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• TITLE: Coastal Risk Management in a Context of Climate Change: A Case Study of Kribi Town of the South Region of Cameroon

  AUTHORS: Simo Tenkam Willy Kevin, Abubakar Ali Shidiki, Martin N. Tchamba

  KEYWORDS: Coastal Zones, Risk Management, Climate Change, Mangroves

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, Vol.10 No.5, May 27, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Coastal zones are attractive areas for human habitation. Even though these areas are often associated with high disaster risk. This study is with objective to assess the legal and policy frameworks aimed at mitigating the disasters and risks associated with coast line degradation in Kribi. A desk review of the different policy documents related to coast line management and disaster risks mitigation were analyzed. Stakeholders involved in this coastline management were also consulted. The results of the study revealed that two types of actors are involved in coastline management namely: state actors and non-state actors. There are different legal instruments aimed at managing coastline in Cameroon that range from International to National laws with Cameroon ratifying some of these conventions such as: the Ramsar convention; the Convention on the Protection of Wetlands of International Importance; the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In conclusion, Cameroon has a political will, legal and institutional framework for coastal zone management. However, initiatives designed to promote integrated coastal zone management are facing challenges in its implementation. The reasons are due to the complexity of the institutional and legal framework for the implementation of these initiatives. It is therefore necessary to develop an integrated management strategy that takes into account the role of each institution and that clearly defines an effective mechanism for intervention and coordination between actors.