La croissance de la population et l'expansion des petites exploitations agricoles, ainsi que des exploitations industrielles et a grande echelle, sont considerees comme des facteurs majeurs de la deforestation et de la degradation des forets dans le bassin du Congo. Differentes innovations en mat...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Hanna, R.
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[L'innovation dans le secteur agricole reduit la pression sur les forets]
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L'innovation dans le secteur agricole reduit la pression sur les forets
Population growth and the expansion of small holders and industrial and large scale agriculture are considered to be major drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in the Congo Basin. Various innovations in agricultural practices are necessary to improve productivity, enhance producer live...
Cocoa-producing countries of West and Central Africa experienced a serious economic crisis in the early 1980s, when the cocoa sector was liberalized and the macroeconomic policies of the sector changed. These institutional changes created new difficulties and challenges for sustainable cocoa farm...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Tchatat, M.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches]
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Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches
Nowadays, adaptation has become a key focus of the scientific and policy-making communities and is a major area of discussion in the multilateral climate change process. As climate change is projected to hit the poorest the hardest, it is especially important for developing countries to pay part...
Climate change will create challenges for forest-dependent communities in Africa. Local institutions play an important role in fostering community resilience in the context of change. The resilience of a community is influenced by social learning that can happen as people meet together and share ...
Brown, H.C.P.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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[Diversity within village institutions and its implication for resilience in the context of climate change in Cameroon]
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Diversity within village institutions and its implication for resilience in the context of climate change in Cameroon
This paper discusses the discourses on climate change adaptation and mitigation that are currently at the forefront in the Congo Basin. On mitigation, the forests have enormous opportunities to contribute to the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) mechanism. But t...
Somorin, O.A.
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Brown, H.C.P.
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Visseren-Hamakers, I.J.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Arts, Bas
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Nkem, J.
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[The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+)]
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The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+)
Sonwa, D.J.
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Gapia, M
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Pokam, W.M
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Losembe, F
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Mfochivé, O.F.
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[Lien entre forêt, eau et populations: un agenda à construire dans un contexte de changement climatique en Afrique Centrale]
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Lien entre forêt, eau et populations: un agenda à construire dans un contexte de changement climatique en Afrique Centrale
Sonwa, D.J.
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Gapia, M
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Pokam, W.M
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Losembe, F
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Mfochivé, O.F.
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[The link between forest, water and people: an agenda to promote in the context of climate change in Central Africa]
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The link between forest, water and people: an agenda to promote in the context of climate change in Central Africa
Chia, E.L.
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Tiani, A.M.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Pérez Terán, A.S.
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[Securing well-being with the advent of climate hazards: Case of forest-dependent communities in a landscape in the Congo Basin]
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Securing well-being with the advent of climate hazards: Case of forest-dependent communities in a landscape in the Congo Basin