philippe Chemouny
Manager, Montreal Protocol and Export Controls
Chemical Production Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Tel: (+1 613) 286-2460
Central African Republic
M. Didier Laoule
Ingénieur Forestier, Enseignant Chercheur à l'Université de Bangui
Ministère de l'économie Forestière, de l'Environnement et du Tourisme
Tel: (+236) 7509 4949 / 7205 8451
Chad
Dr. Nadoum Koro
Coordonateur du Bureau National Ozone du Tchad
Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Pêche et du Développement Durable
Tel: (+235) 66 26 92 36
Chile
Sra. Claudia Paratori Cortés
Coordinadora de la Unidad Ozono
División de Cambio Climático, Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
Tel: (+56 2) 2240 5660
China
Ms. Wei Yao
Director
Division of Ecological and Environmental Conventions, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)
Tel: (+86 10) 6564 5818
Colombia
Sra. Leydy María Suárez Orozco
Jefa Nacional de Projectos, Unidad Técnica Ozono
Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible
Tel: (+57 1) 3323 400 Ext. 1241 - 1232 / 332 3638
Comoros
M. Youssouf Ali Mohamed
Coordonnateur et Point Focal Ozone
Bureau Ozone Comores, Direction Générale de l'Environnement et des Forêts, Vice-présidence en charge du Ministère de l'Agriculture
Tel: (+269) 763 1961 / 336 6911
Congo
M. Lucien Ekou
Administrateur des SAF et Coordonnateur National du Bureau Ozone et Point Focal National
Direction Générale de l'Environnement, Ministère de l'Environnement, du Developpement Durable et du Basin du Congo
Tel: (+242) 05 574 10 74 / 06 882
Cook Islands
Mr. Muraai Herman
Senior Environment Officer / National Ozone Officer
Cook Islands National Environment Service
Tel: (+682) 21 256
Costa Rica
Sra. Shirley Soto Montero
Directora
Dirección de Gestión de Calidad Ambiental (DIGECA), Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía
Tel: (+506) 2258 3272
Croatia
Ms. Snježana Iličić
Senior Expert Advisor
Service for Climate Activities, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
Tel: (+385 1) 3717 133
Cuba
Sr. Roberto Sosa
Director General
Centro de Gestión de la Información y Desarrollo de la Energía (CUBAENERGÍA), Agencia de Energía Nuclear y Tecnología de Avanzada, Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente
Tel: (+53) 7202 7527
Côte d'Ivoire
Ms. Konan Kouassi Odile Haphouet
Coordonnatrice National par interim du Project Ozone
Ministère de l’Environnement, du Développement Durable et de la Transition Écologique
odilekonan2008@gmail.com
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Ms. JANG Sol Song
National Ozone Coordinator
National Coordinating Committee for Environment (NCCE)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
M. Elie Umba Kabunda
Coordonnateur, Point Focal
Bureau National Ozone, Ministère de l'Environnement et Développement Durable
Tel: (+243) 82 570 76 64
M. Rény Kachoko Ka Kachoko
Directeur de Cabinet
Ministère de l'Environnement et Développement Durable
Tel: (+243) 0999938032
Dominica
Mr. Edgar Hunter
Senior Technical Advisor
Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernization, Kalinago Upliftrnent and Constituency Empowerment
Tel: (+1 767) 266 5256 / Cell: (+1-767) 225 0572
Dominican Republic
Sr. Mario Jose Perez Núñez
Punto Focal Técnico
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
Ecuador
Sr. Daniel Heredia
Director de Reconversión Ambiental y Tecnológica
Subsecretaría de Competitividad Industrial y Territorial, Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca
Tel: (+593) 2 3948760 ext. 2132
Sra. Ana Correa
Oficial Nacional de Ozono
Dirección de Reconversión Ambiental y Tecnológica, Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca
+593-2) 394 8760 Ext. 2124
Egypt
Dr. Ezzat Lewis Agaiby
Director
Egyptian Ozone Unit, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Tel: (+202) 817 6390 / (+202) 012 21814242
El Salvador
Ing. Italo Andrés Flamenco Córdova
Punto Focal Nacional
Dirección General de Seguridad Hídrica, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (MARN)
Tel: (+503) 2132 9212
Eritrea
Mr. Robel Kibrom (Chemical Engineer)
Head of Chemicals and Waste Assessment Unit and Coordinator of National Ozone Unit
Department of Environment, Ministry of Land, Water & Environment
Tel: (+291) 733 8151
Eswatini
Ms. Mabuza Khangeziwe
Principal Secretary
Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs
Tel: (+268) 2404 6162, Cell: (+268) 7 606 3020
Ethiopia
Mr. Wondwossen Tadesse Debelle
Environmental Law Expert and National Ozone Officer
Ministry of Environment and Forest
Tel: (+251) 945253922
European Union
Ms. Agnieszka Truszczynska
Policy Officer
Unit C1 - Low Carbon Solutions (I), Montreal Protocol, Clean Cooling & Heating, Digital Transition, Directorate-General Climate Action
Ms. Ingrid Ciabatti
Policy Officer
Unit C1 - Low Carbon Solutions (I), Montreal Protocol, Clean Cooling & Heating, Digital Transition, Directorate-General Climate Action
Tel: (+32 2) 298 2193
Fiji
Dr. Sivendra Michael
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Tel: (+679) 331 1699
Ms. Senimili Baleicakau
A/Director and National Focal Point
Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Tel: (+679) 3311 699
Gabon
M. Gilles Christian Mangongo
Point Focal National, Directeur de l’Environnement et de la Nature
Ministère de l'Environnement, du Climat et du Conflit Homme-Faune
Tel: (+241) 31 75 06 / 0605 5123
Gambia
Mr. Alhagie Sarr
Senior Programme Officer
National Environment Agency
Cell : (+ 220) 9 866 975
Georgia
Mr. Noe Megrelishvili
National Ozone Focal Point, Head of Ambient Air Division of Environment and Climate Change Department
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Tel: (+995 32) 2727 228
Ghana
Mr. Joseph Amankwa Baffoe
Acting Director and National Ozone Officer
Climate Change and Ozone Department, Environmental Protection Agency
Focal Point, Montreal Protocol Comisión Nacional de Registro y Control de Sustancias Tóxicas
Tel: (+505) 8366 5597 / 2228 2002
Niger
Mr Ali Seydou Moussa
Coordinateur NOU-Niger, Directeur Général de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable
Ministère de l’Hydraulique, de l’Assainissement et l'Environnement
Tel: (+227) 96506744/93569956
Nigeria
Engr. Idris Abdullahi
Director / National Ozone Officer
Federal Ministry of Environment
Tel: (+234) 8033 341609
Niue
Mr. Haden Talagi
Director, Niue GEF OFP, Niue Focal Point Ozone project
Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)
Tel: (+683) 4011
North Macedonia
Ms. Emilija Kjupeva-Nedelkova
Montreal Protocol Focal Point
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning
Tel: (+389) 2 3251 562
Norway
Ms. Alice Gaustad
Senior Climate Adviser
Section for Climate Science, Air Quality and Local Climate Mitigation, Climate Department, Norwegian Environment Agency
Tel: (+47) 9809 4104, Cell: (+47) 9809 4104
Oman
Ms. Maha Ali Al-Balushi
National Technical Focal Point, National Ozone Officer and National Advisor for Climate Change
Environment Authority
Tel: (+968) 2440 4789
Pakistan
Mr. Hammad Shamimi
Additional Secretary-II / National Focal Point and National Project Director (Montreal Protocol)
National Ozone Unit, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination
Tel: (+92 51) 9245585
Palau
Ms. Roxanne Y. Blesam
Executive Officer and National Focal Point
Environmental Quality Protection Board
Tel: (+680) 488 1639/3600
Mr. F. Umiich Sengebau
His Excellency, The Minister
Political Focal Point Ministry of National Resources, Environment and Tourism
Tel: (+680) 767 5435/3125
Papua New Guinea
Mr. Gunther Joku
Managing Director
Conservation & Environment Protection Authority
Tel: (+675) 301 4500
Paraguay
Sra. Gilda María Torres
Directora General y Punto Focal del Convenio del Viena y del Protocolo de Montreal
Dirección General de Control del Aire, Ministerio del Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible
Tel: (+595 2) 1287 9000 Ext 237
Ing. Gloria Rivas Rodriguez
Jefa, Departamento de Ozono
Dirección General de Control del Aire, Ministerio del Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible
Tel: (+595 21) 2879 000 Ext 245
Philippines
Ms. Esperanza A. Sajul
OIC, Assistant Director
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) and Overall Project Coordinator under Montreal Protocol Programs and Commitments
Tel: (+63) 8539 4378 loc. 182 & 183
Qatar
Engineer Abdulrahman Al-Abduljabbar
Technical Affairs Director
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Tel: (+ 974) 55848019
Republic of Korea
Mr. Jaihoon Kim
Director / National Ozone Officer
Center for Support and Management of Specific Substance, Korea Petrochemical Industry Association
Tel: (+82 2) 3668 6197
Mr. Jonghyun Lim
Manager
International Treaties Division, Korea Chemical Industry Association
(+822) 3668 6191
Republic of Moldova
Ms. Olesea Cotoman
National Ozone Unit Coordinator
Public Institution ”National Office for the Implementation of Environmental Projects”, Ministry of Environment
Tel: (+373) 69 167 602
Romania
Ms. Claudia Dumitru
National Ozone Unit Officer
Waste and Hazardous Substances Management Department, Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests
Tel: (+402 1) 408 9582
Russian Federation
Mr. Sergey Vasiliev
Focal Point for Ozone Agreements
Department of International Cooperation in the field of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Tel: (+7) 495 252 23 59 Ext. 12 50
Saint Lucia
Mrs. Dawn Pierre Nathoniel
Chief Sustainable Development and Environment Officer (Ag.)
Department of Sustainable Development, Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training
Tel: (+1 758) 468-5808 / 7190838
Samoa
Ms. Tumau Herownna Neru
Principal Ozone Officer
Ozone Section, Meteorology Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Tel: (+685) 20855 / 20856
San Marino
Mr. Omar Raimondi
Focal Point
Environmental Protection Office
Tel: (+378) 0549 887054
Saudi Arabia
Eng. Ali Tumayhi
Director/National Ozone Officer
National Ozone Unit, National Center for Environmental Compliance (NCEC)
Tel: +966 54 089 5440
Senegal
M. Baba Dramé
Directeur et Point Focal National
Direction de l'Environnement et des Etablissements Classés, Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Transition Ecologique
Tel: (+221) 775 180 313
Serbia
Ms. Bojana Radeski
National Ozone officer
Advisor in Department of Air Protection and Ozone Layer, Ministry of Environmental Protection
Tel: (+381-11) 2696 432
Ms. Ljubica Bolovic
Senior Adviser in Air and Ozone Layer Protection Unit
Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection
Seychelles
Mrs Lianette Lesperence
Director Import & Export Permit
Ministry of Finance & Trade Dept
Tel: (+248) 4382116
Sierra Leone
Mr. Bashiru Kargbo
Deputy Director Research & Innovation and National Ozone Officer
Environmental Protection Agency Sierra Leone (EPA-SL)
Tel: (+232) 7825 2911 / 3401 9891
Singapore
Ms. Felicia Lim
Deputy Principal Scientific Officer (Chemical Control and Management Department)
Pollution Control 1 Division, Clean Environment Group, National Environment Agency
Tel: (+65) 6708 6236
Solomon Islands
Ms. Mariana Nonga
Principal Energy Officer (National Ozone Officer)
Energy Division, Ministry of Mines, Energy & Rural Electrification
Tel: (+677) 21525 / Cell phone: (+677) 7789222
Somalia
Mr. Abdirahim Barre
Head of GHG and MRVs Unit and National Operational Focal Point
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Tel: (+252) 61 515 1096
Sri Lanka
Ms. H. D. Aneesha Rukshini
Director (Operational Focal Point)
Air Resources Management and National Ozone Unit, Ministry of Environment
Tel: (+94 11) 203 4215
Sudan
Dr. Abdelghani Abdelgalil Hassan
National ODS Coordinator
Ministry of Environment and Physical Development (MENRPD)
Tel: (+249 1) 76501 784 279 / 9114 87997
Switzerland
Dr. Henry Wöhrnschimmel
Deputy Head of Section
Air Pollution Control and Chemicals Division, Federal Office for the Environment
Tel: (+41) 584 631 720
Syrian Arab Republic
Eng. Maan Alabli
National Focal Point of Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol
Environmental Safety Directorate, Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
Tel: (+963) 112396344 / Cell: (+963) 932288532
Tajikistan
Mr. Abduqayum Qalandarzoda
Head
Atmospheric Air Protection Department, Committee for Environmental Protection
Tel: (+992) 908000010
Thailand
Ms. Alissara Rungsipanodorn
Director
Hazardous Management Division, Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry
Tel: +66 2430 6308 Ext 1700
Ms. Wassana Leksomboon
Scientist Expert Level
Hazardous Management Division, Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry
Tel: +66 2430 6308 Ext 1702
Timor-Leste
Mr. Claudio Martins de Jesus
Ozone Unit Officer
International Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Commerce Industry and Environmental (RDTL)
Tel: (+670) 7476 292
Togo
Mme. Bidénam Assimti-Tchao Awaté
Juriste Environnementaliste et Coordonnatrice du Bureau National Ozone
Direction de l'Environnement, Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestières (MERF)
Tel: Cell: (+228) 901 32993
Tonga
Mr. Aloisio Fifita
National Ozone Officer
Department of Climate Change (Ozone Depleting Substances Division), Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communication (MEIDECC)
Tel: (+676) 27767 , Cell: (+676) 7736425
Trinidad and Tobago
Dr. Marissa Gowrie
Deputy Environmental Manager / National Ozone Officer
Environmental Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Planning and Development
Tel: (+868) 225 3382
Tunisia
M. Youssef Hammami
Le Directeur et Coordinateur de l'Unité Nationale de l'Ozone
Agence Nationale de Protection de l'Environnement
Tel: (+216-71) 233 600, Cell: (+216) 98 688 873
Turkmenistan
Mr. Suleyman Orazov
Head of State Customs Service of Turkmenistan
Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan
Tel: (+993) 12 39 415 5/4045
Coordinator
Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Ms Moeli Homasi
ODS Project Coordinator/National Ozone Officer
Department of Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Tourism, Environment and Labour
Tel: (+688) 20179
Türkiye
Mr. Orhan Solak
Head of Directorate of Climate Change and Focal Point of Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol
The Presidency of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization And Climate Change (MoEUCC)
Tel: (+90 312) 5914410
Mr. Volkan Polat
Head of Department of Monitoring of Green House Gas Emissions (NOU)
The Presidency of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization And Climate Change (MoEUCC)
Tel: (+90 312) 586 3300
Ms. Sezin Sönmez Erbaş
Expert, National Ozone Officer
The Presidency of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Urbanization And Climate Change (MoEUCC)
Tel: (+90) 312 586 3262
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Othaibah Saeed Alqaydi
Director
Municipal Affairs, Ministry of Climate change and Environment
Tel: (+971 4) 2148 346
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ms. Morgan Simpson
Senior Policy Advisor
Stratospheric Ozone and Fluorinated Gases, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(+44) 7979 166296
Mr. Jacob Andreson
Head of domestic fluorinated gases and ozone depleting substances (F-gas and ODS) and UK Head of Delegation to the Montreal Protocol
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs