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ODT-1.3 · Domain 1

Ponds, reservoirs and embankments

Surface water lost in the rainy season, flooding of cultivated lowlands, insufficient livestock watering in the dry season.

How to read this sheet

The territorial problem addressed, what ODT delivers itself, the deliverables, the support of the other divisions, the SDG targets and the proposed monitoring indicators.

  • Context figures are sourced and dated.
  • Final indicators are agreed with the contracting authority.
  • Track-record status is shown until references are documented.
Shared production infrastructure
Illustrative drawing.

The context in Cameroon

8.4%of the road network is paved: 10,226 km out of 121,873 km. Most of the municipal network is unpaved.Ministry of Public Works (MINTP), interview with the Minister in Cameroon Tribune · data as at 31/12/2023 · source ↗
28.4%of rural households have access to electricity, compared with 87.6% in urban areas.INS, Fifth Cameroon Household Survey (ECAM5) · published 30/04/2024 · source ↗

Rural production is held back first by isolation and by the lack of reliable water and energy. This infrastructure is beyond the means of an individual producer: it requires collective planning led by municipalities and farmer organisations. See all the challenges →

What ODT delivers

  • Hydrological studies and reservoir site selection
  • Design of embankments, spillways and outlet works
  • Environmental and social impact notice, resettlement plan where required
  • Operation and dam safety plan

Deliverables

  • Hydrological study
  • Detailed design of the structures
  • ESIA notice / ESMP (NIES / PGES)
  • Operation plan for the structure

With the other XP-NOVA divisions

AGROVITA ↗Agricultural and fish-farming use of the reservoir

ODT remains your single point of contact: it coordinates the support and brings the results together in one file.

Contribution to the SDGs

SDGsTarget
2Zero hunger
2.4 · Sustainable and resilient food production systems
6Clean water and sanitation
6.5 · Integrated water resources management
13Climate action
13.1 · Resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards
15Life on land
15.1 · Conservation of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems

Targets are abridged; the official wording is published by the United Nations.

Proposed monitoring indicators

  • Usable stored water volume (m³)
  • Areas and livestock served
  • Condition of the structure at annual inspection

Final indicators, baselines and targets are agreed with the contracting authority in the project's results framework.

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