Climate change commitments and agriculture sectoral strategies in Cameroon: Interplay and perspectives

International audienceCameroon like other developing countries is developing approaches to respond to national and global climate change adaptation and mitigation commitments. Sufficient information on the interplay between sector policies and the causes, impacts and response to climate change is relevant for developing sustainable climate change response plans. Using the agriculture sector as a case, this paper examines this interplay in the context of the humid forest zone (HFZ) of Cameroon. Drawing on secondary information from agriculture sector strategies, forest cover change, climate vulnerability and agriculture systems in the HFZ, we found that: (i) the objectives of agriculture expansion and avoided deforestation and forest degradation are at crossroads ; (ii) agriculture as a livelihood strategy is vulnerable to climate variability and change; (iii) strengthening agriculture production systems technically, materially and financially are main suggestions for climate resilient and low carbon emission agriculture practices. We highlight barriers that need to be addressed for the agriculture intensification mechanism , i.e. the agriculture research and extension services in Cameroon to respond to the needs of adaptation and carbon emission reductions from avoided deforestation. These ABOUT THE AUTHOR Eugene L Chia is a researcher/expert with an interdisciplinary background that cuts across environment and development issues. He has published extensively on climate change and has years of experience working on climate change mitigation and adaptation from the policy level to the project level in the Congo basin region. He is currently providing advisory services to the government of Cameroon on climate change response policies and actions related to adaptation and carbon emission reduction. This paper is part of his contribution to policy inputs (information and knowledge) and the debate in the climate change policy response process in Cameroon

Mapping/assessing carbon stocks in the perspective of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) for rural communities in East Cameroon

Rural Africa plays an important role in the stabilization of the world's climate. Given that greenhouse gases are emitted from different sources and places, they accumulate over time and mix globally. Climate change can then be effectively tackled if collective actions are taken at global level. Though most decisions are taken by international conservation organizations, the implimetations are done at rural levels by local and indegenous communities who direclty depend on forest products. Reason why carbon stocks assessment at the MPEMOG Community Forest was done in order to establish a reference level for emission-reduction in the perspective of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) using the Chave et al. (2014) non-destructive allometric equation. From analysis of variance, carbon stock varied from 53.48±36.17 Ct/ha to 218.29±308.38 Ct/ha in Mixed cropland and Primary forest respectively equally the conversion of Primary Forest to Mixed cropland leads to the highest carbon loss (166.24 Ct/ha) and Cocoa plantations generate both economic and ecological values and contribute significantly to food security. The study concludes that the variation in carbon stocks depends on the degree of human influence and PES is an opportunity to contribute in forest sustainability while improving on the socioeconomic development of forest dependent populations

THE "WHERE?" IN PARTICIPATORY LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING - A WEB MAPPING APPROACH IN SOUTH-WEST CAMEROON

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Forêt communautaire et agroforesterie pour le stockage du carbone et l’adaptation au changement climatique dans la TNS (CAPV_2C)

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Stratégies citadines face au déficit d'approvisionnement en eau potable par les pouvoirs publics dans la ville de Bafoussam (ouest-Cameroun) : Des initiatives de groupes locaux organisés à l’appui des bailleurs de fonds internationaux.

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Stratégies citadines face au déficit d'approvisionnement en eau potable par les pouvoirs publics dans la ville de Bafoussam (ouest-Cameroun) : Des initiatives de groupes locaux organisés à l’appui des bailleurs de fonds internationaux.

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