Early Warning System

Countries

Cameroon

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Financial Institutions

World Bank (WB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Closed

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Mar 27, 1995

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Government of Cameroon - Ministry of Environment and Forestry

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Agriculture and Forestry
Climate and Environment

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Grant

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 6.10 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 21.00 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 9, 2024

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to consolidate and upgrade the management of protected areas in Cameroon by: (a) providing support to the Government in its efforts to conserve and manage its biological resources; (b) promoting involvement of rural populations in biodiversity conservation; and (c) encouraging sustainable utilization of renewable natural resources and promoting sustainable and environmentally compatible development in regions surrounding the Protected Areas.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The project was assigned Category B, which was appropriate, and an EA of satisfactory quality was prepared, together with a monitoring plan and cost estimate, implementation of which was mandated in the Grant Agreement . Only minor environmental impacts were expected but the EA also addresses more significant social impacts, including those on traditional forest dwelling people. No resettlement was expected. Unfortunately, the ICR contains no information on how well the EA was implemented and whether any unforeseen impacts arsose.

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.