On the sidelines of COP17 on desertification in Ulaanbaatar, Cameroon mobilized the African Development Bank and the Islamic Development Bank to finance the restoration of 12 million hectares of degraded land.
Yaoundé is playing its green diplomacy. On the sidelines of COP17 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Cameroon engaged in decisive discussions with the AfDB and the IsDB.
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Objective: to finance its ambitious program to restore 12 million hectares of degraded land.
The exchanges, described as fruitful, focused on essential levers: climate resilience, food security, structuring of agricultural value chains, and job creation for youth and women in rural areas.
For Yaoundé, this is a major political axis. Soil degradation affects more than 60% of arable land in the northern regions and directly threatens food sovereignty.
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New financing mechanisms are being considered to support the upcoming United Nations Cooperation Framework for sustainable development in Cameroon, with technical support from the UNCCD.
A strong signal confirming Cameroon’s positioning as a key player in the fight against desertification in Central Africa.