100% of profits help mitigate future floods and other climate-related disasters
WHY
Weathering the Storm
Cameroon is a major agricutlturel country in Africa and also home to hundreds of thousands of cacao producing farms and families. Chocolate is made from Cacao and sugarcane, both of which are important agricultural products from Cameroon. No other country is more threatened by climate change than Cameroon.
But there are things that can be done locally to mitigate the damage of floods and drought and extreme heat such as planting shade trees to help regulate temperature and humidity levels, creating a more favorable environment for cacao trees; and implementing efficient irrigation practices. Also, developing climate-resilient cacao varieties is possible, and doing research and development of cacao cultivars with higher tolerance to extreme weather conditions. Plus, implementing practices like agroforestry to enhance soil health and biodiversity.
Cameroon and Climate Change
Here is what the World Bank projects about Climate Change in the Cameroon. Based on the study, climate change clearly poses a threat to human survival. It foretells of the submergence of coastal communities due to sea-level rise. It also projects the occurrence of frequent and stronger typhoons, and of prolonged, intense heat in the summers and heavy rains and flooding during rainy season. It also tells of the dire consequences of these natural catastrophes to human habitation, food supply, the degradation of ecosystem services and eventual extinction of some species. This clearly shows that climate change is a development issue that threatens the gains and economic development attained in past decades. Agriculture, for instance, which relies on a stable, regular weather pattern will be adversely affected, if such pattern is disrupted by climate change.
Collective Action
Every penny of profit from the sale of chocolate and other products produced by The People’s Chocolate of Cameroon will be used to relieve the suffering of those farmers who have been the most impacted as well as working with sister organizations to communicate the problems that climate change is causing.
Such projects as nature-based solutions, listed above will be a focal point of the organization and other initiatives to alleviate, protect, and mitigate the future disasters caused by severe weather.