National Climate Observatory on Climate Change| Abbreviation | NOCC / ONACC |
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| Founded | December 2009 |
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Key people | Amougou Joseph Armathé |
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| Website | Official website  |
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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.
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
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