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Cameroon

Explore historical and projected climate data, climate data by sector, impacts, key vulnerabilities and what adaptation measures are being taken. Explore the overview for a general context of how climate change is affecting Cameroon.

Adaptation

In June 2015, Cameroon validated a National Adaptation Plan for Climate Change (PNACC) which includes, among other things, an assessment of climate change in each of the five agro-ecological zones, an assessment of the sensitivity, vulnerability and sectoral and geographic resilience, a 2016-2025 intervention strategy, an assessment of losses, risks and shortcomings, a five-year action plan for 2016-2020 broken down into 20 detailed project files. The PNACC's vision is that by 2035, "climate change in Cameroon's five agro-ecological zones is fully integrated with the country's sustainable development, thus reducing its vulnerability, and even turning the climate change problem into a solution / opportunity. of development. Thus Cameroonians - especially women, children and vulnerable people - and the country's economic sectors gain greater resilience and greater capacity to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change." (NDC, 2016)

Adaptation Options for Key Sectors

Improved data use and management (e.g. development of early El Niño warning systems and expanded use of maps of drought prone areas)
Improved farming practices and supporting infrastructure (e.g. development and deployment of more efficient irrigation techniques and infrastructure such as trough, sprinkle, and trickle irrigation)
Improved institutional management (e.g.. Facilitate knowledge exchange on climate science for institutions and small farmer groups)
More research (e.g. reestablish areas that are drought and flood prone and conduct research on drought-resistant seed varieties)
Public awareness-raising campaign on climate change impacts and adaptation
Livelihood diversification into off-farm activities

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Gaps and Needs

Improved data use and management (e.g. development of early El Niño warning systems and expanded use of maps of drought prone areas)
Improved farming practices and supporting infrastructure (e.g. development and deployment of more efficient irrigation techniques and infrastructure such as trough, sprinkle, and trickle irrigation)
Improved institutional management (e.g.. Facilitate knowledge exchange on climate science for institutions and small farmer groups)
More research (e.g. reestablish areas that are drought and flood prone and conduct research on drought-resistant seed varieties)
Public awareness-raising campaign on climate change impacts and adaptation
Livelihood diversification into off-farm activities

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