Synergizing climate change mitigation and adaptation in Cameroon: An overview of multi-stakeholder efforts
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Purpose: This paper aims to examine the policy environments, institutional arrangements and practical implementation of some initiatives undertaken by the Government of Cameroon, together with some relevant stakeholders, in addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation at various levels in the country, which are prerequisites to promote synergistic ways of addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation. Design/methodology/approach: Using a qualitative approach to data collection, the paper draws upon information collected from relevant literature and interviews with 18 key country resource personnel. Findings: Results revealed that most reviewed policies/programs/strategies do not mention “climate change” explicitly but propose some activities which indirectly address it. Interaction is fair within the government ministries but weak between these ministries and other institutions. Inadequate financial resources are being opined as the most important challenge stakeholders are (and would continue) facing as a result of adopting integrated approaches to climate change. Other challenges include inadequate coordination, insufficient sensitization and capacity building, ineffective implementation, inadequate compliance, lack of proper transparency and inadequate public participation. To redress the aforementioned constraints and challenges, the paper concludes by outlining a number of recommendations for policy design. Originality/value: The following recommendations were made: create a national technical committee to oversee and provide scientific guidance to the government on synergistic approaches; promote private sector investment and sponsorship on synergistic approaches; create local awareness, etc. It is important to underscore that minimal studies have been conducted to analyze multi-stakeholder perspectives on synergies between climate change mitigation and adaptation in Cameroon. This study attempts to bridge this major gap.
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In Cameroon, while several policies address climate change, they are all focused on mitigation rather than adaptation.
“While several policies address climate change, the findings indicated that they are all focused on mitigation rather than adaptation.”
From Strategies to achieve a carbon neutral society: a review (2022) · cites this paper as Ngum et al. 2019
Several constraints to synergies include a lack of finance, collaboration, implementation, transparency, and public engagement.
“Several constraints to synergies include a lack of finance, collaboration, implementation, transparency, and public engagement.”
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- Authors
- Ngum, F., Alemagi, D., Duguma, L., Minang, P. A., Kehbila, A., & Tchoundjeu, Z.
- Affiliations
- World Agroforestry Centre (KE)
- Venue
- International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
- Publisher
- Emerald
- Published
- 2019-01-14
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 118-136
- ISSN
- 1756-8692 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2798108527
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 0.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Keywords
- climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, policy coordination, institutional arrangements, policy implementation, financial constraints, capacity building, citizen participation, transparency, private investment, Cameroon
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