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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.

Overall programme appraisal document

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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.

Programme appraisal document
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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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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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Civil Society Support Programme (PASOC IV)

Timeline: 2023 – Unknown
Budget: Unknown

Programme brief:
The Programme d’Appui à la Structuration de la société Civile au Cameroun (PASOC) 4 aims to ensure full participation of non-state actors in the definition, planning, implementation, and evaluation of national economic and social development policies to combat poverty. Its specific objective is to strengthen the institutional capacity of civil society by enhancing organisational and technical skills, as well as improving operational efficiency. The program covers the entire national territory and spans a 48-month intervention period. PASOC 4 focuses on empowering civil society to play a central role in shaping sustainable development initiatives across Cameroon.

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Climate Adaptation Window

Timeline: Unknown
Budget: USD 5,000,000 – 15,000,000

Programme brief:
The Climate Action Window (CAW) 2023 Adaptation Sub-Window by the African Development Fund (ADF) is a climate resilience initiative aimed at Africa’s most climate-vulnerable regions. Launched with a funding pool of $258 million during COP28, the window supports projects that enhance resilience in sectors like agriculture, water management, renewable energy, and infrastructure, primarily in 37 eligible low-income African countries. Projects receive grants ranging from $3 to $5 million, with a focus on adaptation co-financing, technical assistance, and mitigation. Applications for this funding round close in February 2024, with future calls dependent on additional contributions toward a $4 billion target by 2025.

Programme concept note
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Creation of the Center for Environmental Biogeosciences (CBE)

Timeline: Jun 2023 – Jun 2026
Budget: USD eq. 4,000,000 (EUR 3,800,000)

Programme brief:
The CBE programme aims to create a high-level research center in the scientific disciplines covered by environmental biogeosciences. The programme aims to strengthen the research ecosystem in these disciplines, increase the volume and quality of research projects and promote networking between researchers in Central Africa and internationally on the interrelations between changes in climate and land use.

Programme page

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Global Sub national Climate Fund (SnCF Global)

Timeline: Nov 2020 – Nov 2035
Budget: USD 750 million budget across 42 countries (concessional loan: USD 18,500,000, equity: USD 150,000,000)

Programme brief:
The Global Sub national Climate Fund is composed of an equity fund and a technical assistance facility targeting mid-sized (USD 5-75 million) infrastructure projects at the subnational level, including sustainable energy, waste and sanitation, regenerative agriculture, and nature-based climate solutions. The goal of the Sub-national Climate Fund Global is to catalyze long-term climate investment at the sub-national level for mitigation and adaptation solutions through a transformative financing model. The SnCF Global’s business model is designed to attract primarily private institutional investment and to deliver certified climate and Sustainable Development impacts and Nature-based Solutions at global scale.

Programme concept note (equity fund)
Programme concept note (technical assistance facility)
Programme page (equity fund)
Programme page (technical assistance facility)

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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.