Kribi Ii Power Project Country: Cameroon

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Kribi Ii Power Project Country: Cameroon PROJECT: KRIBI II POWER PROJECT COUNTRY: CAMEROON SUMMARY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) Date: October 2015 E&S team: Erika AUER, Social Development Specialist, ONEC3 Sector Department: K. DIALLO Regional Department: M. KANGA Resident Representative: R. KANE Division Manager: A. NALIKKA 1 1. Introduction The update ESIA has been prepared by RS Infrastructure and Environment (URS) for the Kribi Power Expansion Project. In addition, a framework ESMP has been developed and has been used to update the Power Plant’s existing ESMP. URS has been responsible for the previous ESIA reporting for the Kribi Power Plant and associated transmission line. This updated ESIA includes the following reporting: an ESIA for the original facility was submitted and approved in 2006 and a Resettlement Action Plan for the Site and transmission line was finalized and implemented in 2008. An addendum to the original ESIA was prepared in October 2007 to reflect environmental impacts associated with the installation of 16.6 MW Wartsila reciprocating gas engines in place of gas turbines upon which the ESIA was originally based. A subsequent Addendum was prepared in November 2008 to reflect an increase in Power Plant capacity from 150 MW to 216 MW and an increase in the size of the Power Plant and substation within the existing boundaries. An amalgamation of all the previous ESIA reports was undertaken and resubmitted in January 2010. The 2010 report has been reviewed, validated and disclosed by the AfDB in 2010 during the approval of Kribi I. The following baselines and aspects are assessed in the updated ESIA as they are considered significant to an assessment of the increase in operational capacity from 216 MW to 330 MW. Air Quality Noise and Vibration Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change Waste Management Energy and Water Efficiency Hazard Analysis Labor and Working Conditions Stakeholder Consultation After a review of the Project’s design and construction program, it was assessed that the incremental effect of other environmental and social impacts as a result of the capacity increase generated by the Project will be of minor significance because the proposed development is within the boundaries of the existing Site and existing management plans are in place to ensure management and monitoring of operations. Therefore, in compliance with Decree No. 2013/0171 of 14 February 2013 and international lender requirements, the disciplines below were scoped out during a scoping exercise completed in the ToR stage and no further formal assessment was undertaken beyond the ESIA submitted in January 2010. The Power Plant’s existing Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for these disciplines was reviewed and found to be adequate to accommodate this Project. Surface water and Groundwater Marine Ecology 2 Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity Land Quality and Land Use Landscape and Visual Traffic and Transportation Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Socio-Economics. The update ESIA study was approved by the Ministry of Environment Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Cameroon and the Environmental license was issued on 16 May 2014. 2. Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework 2.1. National Legislation The legal framework in Cameroon is made up of legislative and regulatory instruments: Legislative instruments are comprised of Laws; and Regulatory Instruments are comprised of Decrees and Rules. A law is generally a framework of intervention within a specific sector. To be implemented, it needs regulatory instruments, which are called decrees of application. Laws are prepared by Sectorial Ministries and forwarded to the national assembly. During working sessions, these are adopted by members of parliament and enacted later on by the head of state. The application of all legislative and regulatory instruments is compulsory for all citizens and project promoters. These instruments are therefore provided with sanctions for defaulters, which vary from prison sentence to fine payment, dependent on the gravity of the fault. The relevant institutions involved in the implementation and monitoring of environment law in Cameroon are: • Ministry of Environment and Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development (MEPNSD). • The Inter-Ministerial Committee of Environment. • Consultative National Commission of Environment and Sustainable Development. • The Minister in Charge of Energy and Water Resources • ARSEL (Agence de régulation du secteur de l’électricité) which is the authority responsible for regulation of the energy sector. In addition, other ministries of relevance include the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Transport, which is responsible for the transportation of people and goods by sea, air and land, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Town Planning and Housing, the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation. 2.2. Cameroon Legislation, Standards and Guidelines The main legislative and regulatory instruments of relevance to the update Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for this Project are summarized below. 3 Subject Law/Decree/Order Environmental Management Law N° 96/12 of 5th August 1996 - Relating to Environmental Management in Cameroon Decree 94/259/PM of 31 May 1994 - Creation of a National consultative Commission on the Environmental and sustainable Development Decree N° 2001/718/PM of 3 September 2001 - The organization and functioning of the Inter-ministerial committee on the Environment Decree No. 2013/0171 of 14 February 2013 - Relating to Environmental Management in Cameroon Ministerial Order N° 0069/MINEP of 08 March 2005 - Defining the categories of operations subject to EIA Rule N° 0070/MINEP of 22nd April 2005 - Fixing the different categories of operations submitted to the realization of an EIA (article 19 of the law) Electricity Law N° 98/022 of 24 December 1998. The Regulation of the Electricity Industry. The law enables the government to operate the electricity generation and supply industry through a concession and establishes the Agence de Regulation du Secteur Electricité – ARSEL (the Electricity Regulation Agency) to regulate the industry. ARSEL is required to ensure that electricity operations respect environmental legislation Decree N° 99/125 of 15 Jan 1999 - The Organization and functioning of the Agency for the Regulation of the Electricity Industry Decree N° 2000/464 of 20 June 2000 - Register of Activities of the Electricity Industry Dangerous Substances Law N° 98/015 of 14 July 1998 - Relating to installations classified as dangerous, insalubrious, and inconvenient Decree N° 98/818/PM of November 1999 - Laying down conditions for construction and operation of installations classified as dangerous, insalubrious, and inconvenient Public Health Law N° 64/LF/23 of 13 November 1964 – relating to the protection of public health 2.3. International Standards Where appropriate, this ESIA also makes due reference to internationally recognized standards in order to establish a transparent regulatory framework for the Project which is in line with both national requirements and the expectations of international stakeholders. Cameroonian legislation does not usually specify detailed requirements for certain environmental considerations such as ambient air quality parameters, atmospheric emission limits, or noise levels. In order to obviate the non-availability of such national standards, KPDC uses (where appropriate and reasonably feasible) suitable equivalent standards as cited or referenced in recognized international guidance such as International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards (PS) or World Health Organisation (WHO). In addition to this, the ESIA has been reviewed against AfDB ISS to ensure that the ESIA is equally compliant with the AfDB Operational Safeguards (OS) standards. 3. Project Description and Justification 3.1. Current Power Plan Operations Kribi Power Plant (the Power Plant) is an existing natural gas power plant which has been in operation since May 2013. Kribi Power Development Company (KPDC) is the owner and 4 operator of the Power Plant. KPDC is a mixed capital corporation with 56% of shares held by the AES Group and 44% by the Government of Cameroon. The Power Plant currently provides 216 MW of electricity to the SIG. Electricity is generated through 13 dual-fuel gas engines of 16.6 MW each (18V50 DF,16.6 MW manufactured by Wartsila). The 13 reciprocating engines each have individual emission stacks at each plant (approximately 32 m in height). Gas to fuel the engines is supplied from the off-shore Sanaga Sud gas field. Gas is supplied to the Site via a gas main coming ashore approximately 1 km west of the Power Plant. The overland section of the pipe is buried. There is be no gas storage at the site and as such the gas engines are dual fuel to allow firing using diesel during periods of gas unavailability. A 225 kV, double circuit transmission line was constructed for the Power Plant, and connects the Power Plant to the Mangombe 225/90 kV substation at Edéa (approximately 100 km away). Water supply for Power Plant operation and staff potable requirements is supplied through groundwater boreholes at the site or from the neighboring water course (for emergency response only). The cooling system for the gas engines is via air or water in closed circuits and these only require make up water. The overall water demand for the operation of the Power Plant is therefore approximately 5 m3 per day and 13 m3 per day including firefighting requirements. The existing Power Plant is constructed within a 16 ha site near Kribi, the State has granted to KPDC the right to use it for the Power Plant through a Public Utility Decree (Arrête), signed in August 2005. This Site is accessed from the Edéa – Kribi main road, which is hard surfaced dual carriageway. Currently 60 staff members are employed to manage the operation of the 216 MW Power Plants. There is no staff housing provided at the site and all permanent staff are housed in existing accommodation within Kribi (located 9 km south of the Site). KPDC provide staff transportation to and from the Site at the beginning and end of each shift.
Recommended publications
  • CAMEROON COVID-19 Outbreak Anticipatory Briefing Note – 27 March 2020
    CAMEROON COVID-19 outbreak Anticipatory briefing note – 27 March 2020 Anticipated crisis impact Key figures across the country • Cameroon has 54 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Central Region, Littoral Region and West Region as of 350,000 23 March 2020. (US Embassy) The first positive case was confirmed on 6 March 2020. displaced people face limited access to basic services and living in overcrowded conditions • Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Health has developed a preparedness plan for COVID-19, including active surveillance at points of entry, in-country diagnostic capacity at the national reference laboratory, and designated isolation and treatment centres. WHO and the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Food Insecurity and malnutrition The Far North region is most affected by food (D) are providing technical support and are closely monitoring the situation in Cameroon. (US Embassy) insecurity. SAM exceeds the alert threshold of 1%. • The Cameroonian Prime Minister has announced that from 18 March all land, sea, and air borders are closed until further notice due to COVID-19. (US Embassy) (Journal de Cameroon, 18/03/2020) Vulnerable groups • Isolation and treatment centres have been set up for confirmed cases of COVID-19 at: immunocompromised people, displaced population, - Yaoundé Central Hospital, for Central Region, malnourished children, pregnant women and elders. - Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, for Littoral Region, - Garoua Regional Hospital, for North Region, National Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Health is leading the - Kribi District Hospital, for South Region (US Embassy) response capacity preparedness plan for COVID-19 across the country • No data is available regarding a preparedness plan in the Far North Region, where more than 100,000 WHO and the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Economic and Social Importance of Fuelwood in Cameroon
    52 International Forestry Review Vol.18(S1), 2016 Economic and social importance of fuelwood in Cameroon R. EBA’A ATYI1, J. NGOUHOUO POUFOUN1,4,5, J-P. MVONDO AWONO2, A. NGOUNGOURE MANJELI3 and R. SUFO KANKEU1,6 1Center for International forestry Research (CIFOR) 2The University of Dschang (Cameroon) 3Ministry of Forests and Wildlife (Cameroon) 4Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA), Université de Lorraine (France) 5Inra, AgroParisTech, Laboratoire d’Économie Forestière 6Laboratoire ESO, University of Maine (France) Email: [email protected] SUMMARY The study presented in this article focuses on firewood and charcoal in Cameroon. The study analyses subnational secondary data combined in some cases with additional collected data on firewood and charcoal consumption as well as their market prices. The findings estimate a total consumption of 2.2 million metric tons for firewood and 356,530 metric tons for charcoal in urban areas of Cameroon. Firewood and charcoal contribute to the GDP for an estimated amount of US$ 304 million representing 1.3% of the GDP of Cameroon. In addition, the sub-sector provides about 90,000 equivalent full time jobs while 80% of the people in Cameroon depend entirely on wood-energy for household energy supply. Unfortunately, there is no government policy to develop the wood-energy sub-sector. Keywords: wood-energy, firewood, charcoal, consumption, benefits, national economy Importance économique et sociale du bois-énergie au Cameroun R. EBA’A ATYI, J. NGOUHOUO POUFOUN, J-P. MVONDO AWONO, A. NGOUNGOURE MANJELI et R. SUFO KANKEU L’étude présentée dans cet article s’est intéressée au bois de feu et au charbon de bois au Cameroun.
    [Show full text]
  • Cyb Template 2012
    Cameroon regions. At the border of the northern Sahel giraffes and antelopes, also abounds in region lies Lake Chad and the Chad basin; monkeys – screaming red and green monkeys further south the land forms a sloping plain, and mandrills – and lions and leopards. There rising to the Mandara Mountains. The central are gorillas in the great tracts of hardwood region extends from the Benue (Bénoué) rainforest in the south and east. Some 38 River to the Sanaga River, with a plateau in mammal species and 21 bird species are the north. This region includes the Adamaoua thought to be endangered (2014). plateau which separates the agricultural Main towns: Yaoundé (capital, in Centre south from the pastoral north. In the west, Region, pop. 1.81m in 2010), Douala the land is mountainous, with a double chain (principal port, in Coastal Region, 2.13m), of volcanic peaks, rising to a height of 4,095 Garoua (North Region, 573,700), Bamenda metres at Mount Cameroon. This is the (North-West, 546,400), Maroua (Far North, highest and wettest peak in western Africa. 436,700), Bafoussam (West, 383,200), The fourth region, to the south, extends from Ngaoundéré (Adamaoua, 314,100), Bertoua the Sanaga River to the southern border, (East, 297,200), Loum (Coastal, 249,100), comprising a coastal plain and forested Kumbo (North-West, 222,600), Edéa plateau. There is a complicated system of (Coastal, 209,600), Mbouda (West, 188,200), drainage. Several rivers flow westwards: the Kumba (South-West, 180,000), Foumban KEY FACTS Benue River which rises in the Mandara (West, 171,600), Dschang (West, 149,300), Joined Commonwealth: 1995 Mountains and later joins the River Niger, and Nkongsamba (Coastal, 131,100), Ebolowa Population: 22,254,000 (2013) the Sanaga and Nyong rivers which flow into (South, 129,600), Kousséri (contiguous with the Gulf of Guinea.
    [Show full text]
  • The Kribi Deep Sea Port Creation As a Catalyst to Population Mobility and Development
    International Journal of Development and Sustainability ISSN: 2186-8662 – www.isdsnet.com/ijds Volume 7 Number 4 (2018): Pages 1273-1285 ISDS Article ID: IJDS18032002 The Kribi deep sea port creation as a catalyst to population mobility and development Tende Renz Tichafogwe 1*, Fogwe Zephania Nji 2 1 Department of Geography, The University of Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon 2 Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon Abstract Portal towns have been a major determinant of population mobility and trickle-down development in their backyards in most developing countries. This paper examines the population dynamics and development spill overs of sea port construction to their host town. The Kribi Deep Sea Port is triggered by the visions 2035 philosophy/futurist paradigm of the Cameroonian government. This paper posits how the creation of the deep sea port has stimulated in-migration and development in Kribi. The study connotes how the concept of urban attractiveness enables this emerging town to draw onto it a wage earning population. Field observations in Kribi town and the port site were made once, every month for six months during which 86 inhabitants, the local and administrative authorities and port technicians were interviewed. Extensive secondary source research was as well used to obtain results. Findings revealed that the Kribi Deep Sea Port has led to a rapid population upsurge of 250% increase in 26 years as the population moved from 40,706 inhabitants in 1987 to 93,246 in 2005 and 102,000 in 2013. This growth has also fostered the development of the infrastructure of Kribi with a new urban town on 26000 hectares of land, an improved transport network and a host of industries.
    [Show full text]
  • Regional Representative Soil Project for Cameroon: Incorporation of Cultural Identity Into Earth Science Education
    © C.A. Che, E.A. Mikhailova, C.J. Post, M.A. Schlautman, and T.O. Owino Citation: Che, C.A., Mikhail ova, E.A., Post, C.J., Schlautman, M.A., and T.O. Owino. 2014. Regional Representative Soil Project for Cameroon: Incorporation of Cultural Identity into Earth Science Education. On-line publication. Regional Representative Soil Project for Cameroon: Incorporation of Cultural Identity into Earth Science Education C.A. Che1, E.A. Mikhailova1*, C.J. Post1, M.A. Schlautman2, and T.O. Owino2 1Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, 261 Lehotsky Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, USA. Tel. 864-656-3467, Fax: 864-656-3304. 2Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 342 Computer Court, Anderson SC, 29625-6510, USA Tel. 864-656-3276, Fax: 864-656-0672 Corresponding author. Current address: Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, 261 Lehotsky Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, USA. Tel. 864-656-3467, Fax: 864-656-3304. Email address: [email protected] (E.A. Mikhailova). ABSTRACT Representative regional soils have agricultural, cultural, economic, environmental, and historical importance to Cameroon. We have identified 27 regional representative soils 1 © C.A. Che, E.A. Mikhailova, C.J. Post, M.A. Schlautman, and T.O. Owino Citation: Che, C.A., Mikhail ova, E.A., Post, C.J., Schlautman, M.A., and T.O. Owino. 2014. Regional Representative Soil Project for Cameroon: Incorporation of Cultural Identity into Earth Science Education. On-line publication. in Cameroon, and developed a set of laboratory exercises, assignments and exam questions utilizing the Regional Representative Soil Project (RRSP) that gives students an opportunity to practice interpretation of soil series descriptions, taxonomic classes, soil forming factors, and soil physical and chemical properties.
    [Show full text]
  • II. CLIMATIC HIGHLIGHTS for the PERIOD 21St to 30Th JANUARY, 2020
    OBSERVATOIRE NATIONAL SUR Dekadal Bulletin from 21st to 30th January, 2020 LES CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES Bulletin no 33 NATIONAL OBSERVATORY ON CLIMATE CHANGE DIRECTION GENERALE - DIRECTORATE GENERAL ONACC ONACC-NOCC www.onacc.cm; email: [email protected]; Tel (237) 693 370 504 CLIMATE ALERTS AND PROBABLE IMPACTS FOR THE PERIOD 21st to 30th JANUARY, 2020 Supervision NB: It should be noted that this forecast is Prof. Dr. Eng. AMOUGOU Joseph Armathé, Director, National Observatory on Climate Change developed using spatial data from: (ONACC) and Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. - the International Institute for Climate and Ing. FORGHAB Patrick MBOMBA, Deputy Director, National Observatory on Climate Change Society (IRI) of Columbia University, USA; (ONACC). - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ProductionTeam (ONACC) Administration (NOAA), USA; Prof. Dr. Eng. AMOUGOU Joseph Armathé, Director, ONACC and Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. - AccuWeather (American Institution specialized in meteorological forecasts), USA; Eng . FORGHAB Patrick MBOMBA, Deputy Director, ONACC. BATHA Romain Armand Soleil, Technical staff, ONACC. - the African Centre for Applied Meteorology ZOUH TEM Isabella, MSc in GIS-Environment. for Development (ACMAD). NDJELA MBEIH Gaston Evarice, M.Sc. in Economics and Environmental Management. - Spatial data for Atlantic Ocean Surface MEYONG René Ramsès, M.Sc. in Climatology/Biogeography. Temperature (OST) as well as the intensity of ANYE Victorine Ambo, Administrative staff, ONACC the El-Niño episodes in the Pacific. ELONG Julien Aymar, M.Sc. Business and Environmental law. - ONACC’s research works. I. INTRODUCTION This ten-day alert bulletin n°33 reveals the historical climatic conditions from 1979 to 2018 and climate forecasts developed for the five Agro-ecological zones for the period January 21 to 30, 2020.
    [Show full text]
  • Cameroon Country Report Mankaa Wankie Emmanuella (Md, Radiologist) [October 2017]
    CAMEROON COUNTRY REPORT MANKAA WANKIE EMMANUELLA (MD, RADIOLOGIST) [OCTOBER 2017] TABLE OF CONTENTS List of tables/graph 2 Abbreviations 3 I. GENERAL COUNTRY PROFILE 4 A. Geography and population 5 B. Culture and history 7 C. Economy and employment 9 D. Physical and technological infrastructure 9 II. NATIONAL HEALTH CARE PROFILE 12 A. National Healthcare Structure 13 1. Structure and Policy 13 2. Health Infrastructure and Workforce 14 3. Healthcare Expenditure and Financing 15 4. Access and quality of care 16 III. NATIONAL RADIOLOGY PROFILE 17 A. Infrastructure and equipment 17 1. Imaging modalities 17 2. IT infrastructure 17 3. Maintenance 18 B. Human resources 18 1. Radiologists and radiation oncologists 18 2. Technologists 19 3. Medical physicist, IT specialists and maintenance engineers 19 4. Professional bodies and societies 19 C. Education and research 19 1. Residency and medical schools 19 2. Radiology technologists education 20 3. Medical physicists 20 4. Continuous medical education 20 5. Research and global health radiology 20 6. Study materials and funding 20 D. Regulations, safety and quality control 21 IV. CONCLUSION 23 V. REFERENCES 24 1 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Facts and figures 6 Table 2. Worldwide governance indicators 2014 8 Table 3. Macroeconomic indicators (2013) 9 Table 5. Information technology and telecommunications use 10 Table 6. Disease epidemiology 12 Table 7. Healthcare system 13 Table 8. Regional distribution of human resources 14 Table 9. Professional distribution of health workers 15 Table 10. Percentage
    [Show full text]
  • Second Grant Agreement for the Republic of Cameroon Readiness Preparation Proposal-Readiness Fund of the FCPF FCPFR - Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
    World Bank - Grant Reporting and Monitoring (GRM) Report Report to Donor Ref. TF015355 Reporting Period: 12/23/2013 to 06/30/2019 Printed On: 12/18/2019 Report Type: Completion Report Status: Approved Assignment: TF015355 Second Grant Agreement for the Republic of Cameroon Readiness Preparation Proposal-Readiness Fund of the FCPF FCPFR - Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Task Team Leader: 00000512180 - Cyrille Valence Ngouana Kengne Approving Manager: 00000251917 - Africa Eshogba Olojoba Summary Information TF Status ACTV Recipient Country Cameroon Executed By Recipient Managing Unit 9835 - SAFE3 Grant Start Date / End Date 12/23/2013 to 08/31/2019 Original Grant Amount 3,600,000.00 Grant Amount 3,600,000.00 Outstanding Commitments 0.00 Cumulative Disbursements 3,599,984.50 as of 06/30/2019 Disbursed 12/23/2013 to 06/30/2019 3,599,984.50 Donor TF602001 - MULTIPLE DONORS This GRM report includes the following sections: Overview, Components, Outcome, Execution, Program(FCPFR), Completion, Disbursements, Procurement Plan, Procurement Actuals. Report to Donor Page 1 of 11 World Bank - Grant Reporting and Monitoring (GRM) Report Report to Donor Ref. TF015355 Reporting Period: 12/23/2013 to 06/30/2019 Printed On: 12/18/2019 Report Type: Completion Report Status: Approved OVERVIEW Overall Assessments Grant Objectives: The Project Development Objective is to reinforce Cameroon's capacities to design a socially and environmentally sound national strategy to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) and to develop a national reference scenario of emissions from deforestation and degradation that takes into account national circumstances. Overall progress from 12/23/2013 to 06/30/2019 with regard to Achieving Grant Objectives: Comment: The grant objectives were partially achieved with grant support.The National REDD+ management arrangements have been well established and maintained.
    [Show full text]
  • Cms Convention on Migratory Species
    CMS CONVENTION ON Distribution: General MIGRATORY UNEP/CMS/ScC17/Inf.10 25 August 2011 SPECIES Original: English 17 TH MEETING OF THE CMS SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL Bergen, 17-18 November 2011 Agenda Item 15.1 REPORT ON THE EXPLORATORY SURVEY OF CETACEANS AND THEIR STATUS IN CAMEROON Prepared by Isidore Ayissi, Koen Van Waerebeek, Gabriel Segniagbeto For reasons of economy, documents are printed in a limited number, and will not be distributed at the meeting. Delegates are kindly requested to bring their copy to the meeting and not to request additional copies. Exploratory Survey of Cetaceans and their Status in Cameroon Ayissi, Van Waerebeek, Segniagbeto (2011) EXPLORATORY SURVEY OF CETACEANS AND THEIR STATUS IN CAMEROON by Isidore Ayissi (1,2), Koen Van Waerebeek (3,4), Gabriel Segniagbeto (5) Prepared for: UNEP/CMS Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals and The Columbus Zoo Conservation Fund August 2011 1 Association Camerounaise de Biologie Marine (ACBM), BP 52, Ayos, Cameroon 2 CERECOMA, Specialized Research Center for Marine Ecosystems, c/o Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, P.O. Box 219, Kribi, Cameroon 3 Conservation and Research of West African Aquatic Mammals (COREWAM), c/o Ecological Laboratory, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana & COREWAM-Senegal, Musée de la Mer/IFAN, Ile de Gorée, Dakar, Senegal. [email protected] 4 Centro Peruano de Estudios Cetológicos (CEPEC), Lima 20, Peru 5 Département de Zoologie et de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo 1 Exploratory
    [Show full text]
  • 1.3.6.NIC Cameroon, Richard Njouom, Cameroon
    Pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 in Cameroon: Epidemiological, Genetic and Antigenic characterization Richard Njouom1, Cyrille F. Djoko2, Lucy Ndip3 and Jean-Marc Reynes1 for the Cameroon Network of Laboratories for human influenza surveillance. 1. National Influenza Centre, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun , Yaounde, Cameroon 2. Global Viral Forecasting , Yaounde, Cameroon 3. Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon Outline of the presentation 1. Geographic situation of Cameroon 2. Cameroon Network of influenza surveillance 3. Virological surveillance of influenza in Cameroon from November 1007 to November 2010 4. Characterization of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in Cameroon 5. Conclusions/Challenges/Way forward WHO Global NIC Meeting, Hammamet, Tunisia Page 1 of 7 30 November 2010 - 3 December 2010 Geographic situation of Cameroon The World Africa 20 millions inhab. Age structure 10 regions 475,000 km2 0-14 years (42%) Raining season (June to Oct.) 15-64 years (55%) Dry season (Nov. to May) 65 years and over (3%) Cameroon Cameroon Network of influenza surveillance 45 sentinel sites located in 8 different regions. Extension in January 2010/UB North West Region Bamenda Extension in January 2009 1 Health Centre North Region Garoua South West Region 2 Health Centres Mutengene, Kumba, Manfe 3 Health Centres Yaounde : November 2007 Centre Region West Region Yaounde Bafoussam, Bandjoun, Foumban 5 Health Centres 3 Health Centres 8 Health Centres Littoral Region South Region East Region Douala HEVECAM,
    [Show full text]
  • Kribi Power Project
    AES SONEL Kribi Power Project Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report January 2010 AES Sonel Kribi Power Project, Cameroon Revision Schedule Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report January 2010 Rev Date Details Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by 01 January 2010 Combined ESIA Becky Humphrey Julie Raynor Andrew McNab & Addendum Environmental Consultant Principal Environmental Director Reports Consultant Danny Duce Air Quality Specialist Scott Wilson 6-8 Greencoat Place London This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of Scott Wilson's appointment with its client and is subject to the terms of that appointment. It is addressed SW1P 1PL to and for the sole and confidential use and reliance of Scott Wilson's client. Scott Wilson UK accepts no liability for any use of this document other than by its client and only for the purposes for which it was prepared and provided. No person other than the client may copy (in whole or in part) use or rely on the contents of this document, without the prior written permission of the Company Secretary of Scott Wilson Ltd. Any advice, opinions, Tel 0044 (0) 20 7798 5000 or recommendations within this document should be read and relied upon only in the Fax 0044 (0) 20 7798 5001 context of the document as a whole. The contents of this document do not provide legal or tax advice or opinion. © Scott Wilson Ltd 2010 www.scottwilson.com AES Sonel Kribi Power Project, Cameroon Table of Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................1-1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Terms of Reference......................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Cameroon): Some Mitigating Measures
    Vol. 9(6), pp. 87-98, June 2017 DOI: 10.5897/JENE2016.0617 Article Number: BA2240364687 ISSN 2006-9847 Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment Copyright © 2017 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article http://www.academicjournals.org/JENE Full Length Research Paper Deforestation, biodiversity and biomass losses in Kribi deep sea port area (Cameroon): Some mitigating measures Ngueguim Jules Romain1*, Betti Jean Lagarde2, Dicka Kwambe Emmanuel3 Momo Solefack Marie Caroline4 and Temgoua Lucie Félicité5 1Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), P.o.Box 77 Limbe, Cameroon. 2Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Douala, BP 24 157 Cameroon. 3Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD). P.o.Box 121 Kribi, Cameroon. 4 Laboratory of Applied Botany, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box: 67 Dschang, Cameroon. 5 Department of Forestry, FASA, University of Dschang, P.O. Box: 222, Dschang, Cameroon. Received 7 December, 2016; Accepted 31 March, 2017 This study is part of the environmental impact assessment realised in the deep sea port area of Kribi. Floristic inventory and diversity assessments were necessary to understand the species composition and diversity status of forests, trees biomass and investigate the potential impact of the project. Floristic analysis shows a high Shannon diversity index (5.3), indicating a rich and diverse flora composed of 83 species, 73 genera and 29 families among which one endanger species (Diospyros crassiflora), two lower risk/near threatened species (Dialium bipendense, Irvingia gabonensis) and vulnerable species mostly wood with high marketing value (Afzelia bipindensis, Entandrophragma angolensis, Entandrophragma utile, Khaya ivorensis, Lovoa trichilioïdes, Pterygota macrocarpa).
    [Show full text]