CAMEROON CONTExT ChALLENGES

Agricultural land (% of surface area), 2005: 19.7 GDP (current USD, billion): 18.32 The PSFE is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Forestry (MINFOF) and the GDP growth (annual %): 3.8 Ministry of Environment and Protection of Nature (MINEP), which is also in charge External debt (current USD, millions), 2006: 3.2 of the elaboration, implementation and evaluation of national environmental polic. [...] mechanisms… [and]… to promote actions leading to Confronted with these challenges, the Cameroonian Government has requested the mobilization and channelling of substantial financial resources to affected developing country technical and financial support from the Global Mechanism (GM) of the UNCCD Parties.” to identify additional and to facilitate the more effective use of existing financial resou. [...] The programme supports MINEP and other stakeholders in mainstreaming SLM in the overall policy framework, to assess the public expenditures designated to SLM and to evaluate the economic costs of land degradation for the country. [...] The programme builds on regional and sub-regional processes, including the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the Environmental Action Plan of NEPAD for Central Africa (PAE/ NEPAD), the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP), the implementation of the Convergence Plan of the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC) and is implemented in consultation with. [...] enhance the mainstreaming of SLM in policy and sectorial processes such as the PSFE, the Yaoundé, Cameroon Sector Programme for Agriculture and Livestock (PAE) and the PSRP; ebwelefils@yahoo.fr 3.