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Cameroon

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Analysis of Original NDC

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 % of GDP. Mitigation efforts include the Agriculture, Energy, Forestry, and Waste sectors.

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 INDC; the ONACC is specifically in charge of monitoring and evaluation.

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 resilience to negative impacts of climate change. - Women as stakeholders (S) whereby women have an important role to play in the thematic Program 13, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Water and Energy (MINEE), by: Strengthening and securing access to water resources and sanitation services in a changing climate; securing environmental services; management of surface and groundwater for water, protection of source of heads; Fixing the banks and soils; role of women; plans for using surface water or deep; struggles against pollution (agricultural, industrial, medical, etc.); Prevention of extreme events (floods) ; conservation of aquatic biodiversity. - Women as beneficiaries of projects (B): Increasing the resilience of productive (agricultural) practices - Strengthening the capacity of actors (especially young women and elderly, indigenous peoples, farmers, etc.) concerning new crop as part of intensified and sustainable production methods . - Also, in the Mitigation efforts within the sectors of “Agriculture / Fisheries / Livestock / Forests, women are said to be co-beneficiaries of agricultural development and deforestation mitigation strategies; whereby, the empowerment of women and protection of vulnerable populations and minorities is highlighted in the text.

Gender Analysis Summary
Submitted NDC
Submitted language
Submitted translation
NDC commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Type of support
Conditional
Participatory process for NDC development mentioned
No
Monitoring and/or implementation
Monitoring
Implementation
Reference to women/gender
Yes
Gender Tags
Context of gender reference
Adaptation

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