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Cameroon adaptation funding landscape

Designed for financiers, policymakers, local impact brokers, and national and subnational governments in Cameroon, this tool clarifies adaptation funding flows and gaps and facilitates inclusive local adaptation by increasing transparency and knowledge on these funding flows.

Check out this short explainer video and overview document for more information on how to use this tool and to understand how it was developed.

This tool was developed as part of the BRIDGE project, supported by the Step Change initiative, and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, or of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.

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Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion – Component 1: Adaptive Safety Nets

Timeline: May 2022 – May 2028
Budget: USD 70,000,000, splited as:
– Regular Cash Transfers: USD 40,000,000.
– Emergency Cash Transfers : USD 15,000,000.
– Labor-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) Program: USD 15,000,000.

Project brief:
This component will offer income support to households to build and protect human capital and increase resilience to conflict- and climate-related shocks (see annex 2 for more details on climate change adaptation). The component provides poor and vulnerable households, including IDPs and host communities, with income support, consumption smoothing, and employment support, while simultaneously encouraging investments in human capital development and productive activities. It builds on implementation experience under the SSNP, which has been implemented since 2013. The team managing the project has progressively built technical and operational capacity and has the capacity to deliver the activities proposed under this component.

Overall programme appraisal document

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Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion – Component 2: Youth Economic Inclusion and Entrepreneurship

Timeline: May 2022 – May 2028
Budget: USD 68,500,000, splited as:
– Economic Inclusion of Youth: USD 45,000,000
– Business Plan Competition: USD 23,500,000

Project brief:
The component will target youth (ages 18 to 35) in urban areas, with a focus on vulnerable youth in the informal sector. First, the component provides productive income-generation opportunities, thus supporting sustainable market-based work and providing a short-term solution for poor and vulnerable urban youth. Second, the component pilots an intervention to identify and support promising young entrepreneurs to contribute to private sector development and job creation. The project fills an important gap in existing programming for youth given its focus on underemployment and helps consolidate support through its scale and coordination with MINJEC and MINPMEESA.

Overall programme appraisal document

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Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion – Component 3: Shock-Responsive Digital Delivery Systems

Timeline: May 2022 – May 2028
Budget: USD 5,000,000, splited as:
– Unified Social Registry: USD 3,500,000
– Digital Payment System: USD 1,500,000

Programme brief:
Leveraging the significant investments made under the SSNP, this subcomponent will focus on (a) establishing a social registry to facilitate beneficiary identification and improve coordination; and (b) scaling up the digital government-to-person payment system piloted in response to COVID-19 to enhance the speed and efficacy of beneficiary transfers. These investments are intended to develop a social protection infrastructure that is flexible enough to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances and needs in the event of a covariate shock, including natural disasters, food shortages, or violent conflict. Taken together, the social registry and digital payment system aim to strengthen shock-responsiveness by enabling a timely, safe, and cost-effective expansion of coverage and delivery of benefits to affected populations.

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Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion – Component 4: Project Management and Coordination Support

Timeline: May 2022 – May 2028
Budget: USD 16,500,000

Project brief:
This component will finance the provision of technical advisory services and other material assistance to support implementation of the project. Specifically, it will support key project management functions and building capacity of government personnel and other actors for the coordination, design, and implementation of social safety nets and economic inclusion interventions.

Overall programme appraisal document

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Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion (ASNEIP)

Timeline: May 2022 – May 2028
Budget: USD 160,000,000 (concessional loan)

Programme brief:
Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion (ASNEIP) aims to enhance social protection systems and promote economic inclusion for vulnerable populations. Focusing on the Far North and North regions, it provides cash transfers and support services to improve food security and livelihood opportunities. It particularly targets marginalised communities, including women and youth, by fostering skills development and access to employment. The ASNEIP seeks to strengthen adaptive safety nets to build resilience against shocks and improve overall well-being, thus facilitating a pathway out of poverty for affected households.

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Cameroon Urban Platform

Timeline: Jan 2023 – Dec 2026
Budget: EUR 4,900,000

Project brief:
The Urban Platform in Cameroon is a digital tool by Expertise France to support sustainable urban planning by providing accessible data on urban projects in Cameroon. Part of the EU’s “Green, Inclusive, and Resilient Cities” programme, this platform consolidates spatial data for cities like Yaoundé, Douala, and Maroua, helping to tackle challenges in climate resilience, waste, and urban mobility. By bringing together local governments, civil society, and private sector actors, the platform promotes collaboration for informed urban policies. Training resources further support local planning capabilities.

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Cameroon: green, inclusive and sustainable cities

Timeline: 96 months (starting in 2021?)
Budget: EUR 24,000,000

Programme brief:
The Cameroun Villes Vertes Inclusives et Durables initiative, funded by the EU, aims to enhance urban living conditions, particularly for women and vulnerable groups. The program’s specific objectives include strengthening urban governance, improving access to sustainable mobility services, reducing waste-related pollution, and boosting climate resilience in cities like Yaoundé, Douala, and Maroua. Key activities will involve establishing dialogue platforms, enhancing urban planning capacities, and promoting citizen participation in development. The initiative seeks to foster a circular economy, improve infrastructure, and ensure inclusive access to public services, contributing to long-term urban sustainability and social equity​.

Programme concept note

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Cameroon: Inclusive and Resilient Cities Development

Timeline: Aug 2017 – Jun 2025
Budget: USD 160,000,000 (concessional loan)

Programme brief:
The Cameroon: Inclusive and Resilient Cities Development programme aims to enhance urban resilience and promote inclusive growth in Cameroon’s cities. Focused on improving infrastructure, governance, and service delivery in urban areas, this project targets vulnerable populations, including women and marginalised communities. It emphasises the importance of participatory planning and capacity building to foster resilience against climate change and economic shocks, particularly in regions such as Yaoundé and Douala. By integrating urban planning with social inclusion strategies, the project seeks to improve living conditions and promote sustainable urban development.

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Cameroon: Inclusive and Resilient Cities Development – Component 1: Adaptive Safety Nets

Timeline: Aug 2017 – Jun 2025
Budget: USD 10,000,000, splited as:
– Support to local governments for inclusive and resilient urban management: USD 7,000,000.
– Support to national government to improve urban planning tools and land management for more inclusive and resilient cities: USD 3,000,000.

Project brief:
This component will provide technical assistance to relevant national and local level government institutions to strengthen their capacity to develop and implement inclusive and resilient urban development strategies and programs and improve urban management in participating local governments. The proposed activities were chosen considering complementarities with support being provided in parallel by other projects, particularly the National Community Development Programme. It will have two sub-components: Sub-component 1.1 will provide support to local governments, while Sub-component 1.2 will provide support to national government entities.

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Cameroon: Inclusive and Resilient Cities Development – Component 2: Improving connectivity and living environment in beneficiary cities

Timeline: Aug 2017 – Jun 2025
Budget: USD 136,500,000, splited as:
– Inner-city connectivity and integration of poor neighbourhoods: USD 68,500,000.
– Neighbourhood upgrading: USD 25,600,000.
– Support to local initiatives focusing on economic inclusion of youth: USD 3,000,000.
– Improving the urban environment and resilience to flood: USD 39,400,000.

Project brief:
This component will finance a range of investments to improve urban/city connectivity and integration of poor neighbourhoods, access to infrastructure and basic services in targeted neighbourhoods, and the broader living environment of beneficiary cities. The specific interventions for the cities in the fragile Far North (Maroua and Kousséri) will be defined upon completion of the ongoing Recovery and Peace Building Assessment and considering activities supported by other projects and donors. The technical designs for the works will consider the recommendations of the multi-sectoral investments plan for managing climate and disaster risk that was recently completed by the MINEPAT with support from the World Bank. It will have four sub-components: Sub-component 2.1: Inner-city connectivity and integration of poor neighbourhoods; Sub-component 2.2: Neighbourhood upgrading; Sub-component 2.3: Support to local initiatives focusing on economic inclusion of youth; Sub-component 2.4: Improving the urban environment and resilience to flood.

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Cameroon: Inclusive and Resilient Cities Development – Component 3: Project Management, Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation

Timeline: Aug 2017 – Jun 2025
Budget: USD 10,000,000

Project brief:
This component will finance the costs of project coordination, management and monitoring, preparation of financial audits and periodic evaluations through, among others, advisory services, purchase of equipment, provision of training, operating costs and M&E activities.

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Capacity-building for transparency in NDC implementation in Cameroon

Timeline: 2023 – 2026
Budget: USD 1,597,500

Programme brief:
The Capacity-Building for Transparency in NDC Implementation in Cameroon project (#10446) aims to enhance institutional and technical capacities for implementing the Paris Agreement through improved climate transparency. The project focuses on strengthening the Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification system to ensure compliance with the Enhanced Transparency Framework. It will provide technical support, training, and tools to improve data collection and processing related to climate change, thereby enabling informed decision-making. Managed by the Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature, and Sustainable Development, implementation began in May 2023 following initial delays.

Programme concept note

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Welcome to the Cameroon adaptation finance landscape tool!

This tool is designed to be a practical, user-friendly resource, enhancing the visibility of adaptation finance flows in Cameroon. It maps current and near-term local adaptation programmes and projects in Cameroon, as of end-2024, using publicly-accessible data.

This first iteration maps international public funding, laying the foundation for future layers and broader replication.

The tool follows a participatory and iterative approach. Built as a living resource, this tool will be updated over time and enriched with additional contributions. We invite collaborators to provide feedback and suggest adjustments and additions to the data.