Workshop on the environmental impact of the camps in Cameroon, September 2017

Le 05/09/2017 - Place : Maroua, Cameroon

Organised by Groupe URD

In collaboration with OCHA and BISS, Groupe URD is organising a presentation of the study "The environmental impact of forced migration" on 5 September 2017 in Maroua (Cameroon) for the actors present in the Far North of Cameroon. The main objective of this study is to raise awareness in the sector about the positive role that humanitarian actors can play in reducing the environmental risks caused by humanitarian crises.

In April 2017, Groupe URD carried out a study on the environmental impact of refugee camps, funded by the Global Disaster Preparadness Center and the Agence Française de Développement. Two case studies were then carried out in Cameroon and Lebanon.

A presentation is organised on 05 September in Cameroon to discuss the results of this study with the actors present in the field.

The main objective of this study is to raise awareness in the sector about the positive role that humanitarian actors can play in reducing the environmental risks caused by humanitarian crises. As the principle of “Do No Harm” is at the heart of any humanitarian action, the challenge here is to raise awareness of the need to move from environmental policies and strategies to action.