Cameroon Social Safety Nets

This report lays the groundwork for a safety net system that can address the needs of the poor in Cameroon. Cameroon does not have a coordinated system of safety nets; rather, small, isolated interventions which together do not address the needs. Moreover, food and fuel price subsidies which mainly benefit the rich cost around 2 percent of GDP/year much more than total safety net spending. There is a need for a social protection strategy and an effective safety net system to address chronic poverty and food insecurity in Cameroon. This strategy should identify risks and vulnerabilities so they can be addressed by appropriate programs. Investments in human capital and in geographic areas most affected by poverty the North and Far North should be priority.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	del Ninno, Carlo, Tamiru, Kaleb
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-06
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE TERMS, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ACUTE MALNUTRITION, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, ARABLE LAND, BASIC FOOD COMMODITIES, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, CASH TRANSFERS, CASH-FOR-WORK, CHILD BENEFIT, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD MORTALITY RATES, CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CHRONIC POVERTY, CHRONICALLY POOR, CONDITIONAL TRANSFERS, CONSUMER PRICES, CONSUMPTION BASKET, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, COVARIATE SHOCKS, CURRENT POVERTY, DIRECT TRANSFERS, DRINKING WATER, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EGS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE, EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, EXTERNAL FINANCING, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILY ALLOWANCES, FAMINE, FEE WAIVERS, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOOD COMMODITIES, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICE SUBSIDIES, FOOD PRICES, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD STAMPS, FOOD SUPPLY, FOOD TRANSFERS, FOOD-FOR-WORK, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HOME RATIONS, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, IMPACT OF SHOCKS, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME REDISTRIBUTION, INCOME SUPPORT, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INDIVIDUAL RISKS, INEQUALITY, INFLATION RATE, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSURANCE SCHEMES, INTERNATIONAL AID, JOB TRAINING, LABOR LAWS, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVE BIRTHS, MACROECONOMIC CRISIS, MACROECONOMIC RISK, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MALNUTRITION, MATERNAL HEALTH, MUTUAL INSURANCE, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS, PENSION, PENSIONS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL FEASIBILITY, POOR, POOR COUNTRIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR INDIVIDUALS, POOR INFRASTRUCTURE, POOR PEOPLE, POOR PERSON, POVERTY DYNAMICS, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY POVERTY, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER, PRICE SUBSIDIES, PRICE SUBSIDY, PROTECTION POLICIES, PROTECTION POLICY, PROTECTION SYSTEM, PROTECTION SYSTEMS, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, REGIONAL AVERAGE, REGIONAL CONVERGENCE, REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL INHABITANTS, RURAL PHENOMENON, RURAL REGIONS, SAFETY NET MEASURES, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NET SYSTEM, SAFETY NET SYSTEMS, SANITATION, SCHOOL COMPLETION, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL FEEDING, SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, SCHOOL FEES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SHOCK, SINGLE PARENTS, SKILLS TRAINING, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INSTABILITY, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PENSIONS, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROJECTS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL RISKS, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICE, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL TRANSFER, SOCIAL TRANSFERS, SSN, SUBSIDIZING, SUBSISTENCE, SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING, SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PROGRAM, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TARGETING, TARGETING MECHANISMS, TRANSFER PROGRAM, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, TRANSFERS IN CASH, TRANSITORY POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES, VILLAGE COMMUNITIES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VOUCHERS, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, VULNERABLE PEOPLE, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WORK PROGRAMS, WORKS PROGRAM,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/19746812/cameroon-socail-safety-nets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19003
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