National Observatory on Climate Change (Cameroon)

The National Observatory on Climate Change (NOCC) is a governmental organisation in Cameroon responsible for monitoring and evaluating the socioeconomic and environmental impact of climate change in the country.

History
The creation of the NOCC was first announced in a speech by the Head of State Paul Biya at the UN General Assembly in New York in 2009. The organization was created in December 2009 by decree number 2009/410 of December 10, 2009. It was later reorganized in 2019 by decree number 2019/026 January 18, 2019.

It became operational in 2015.

Missions
The mission of the NOCC is to monitor and evaluate the socio- economic and environmental impact of climate change and proposing measures to prevent alleviate and/or adapt to the adverse effects and hazards related to climate change.

As such, the observatory is in charge of:
 * Monitoring climates trends, providing meteorological and climatological data to all the relevant sectors of human activity and drawing up Cameroon's annual climate reports;
 * Initiating and promoting studies aimed at highlighting; the indicators, impacts, and hazards related to climate change
 * Drawing up relevant climate indicators to monitor environmental policy
 * Conducting prospective analyses aimed at proposing a vision on the short, medium and long term climate trends
 * Collecting and analysing reference data on climate change in Cameroon and providing such data to public and private decision-makers as well as the different national and international Bodies
 * Initiating any sensitization activity and preventive information on climate change
 * Proposing to the government the preventive measures to reduce the release of greenhouse gases, as well as measures to prevent and/or adapt to the adverse effects and hazards related to climate change.

Organization
The observatory functions under the technical supervision of the Minister in charge the environment. It has two bodies: The executive board and the Management. The executive board is presided by Enoh Peter Ayuk and the Director is Amougou Joseph Armathé.

Publications

 * Climate Outlook for 2019, ONACC, Yaoundé, 2019
 * Economic assessment of the impact of climate change on food crop yields in the Center,East, Far North and Southwest regions of Cameroon, ONACC, Yaoundé, 2019
 * Atlas des Pertes du Couvert Forestier, ONACC, Yaoundé, 2021