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Cameroon

Nationally determined contribution (NDC) Analysis

Cameroon - 2010

Summary
Reference to Women/Gender
Context of Gender Reference
Adaptation
Gender Tags
AC
B
GS
WVG
Submitted Language
French
Submitted Translation
No
Type of Support
Conditional
Monitoring and/or Implementation
Monitoring
Implementation
NDC Commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned
No
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Timeframe 
2016- Cameroon Vision 2035 (2010 base year)
Relevant Context 

Cameroon is a developing nation with five agro-ecological zones, presenting both flooding and drought, deforestation and waste management issues given the rapidly growing population, but agriculture dominates the economic sector by providing roughly 80 %

Process for Developing NDC 

No mention of process for developing INDC.

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

Monitoring programs to be incorporated with financial assistance. The guidance council of the National Observatory on Climate Change (ONACC), established in 2009, is in charge of planning, coordination of implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the I

Summary of Gender Reference 

- Gender-mainstreaming in adaptation (agriculture); - Women as a vulnerable group (WVG): The INDC mentions Cameroonians - particularly women, children and vulnerable people - and economic sectors of the country acquire greater resilience and greater resil

Cameroon - Updated NDC Analysis

Summary
Reference to Women/Gender
Submitted Language
French
Submitted Translation
No
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