Resource Mobilization Focal Point

“Each Party should consider appointing a “resource mobilization focal point” to facilitate national implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization” -- Strategy for resource mobilization, paragraph 12

In adopting the strategy for resource mobilization in May 2008, the Conference of the Parties recommended that each Party should consider appointing a “resource mobilization focal point” to facilitate national implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization. The primary function of resource mobilization focal points is organizing the design and dissemination of a country-specific resource mobilization strategy, with the involvement of key stakeholders such as non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities, environmental funds, businesses and donors, in the framework of updated national biodiversity strategies and action plans. In addition, resource mobilization focal points should act as liaisons with the Secretariat on behalf of their Parties and in so doing, they are responsible for:

1. Receiving and disseminating funding information related to the Convention;
2. Ensuring that Parties are represented at finance-related capacity building and awareness raising workshops under the Convention;
3. Identifying experts to assist with the implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization of the Convention;
4. Responding to other requests for input by Parties from the Conference of the Parties and the Secretariat;
5. Collaborating with resource mobilization focal points in other countries to facilitate implementation of Articles 20 and 21 and other related provisions of the Convention, particularly at the regional and subregional level;
6. Monitoring, promoting and/or facilitating national implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization of the Convention.

For the biennium 2011-2012, the following activities are expected:

• Countries that have not appointed resource mobilization focal points will undertake to appoint such focal points;
• Training and workshops to be organized for resource mobilization focal points;
• Resource mobilization focal points to facilitate implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization.

List of resource mobilization focal points

Country	Appointed resource mobilization focal point
Albania	Mr. Saimir Hoxha
Antigua and Barbuda.	Ms. Diann Black-Layne
Argentina	Lic. Oscar Padin, Sr. Guillermo Federico Lingua
Australia	Ms. Annette Madvig
Austria	Dr. Andrea Nouak
Azerbaijan	Ms. Solmaz Mammadova
Belgium	Mr. Jozef Buys
Belize	Mr. Wilber Sabido
Bhutan.	Mr. Karma Nyedrup
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mr. Mehmed Cero
Brazil	Mr. Fernando Coimbra
Cambodia	Mr. Heng Chan Thoeun
Croatia	Ms. Ivna Vukšić
Cuba	Mr. Jorge Luis Fernandez Chamero
Cyprus	Mr. Demetris Koutroukides
Denmark	Mr. Martin Schneekloth
Ecuador	Mr. Felipe Campos
Egypt	Mr. Moustafa Fouda
European Community	Mr. Jörg Roos
Fiji	Mr. Epeli Nasome
Germany	Mr. Nicola Breier
Grenada	Mr. Mervin Haynes
Hungary	Ms. Ditta Greguss
India	Mr. Hem Pande
Israel	Ms. Galit Palzur
Liberia	Mr. James Z. Aquoi
Maldives	Dr. Mohamed Shareef
Mauritania	Mr. Cheikh Ould Sidi Mohamed
Myanmar	Mr. U Kyaw Htun
Nepal	Mr. Ram Bhakta Malla
Netherland.	Mr. John van Himbergen
New Zealand	Ms. Hine-Wai Loose
Niger	Mr. Attari Boukar
Niue	Mr. Sauni Tongatule
Norway	Ms. Tone Solhaug
Qatar	Mr. Ghanim Abdulla Mohammad
Sao Tome and Principe	Mr. José Deus Lima de Menezes
Serbia	Mrs Sandra Simić
Solomon Islands	Ms. Susan Sulu
Suriname	Mr. Leonard C. Johanns
Swaziland	Mr. Donald Ndwandwe
Switzerland	Ms. Nathalie Rizzotti
Tajikistan	Ms. Tatyana Novikova
The Gambia	Mr. Mawdo Jallow
Timor-Leste	Mr. Rui dos Reis Pires
Trinidad and Tobago	Mrs. Esme Rawlins-Charles
United Kingdom	Ms. Georgina Ayre
United Republic of Tanzania	Mr. Onesphory Maganya Kamukuru