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- His Excellency Mr Henri EYEBE AYISSI, Minister of Domains, Cadastre and Land Affairs being interviewed by journalists during the opening of the workshop in Yaoundé, October 29, 2024.
On October 29 and 30, 2024, a multi-stakeholder workshop aimed at validating the roadmap for the preparation of the national land policy was held in Yaoundé, under the high patronage of the Minister of Domains, Cadastre and Land Affairs, His Excellency Mr Henri EYEBE AYISSI. The workshop, organized by FAO in collaboration with GIZ, the International Land Coalition and other partners, was attended by 76 representatives from key ministries, civil society, traditional chiefs, the private sector and universities.
In his opening speech, the Minister recalled the government's commitment to land reform, officially launched on January 17, 2011 by the Head of State, His Excellency Paul BIYA. The aim is to address the many challenges related to land management in Cameroon.
The Minister underlined that with the governments’ commitment to prepare a national land policy a ‘new page in the history of Cameroun will be written’. He listed priorities to improve governance of tenure in Cameroun as followed: i) preparation of a national land policy document inspired by the inspired by the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) and the Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy in Africa; ii) Establishment of a multi-stakeholder platform to oversee the preparation of a national land policy; iii) strengthening the capacities of national stakeholders to make use of the VGGT to advance with an inclusive land reform process.
During the workshop, group sessions were organized to assess the use of the VGGT in the land reform process in Cameroon. Participants also analyzed the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of land reform in the country. Finally, the workshop provided an opportunity for technical validation of the roadmap and activities planned for the development of a national land policy.
- Group work session during the workshop in Yaoundé, October 29, 2024.
The next steps involve setting up a multi-stakeholder platform to guide the land policy formulation process. The participants of the workshop recommended that the Ministry in charge of the land reform integrate an annual financial contribution to the operation of the platform and the implementation of the roadmap for the preparation of the land policy. Participants also encouraged land and technical partners to provide concerted support for the implementation of the roadmap. Finally, the participants recommended that particular attention will be paid to find solutions to the challenges that women face to access land.
The workshop was funded by FAO through the project entitled "Improving land governance and reducing conflicts related to cross-border transhumance in the Republic of Chad, the Republic of Cameroon, and the Central African Republic" and GIZ’s project “Promotion d'une Politique Foncière Responsible” (ProPFR).
Funded through the FAO's Flexible Voluntary Contribution instrument (FVC), this project aims to strengthen the skills of national and local and local players in the three countries, within the framework of the VGGT.