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WCC 2012 Res 072 - Activity Report

Submitted by Mabel.TSANGAEBOTTE on Mon, 08/31/2015 - 17:07
General Information
Support from IUCN for the sustainable development of coastal wetlands and marine protected areas in Central and West Africa
IUCN Constituent: 
5CD143BB-0AE8-E411-B2A4-002655853524
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2014
Geographic scope: 
Country
Country/Territory: 
Cameroon
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions: 
No Commissions are/have been involved
IUCN Secretariat: 
No
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessWhile sensitizing these women on the importance of sustainable development of wetlands and particularly the health risk related to the quality of water used to water the crops, CECOSDA also carried out three field work activities to educate thirty-two (32) farmers on how crops from these fields could be watered with naturally filtered water, the same water but which passes through the ground...
Field activitiesCECOSDA carried on trainings with some local farmers and women agricultural groups. Some of these working groups included amongst others the urban farmers of Lekie with each farmer having at least a plot in a wetland. Majority of the trainees were women who exploit wetlands to grow maize, salad plants, and leafy vegetables. Generally, such wetlands are very productive as the soil is moist and...
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
The Center for Communication and Sustainable Development for All (CECOSDA) has trained 32 wetlands farmers and 3 women’s Agricultural groups on the sustainable exploitation of wetlands for agriculture in the Center region of Cameroon.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
Monitoring and evaluation of the results of the firld activities
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Convene stakeholders/NetworkingCECOSDA encouraged the women to be good ambassadors of sustainable development of wetlands in Cameroon, and intends to assist the farmers by providing them with more training and agricultural Eco favorable products.
Field activitiesCarry on more field activity to see the impact of the projects on wetlands conservation.
Additional Information
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Field Activity Reports