Between 2011 and 2012, a regional baseline assessment to analyse vulnerability was conducted in five landscapes of the Congo Basin as part of the ‘Climate Change and Forests in the Congo Basin:…
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The Congo Basin Forests: a solution for both adaptation and mitigation
The second largest tropical forest in the world, the Congo Basin has received global attention for its huge potential to slow the pace of climate change. It is estimated to…
Cameroon Case Study
The case study is located in the Tri-National de la Sangha (TNS) landscape, which consists of three national parks: Lobéké (Cameroon), Nouabalé-Ndoki (ROC) and Dzanga- Ndoki (CAR), covering 4,520,000 ha…
Climate Change and Forests in the Congo Basin: Synergies between Adaptation and Mitigation (COBAM)
The COBAM project aims to provide policymakers, practitioners and local communities with the information, analysis and tools they need to implement policies and projects for adaptation to climate change and…
Current Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity in East Cameroon
A baseline vulnerability assessment has been conducted in the Tri-National de la Sangha (TNS) landscape in East Cameroon, under the COBAM project. The baseline assessment comprises two parts. First, it involves the…
Forests and synergies between adaptation and mitigation
Mitigation and adaptation are the two strategies for addressing climate change. Mitigation is an intervention to reduce the emissions sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases. Adaptation is an…