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)
(+93 (0) 70 553 6484
Mr. Musa Hakimi
Director of Coordination and Foreign Relations Division
National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA)
(+93 (0) 70 363 2077
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. Ahmed Akli
Coordonnateur National du Bureau Ozone
Ministere de I'Environnement
(+213 21) 431 1448 / Cell: (+213) 541 253 632
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
(+213) 696 697 025
Ms. Madjeda Mekhaldi
Ingénieure principale
Bureau Ozone, Ministère de l’Environnement
Tel: (+213) 214 32885
Andorra
Laura Coll Male
Head of Service of Environment and Sustainability
Ministry of Environment. Agriculture and Sustainability
Tel: (+376) 875 707
Silvia Ferrer Lopez
Director of the Department of Environment and Sustainability
Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability
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. Patrick McInerney
Director
Ozone and Climate Protection Section, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Tel: (+612) 6274 1035
Azerbaijan
Ms. Jamila Mammadova
Focal Point / Chief engineer of the Climate Change Center
National Hydrometeorology Service, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
Tel: (+994-12) 566 2794
Bahrain
Eng. Hassan Mubarak
Head of Hazardous chemicals Management Unit
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)
+88 02) 818 1801
Barbados
Mr. Charley Browne
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment & National Beautification
+ (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/Fax:: (+375 17) 200 7119
Belize
Ms. Cindy Cunil
National Ozone Officer Assistant
Ministry Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
(+501) 802 2542/2816
Benin
Mme. Yvette Gauthe Boko
Point Focal Titulaire
Direction Générale de l'Environnement et du Climat, Ministère du Cadre de Vie et du Développement Durable
Tel: (+229 97) 446 532
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Sr. Magin Herrera Lopez
Viceministro
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y de Agua
(+591) 2214 6385
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ms. Azra Rogovic-Grubic
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
Mrs. Magna Luduvice
Environmental Analyst
Department of Climate, Ministry of the Environment
Tel: (+55 61) 2028 12248
Brunei Darussalam
Ms. Hazwani Wajihah binti Jefery
Ozone Officer
National Ozone Unit (NOU), Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation, Ministry of Development
Tel: (+673 2) 241 262
Ms. Martinah binti Haji Tamit
Acting Director
Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation, Ministry of Development
Tel: (+673 2) 241 262
Ms. Siti Lailatul Shazana binti Sheikh Abas
Ozone Officer
National Ozone Unit (NOU), Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation, Ministry of Development
Tel: (+673 2) 241 262, Ext 4405
Burkina Faso
Prof. Samuel Paré
Point Focal de la Convention de Vienne et du Protocole de Montréal
Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Economie Verte et des Changement climatiques
National Ozone Unit, Ministry of Local Government & Environment
Mexico
Mtro. Daniel López Vicuña
Encargado de la Direccion General de Gestion de la Calidad del Aire
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
Tel: (+25 55) 3686 5628
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Mr. Andrew Yatilman
Secretary and Operational Focal Point
Department of Environment, Climate Change and Emergency Management
Tel: (+691) 320 8814 / 8815
Monaco
Mrs Séverine Canis-Froidefond
Director
Direction de la Prospective, de l'Urbanisme et de la Mobilité
Tel: (+377) 98 98 22 99
Mongolia
Mr. Tsohio Adiyasuren
Chairman
National Committee for Ozone Layer Protection, Ministry of Environment and Tourism
Tel: (+976 11) 321 458
Mrs. DULAMSUREN Dashdorj
Senior/HPMP officer
National Ozone Authority Ministry of Environment Green Development and Tourism
Tel: +976 11 312458 Mob: +976 88003181
Montenegro
Mrs. Tatjana Boljevic
Senior Adviser / National Focal Point for Vienna Convention & Montreal Protocol
Environmental Protection Agency
Tel: (+382-20) 446 507
Morocco
Mme. Rabia Janati Idrissi
Chef de Division du Développement Durable
Division du Développement Durable, Direction Générale de l’Industrie, Ministère de l’Industrie, de l’Investissement, du Commerce et de l’Economie Numérique
Tel: (+212) 5 37 73 93 29
Mozambique
Mr. Leonardo Manuel Sulila
National Focal Point for Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol
Ministry of Land and Environment
Tel: (+258 21) 466 495
Myanmar
Mr. Kyaw San Naing
Director, Environmental Conservation Department
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
Tel: (+95 067) 431 324
Ms. Thin Thuzar Win
Deputy Director, Environmental Conservation Department
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
Tel: (+95 067) 431325
Namibia
Dr. Michael Humavindu
Deputy Executive Director
Directorate of Industrial Development, Ministry of Industrialization and Trade
(+264 61) 283 7205
New Zealand
The Manager
Policy and Regulatory – Hazardous Substances and Biological Technologies Policy (International) Waste and Resource Efficiency Division, Ministry for the Environment
Nicaragua
Sra. Francisca Zavala Mendoza
Asesora de la Unidad de Análisis de Riesgo
Focal Point, Montreal Protocol Comisión Nacional de Registro y Control de Sustancias Tóxicas
Tel: (+505) 8366 5597 / 2228 2002
Niger
Mr Ali Seydou Moussa
Directeur général du Développement Durable et des Normes Environnementales
Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Salubrité et du Développement Durable
(+ 227) 96506744/93569956
Nigeria
Engr. Idris Abdullahi
Assistant Director, National ozone officer
Federal Ministry of Environment
Niue
Mr. Sauni Tongatule
Director of Environment
Department of Environment
Tel: (+683) 4011 Or 4021
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 , Climate Department, Norwegian Environment Agency
(+47) 9809 4104, Cell: (+47) 9809 4104
Oman
Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Ajmi
Nationla Technical Focal Point, National Ozone Officer and National Advisor for Climate Change
Environment Authority
(+968) 2440 4789
Pakistan
Mr. Syed Mujtaba Hussain
Joint Secretary (IC) / National Project Director (Montreal Protocol)
International Cooperation, Ministry of Climate Change
Tel: (+92 51) 924 5585
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. Sofía Vera Gaete
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 241
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
Mr. Paul O. Ditona
Environmental Protection Unit
Enforcement and Security Service, Bureau of Customs
Tel: (+63 2) 241-7885
Atty. Juan Miguel T. Cuna
Assistant Secretary and concurrent Director
Environmental Management Bureau Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Tel: (+63 2) 928-3742; (+63 2) 928-3782
Qatar
Engineer Abdulrahman Al-Abduljabbar
Technical Affairs Director
Supreme Council for the Environment and Natural Resources
Tel: (+ 974) 55848019
Ozone Office Manager
Chemical Hazardous Section, Technical Affairs Department, Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Reserves Supreme Council for Environment
Tel: (+ 974) 443 7171
Republic of Korea
Ms. Yeseul Lee
Assistant Manager
ODS Management Team, Korea Specialty Chemical Industry Association
Tel: (+822) 2088 7261
Ms. Ra-No Lee
Deputy Director / National Ozone Officer
Chemicals Industry Team, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
(+8244) 203 4934
Republic of Moldova
Ms. Svetlana Bolocan
Head of Waste and Chemicals Management Division
Pollution Prevention and Waste Management Department Ministry of Environment
Tel: (+ 373) 22 204 525; Cell: (+373) 069564408
Romania
Ms. Claudia Dumitru
Head of Unit
Hazardous Substances and Contaminated Sites Unit, Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests
(+402 1) 408 9582
Russian Federation
Mr. Vasiliev Sergey
Focal Point for Ozone Agreements
Department of International Cooperation and Climate Changes, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
+7 495 252 23 59 ext. 12 50
Saint Lucia
Mr. Bernard La Corbiniere
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Finance and Planning
Tel: (+758) 452 2611 Ext.7115, 7118
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
(+378) 0549 887054
Saudi Arabia
Ms. Khuld Abdulrahman Jabby
Director of the National Ozone Unit
Senegal
Madame Reine Marie Coly Badiane
Coordonnatrice du programme ozone
Direction de l'Environnement et des Établissements classés, Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable
Tel: (+221) 776480059 / (+221) 33 8260118
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
Principal Ozone Officer
Environment Protection Agency
(+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
(+65) 6708 6236
Solomon Islands
Mr. John Korinihona
National Ozone Officer
Petroleum/National Ozone Unit, Energy and Rural Electrification Division, Ministry of Mines and Energy
(+677) 21525
Somalia
Mr. Khalif Hassan Dalmar
Environmental Protection Advisor & National Ozone Officer
National Ozone Unit, Office of Environmental Affairs, the Office of the Prime Minister
Tel: (+252) 617661903/ (+252) 90 603 3182
Sri Lanka
Mrs. K.S. Apsara Mendis
Director
Air Resources Management and National Ozone Unit, Ministry of Environment
Tel: (+94 11) 203 4215, Cell: (+94 718) 111 784
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
(+963) 112396344/ Mobile: (+963) 932288532
Tajikistan
Mr. Mahmad Safarov
Head of NOU
National Coordinator of Ozone Programme Ministry of Nature Resources Protection
Tel: (+99 237) 222 0883/225 41937 3772
Thailand
Mr. Soodsakorn Putho
Director
Treaties and International Strategies Bureau Department of Industrial Works
Tel: (+662-202) 4123
Mrs. Srichant Uthayopas
Director
Hazardous Substances Control Bureau Department of Industrial Works
Tel: (+662-202) 4201
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
Mr. Vidémé Amèh DJOSSOU
Coordonnateur du Bureau National Ozone
Tel: (+228) 22 22 68 97 Mob: (+228) 90 98 25 64
Tonga
Mr. Paula Ma'u
Chief Executive Officer
Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC)
Tel: (+676) 28170
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
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 Agriculture and Environment Protection
(+ 993) 12 39 415 5/4045
Coordinator
National Ozone Unit, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection
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)
(+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)
(+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)
(+90) 312 586 3262
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Othaibah Saeed Alqaydi
Director
Chemical Department, Ministry of Environment and Water
Tel: (+971 4) 2148 346
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Stephen Cowperthwaite
Head of Stratospheric Ozone and Fluorinated Gases
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs