National Observatory on Climate Change (Cameroon)

The National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC) is a governmental organisation in Cameroon responsible for monitoring and evaluating the socioeconomic and environmental impact of climate change in the country.

National Climate Observatory on Climate Change
AbbreviationNOCC / ONACC
FoundedDecember 2009
Location
Key people
Amougou Joseph Armathé
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

History

The creation of the NOCC was first announced in a speech by the Head of State Paul Biya at the UN General Assembly in New York in 2009.[1] The organization was created in December 2009 by decree number 2009/410 of December 10, 2009.[2][3] It was later reorganized in 2019 by decree number 2019/026 January 18, 2019.[4]

It became operational in 2015.[1]

Missions

The mission of the NOCC is to monitor and evaluate the socio- economic and environmental impact of climate change and proposing measures to prevent alleviate and/or adapt to the adverse effects and hazards related to climate change.[5]

As such, the observatory is in charge of:

  • Monitoring climates trends, providing meteorological and climatological data to all the relevant sectors of human activity and drawing up Cameroon's annual climate reports;
  • Initiating and promoting studies aimed at highlighting; the indicators, impacts, and hazards related to climate change
  • Drawing up relevant climate indicators to monitor environmental policy
  • Conducting prospective analyses aimed at proposing a vision on the short, medium and long term climate trends
  • Collecting and analysing reference data on climate change in Cameroon and providing such data to public and private decision-makers as well as the different national and international Bodies
  • Initiating any sensitization activity and preventive information on climate change
  • Proposing to the government the preventive measures to reduce the release of greenhouse gases, as well as measures to prevent and/or adapt to the adverse effects and hazards related to climate change.[3]

Organization

The observatory functions under the technical supervision of the Minister in charge the environment. It has two bodies: The executive board and the Management. The executive board is presided by Enoh Peter Ayuk and the Director is Amougou Joseph Armathé.[6]

Publications
  • Climate Outlook for 2019, ONACC, Yaoundé, 2019
  • Economic assessment of the impact of climate change on food crop yields in the Center,East, Far North and Southwest regions of Cameroon, ONACC, Yaoundé, 2019
  • Atlas des Pertes du Couvert Forestier, ONACC, Yaoundé, 2021

References
  1. Yann (17 November 2015). "Cameroun : opérationnalisation d'un observatoire national sur les changements climatiques". french.china.org.cn.
  2. Tsala Tsala, Emile (3 October 2014). "UN Convention Implementation On Climate Change In Cameroon – The Green Vision". Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  3. "Decree no. 2009-410 of 10 december 2009: on the establishment, organization and functioning of the national observatory on climate change" (PDF). minepded.gov.cm. December 2009. p. 364.
  4. ONACC (2019). Economic assessment of the impact of climate change on food crop yields in the Centre, East, Far North and South West regions of Cameroon (in French). ONACC / NOCC. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.32042.98242.
  5. "Missions - ONACC | Observatoire Nationalsur les Changements climatiques". onacc.cm (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  6. "Team - ONACC | Observatoire National sur les Changements climatiques". onacc.cm. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
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