{"id":2597,"date":"2021-02-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/central-africa\/news\/aip-wacdep-g-launches-in-cameroon-to-promote-a-gender-transformative-approach-to-water-security-through-climate-resilient-water-investment\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:08:38","slug":"aip-wacdep-g-launches-in-cameroon-to-promote-a-gender-transformative-approach-to-water-security-through-climate-resilient-water-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/central-africa\/news\/aip-wacdep-g-launches-in-cameroon-to-promote-a-gender-transformative-approach-to-water-security-through-climate-resilient-water-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"AIP WACDEP-G launches in Cameroon to Promote a Gender-transformative approach to Water Security through Climate Resilient Water Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The workshop which had as main objective to present the AIP support program to the key stakeholders was also  \u201can opportunity to strengthen stakeholder ownership of the program as well as identify their potential roles in its implementation \u201d<\/strong> as described by Hycinth BANSEKA, Regional Coordinator, GWP-CAf<\/strong> in his opening speech. <\/p>\n

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Speaking on the ministry\u2019s decision to be the flag bearer of the program at the government level, Madam Ngo Biemble Pelagie <\/strong> representative of the Minister of Water Resources and Energy said, \u201cWACDEP-G will help Cameroon implement the 3rd<\/sup> Principle of IWRM, which recognizes that women play an important role in planning, conservation and management of water resources – a key objective for the ministry”. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Enriching presentations from the WACDEP-G Cameroon Program Coordinator,           Murielle ELOUGA<\/strong> helped the over eighteen participants from governmnt ministries, civil society organizations, UN Agencies, NGOs and research institutions <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n
\"Murielleunderstand the context of the gender-transformative approach, strategy of the WACDEP-G program, and proposed national activities.These presentations gave way to a participative workshop with question-and-answer sessions after each presentation, helping participants deepen their understanding of the program to better make recommendations on the choice and methodology of implementation of the proposed activities as well as identify entry-points for collaboration in the different sectors.<\/p>\n
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In her presentation on the results of the gender studies<\/a> initiated by GWP<\/a> last year in the five WACDEP-G pilot countries , GWP-CAf Gender Expert Henriette Bikie<\/b> highlighted that Cameroon has made some progress within the gender framework with the presence of the Ministry of Women Empowerment and the Family,<\/p>\n
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the identification and integration of gender needs in the National Vision 2035 and National Development Strategy 2020-2030<\/a> and also the existence of a National Gender Action plan<\/a>, \u201chowever, the sectoral strategies are gender blind and do not address the profound causes of gender inequalities neither do they take into account institutionalizing gender at the policy level  as a first solution to addressing these inequalities\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
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To consolidate the stakeholder contributions, a group session was organized during which participants were to list future and current projects on water, climate, and gender within their institutions to identify possible joint activities. The group session also had as objective to enrich the WACDEP-G work plan by reflecting on the implementation strategy and choice of partners to be involved in each component.<\/p>\n
 Following group discussions, the participants made these recommendations to the WACDEP-G team;<\/p>\n