ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
The Speaker, of the National Assembly of Cameroon, Rt. Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibril, MP, (speaking at podium) is the Patron of the PAPNCC
The Partnerships PAPNCC-MINPROF Partnership of 23 August 2011 Beyond the committments of each Party, this partnership is aimed at finding a common approach to the fight against the climate change phenomenon. The parties undertake to: • Develop an annual information, education and awareness raising programme of the target population; • Carry out all studies and surveys that can ease the understanding of the magnitude of this phenomenon and apart from reforestation, develop other strategies that can help reduce the effects of climate change; • Make their achievements visible through joint or independent com- munication strategies; and • Be represented at all events concerning climate change organized by either Party.
PAPNCC – National Council of Traditional Rulers of Cameroun (NCTRC) Partnership of 15 March 2011 The PAPNCC-NCTRC partnership seeks to find a common proximity strategy to fight against climate change in rural areas. The Parties have the following obligations among others: • To work to educate people on the fight against the phenomenon of climate change; • To encourage the populations to develop ecological habits through reforestation; and • To make reforested areas a com- mon heritage.
PAPNCC – PNDP PARTNERSHIP of 24 June 2011 The PAPNCC-PNDP (Le Programme National de Développement Participatif)
Convention was signed between the Executive President of PAPNCC, Hon. Questor Awudu Mbaya Cyprian, and Madame Madeleine Ngah, National Coordinator of PNDP, under the chairpersonship of the Senior Vice Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Etong Hilarion, with the technical supervision of Mr Hele Pierre of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. Several panels of partner ministries were equally represented including the MINPROFF, the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT), not to mention the Representatives of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Cameroon and several members of the civil society. Through this partnership, the
PAPNCC and PNDP intend to make their achievements in the domain of climate change visible through joint
and independent communication strategies. This includes:
• Identifying potential synergies in the actions implemented with the councils in the fight against climate change.
It is worth noting that in the pursuit
of their main objective, the PAPNCC and PNDP intend to translate the signed Convention into concrete actions on the field. It is through these various activities that the PAPNCC will continue to play an active role in the ongoing fight against climate change and desertification.
Endnotes
1. Source
http://www.mediaterre.org, Climate change and desertification. 2. ibid 3. idem
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