The Doha work programme on Action for Climate Empowerment invites Parties to designate and provide support, including technical and financial support, and access to information and materials to a national focal point for ACE activities and assign specific responsibilities (15/CP.18, Annex, paragraph 22 (a)), which could include:
- The identification of areas for possible international cooperation and opportunities for strengthening synergies with other conventions; and
- The coordination of the preparation of the ACE chapter in the national communications, ensuring that relevant contact information, including web site addresses, is provided therein.
By Decision 17/CMA.1, Parties decided that the focal points nominated under Article 6 of the Convention will also serve as focal points under Article 12 of the Paris Agreement and will be referred to as Action for Climate Empowerment focal points in the context of the Paris Agreement.
Procedure to nominate a National Focal Point for Action for Climate Empowerment
The respective UNFCCC National Focal Point is requested to send a signed letter to the secretariat: secretariat@unfccc.int with copy to: Ace@unfccc.int indicating
- Name
- Title
- Institution
- Contact details (telephone, e-mail, fax, and web address) of the nominee. Once the communication is received, the newly nominated National Focal Point for Action for Climate Empowerment will be added to the list below.
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Focal Point |
Ministry/Organization |
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Afghanistan |
Mr. Amin Rohullah |
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Albania |
Ms.Etleva Bushati |
Ministry of Tourism and Environment |
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Algeria |
Mr. Rafik Hiahemzizou |
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Andorra |
Mr. Carles Miquel |
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Angola |
Mr. Lucas Marcolino Miranda |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Ms. Diann Black-Layne |
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Argentina |
Ms. Cecilia Nicolini |
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Armenia |
Ms. Ruzanna Voskanyan |
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Austria |
Ms. Talieh Woegerbauer |
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology |
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Azerbaijan |
Ms. Sayyara Mammadova |
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Belgium |
Ms. Elisabeth Ellegaard |
Federal Public Service for Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment--Climate Change Service |
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Belize |
Ms. Ann Gordon |
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Benin |
Mr. Comlan Médard Ouinakonhan |
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Bhutan |
Mr.Tshering Tashi |
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Bolivia |
Ms. Cynthia Silva Maturana |
Viceministry of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Forest Management |
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Botswana |
Ms. Chandapiwa P. Sebeela |
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Bulgaria |
Ms. Maria Yakimova |
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Burkina Faso |
Mr. Roger Baro |
Ministry of Environment |
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Cambodia |
Mr. Thy Sum |
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Canada |
Ms. Kaia Counter |
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Central African Republic |
Ms. Mariam Amoudou Sidi |
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development |
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Chad |
Mr. Minde Ngakougnon |
Ministry of Urban and Rural Hydraulics |
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Chile |
Ms. Maritza Jadrijevic |
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Colombia |
Mr. Jairo Neftalí Cárdenas Saavedra |
Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development |
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Comoros |
Mr. Mohamed Mindhiri |
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Congo |
Ms. Paulette Ebina Taraganzo |
Ministry of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and Environment |
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| Cook Islands | Cook Islands National Environment Service | resources@cookislands.gov.ck | |
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Costa Rica |
Ms. Andrea Meza Murillo |
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Côte d’Ivoire |
Ms. Ange Patricia Agni Adiko |
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Croatia |
Ms. Vlatka Palčić |
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Cuba |
Ms. Argelia Fernández Marquez |
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Cyprus |
Ms. Nicoletta Kythreotou |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mr. François Mubilayi Kabeya | Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development | |
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Denmark |
Mr. Erik Rasmussen |
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Dominica |
Mr. Collin Guiste |
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Dominican Republic |
Ms. Kirverlin Valera |
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Egypt |
Ms. Lydia Mohamed Kamel Elewa |
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El Salvador |
Ms. Rosa Margarita García Fuentes |
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Estonia |
Ms. Liisa Puusepp |
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Eswatini |
Ms. Hlobsile Sikhosana |
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Ethiopia |
Mr. Belete Geda Torbi |
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European Union |
Ms. Laura Maanavilja |
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Fiji |
Kushaal Raj | Ministry of Economy | kushaal.raj@economy.gov.fj |
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Finland |
Ms. Anne Liimatainen |
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France |
Ms. Myriam Galland |
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Gabon |
Mr. Georges Bayonne Mboumba |
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Gambia |
Ms. Aji Binta Kinta |
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Georgia |
Ms. Mariam Darchiashvili |
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Germany |
Ms. Luisa Rölke |
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Ghana (Republic of) |
Mr. Emmanuel Tachie-Obeng |
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Greece |
Mr. Christos Zerefos |
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Guatemala |
Mr. Fredy Antonio Chiroy Barreno |
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Guinea |
Mr. Mohamed Lamine Doumbouya |
National Direction for Environment |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Mr. Seco Cassamá |
Secretary of State for the Environment and Sustainable Development |
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Haiti |
Mr. Raoul Vital |
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Honduras |
Ms. Rosibel Martinez Arriaga |
Secretary of Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Mining |
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Hungary |
Ms. Veronika Bagi |
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Indonesia |
Ms. Laksmi Dhewanthi |
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Mr. Mohsen Esperi |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Ireland |
Ms. Stacy Wrenn |
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Italy |
Ms. Federica Rolle |
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Japan |
Mr. Junichiro Otaka |
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Jordan |
Ms. Wafa' Dabis |
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Kenya |
Mr. Charles Mutai |
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Kiribati |
Ms. Maryanne Mikaere Namakin |
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Latvia |
Ms. Sofija GrῙnvalde |
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development |
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Lesotho |
Mr. Motebang Lebusa |
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Liberia |
Mr.Teddy P. Taylor |
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Libya |
Mr. Mohamed Chirgawi |
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Ms. Lantonirina Ratovonjanahary |
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development |
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Mali |
Mr. Ibrahima Abdoulaye Maiga |
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Mauritius |
Ms. Anita Kawol |
Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change |
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Mexico |
Ms. Camila Zepeda Lizama |
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Mongolia |
Ms. Narangaravuu Altangerel |
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Montenegro |
Ms. Jelena Krivokapic |
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Morocco |
Ms. Naima Oumoussa |
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Mozambique |
Ms. Ivete Joaquim Maibaze |
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Myanmar |
Mr. Thura Aung |
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Namibia (Republic of) |
Ms. Bernadette Shalumbu-Shivute |
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Nepal |
Mr. Raju Sapkota |
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Netherlands |
Ms. Lenneke IJzendoorn |
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Niger |
Mr. Moussa Gousmane |
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Nigeria |
Ms. Saadatu Gambo Madaki |
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Norway |
Ms. Alice Gaustad |
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Oman |
Mr. Mohamed bin Rashid Al-Sinidi |
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Palestine (State of) |
Mr. Nedal Katbeh-Bader |
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Panama |
Exc. Milciades Concepción Dra. Ligia Castro |
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Peru |
Ms. Silvia Cristina Rodríguez Valladares |
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Philippines |
Mr. Albert Altarejos Magalang |
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Romania |
Ms. Daniela Călugăru |
Ministry of National Education |
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Republic of Korea |
Mr. Bonggeul Joo |
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Russian Federation |
Mr. Valery Mikheyev |
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Rwanda |
Ms. Faustin Munyazikwiye |
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Saint Lucia |
Ms. Snaliah Mahal |
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Sao Tome and Principe |
Mr. José Luiz Lima Onofre |
Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure, Natural Resource and Environment |
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Seychelles |
Ms. Jeanette Larue |
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| Sierra Leone | Mr. Gabriel Kpaka | Ministry of Transport and Aviation | gabrielkpaka@gmail.com |
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Slovenia |
Mr. Janez Berdavs |
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Somalia |
Mr. Hassan Haji Ibrahim |
Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Environment |
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South Sudan |
Mr. John Payai Manyok |
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Spain |
Mr. Francisco Heras Hernández |
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Sri Lanka |
Mr. S. M. Chandrasena |
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Sudan |
Mr. Zeinab Salih Mohammed |
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Suriname |
Ms. Theresa Castillion-Elder |
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Sweden |
Ms. Stina Söderqvist |
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Tajikistan |
Mr. Nasimjon Rajabov |
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Thailand |
Ms. Fairda Malem |
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Togo |
Ms. Méry Yaou |
Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Ms.Marcia Tinto |
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Tunisia |
Mr. Mosbah Abaza |
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Turkey |
Mr. Mehrali Ecer |
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Uganda |
Mr. Bob Natifu |
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Ukraine |
Mr. Roman Kharytonov |
Regional Center of Economic Research and Business Support Foundation |
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United Kingdom |
Mr. Kevin Hunt |
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United States of America |
Mr. Frank Niepold |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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Uruguay |
Ms. Gabriela Pignataro |
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Uzbekistan |
Ms. Tatyana Ososkova |
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Vanuatu |
Mr. Jesse Benjamin |
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Venezuela |
Ms. Daniela Alejandra Rodriguez Martinez |
Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores |
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Yemen |
Mr. Ammar Al-Aulaqi |
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Zambia |
Mr. Aurelius C. Nkonde |
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Zimbabwe |
Tatenda Mutasa |
Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry |
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