Cameroon in Paris With Concrete Proposals

The United Nations Conference on Climate Change opening today in Paris has as ambition, the initiation of an agreement which will bind all signatories; but this agreement is expected to be a compendium of sorts in which the various contributions of participating countries feature. To this end, Cameroon is coming to the Paris conference with the promise to reduce its greenhouse gas effects by 32 percent circa 2035.

The desire to preserve the environment in Cameroon is predicated on the foundation law of the land or the Constitution which, in its preamble, states that every citizen is entitled to a healthy environment and that the protection of same is the responsibility of all while the State ensures the defence and protection of the environment.

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