Land-use planning, infrastructures and town planning
Make planning a guarantee of political stability, the engine of economic growth and a source of pride and equality for all citizens
For too long, development gaps between urban and rural areas in general, the lack of appropriate amenities
and facilities in border regions in particular, coupled with the lack of a clear and precise land policy, eventually
created a sense of marginalisation among a large segment of the population and considerably slowed Cameroon’s
economic activity.
On the one hand, the public policies carried out so far have led to a weak integration of certain regions within the
Nation. This translates into a low level of participation in national life, a sense of being exploited by others, and
under-representation among the country’s elites. As a result, there has been a sharp rise in ethno-regional divides
and feelings of frustration that have only been exacerbated over time, fuelled by an abdication of the State of its
responsibilities during the long economic crisis the country went through, but also by inadequate responses when
the administration tried to tackle the problem.
On the other hand, everyone can measure the increasingly striking contrast between urban and rural areas, but
also the widening gap between neglected populations and urban elites more or less connected to globalisation.
Finally, economic operators do not dare to invest in agriculture or industry because access to land ownership
is uncertain and risky: all too often, there is a very large number of land-related conflicts that involve overlaying or
issuing multiple land titles on the same parcel or overlapping parcels of land. We consider that an appropriate land
status taking into account the cultural realities of our lands but guaranteeing the State the necessary land resource
for the realisation of collective projects and providing the necessary security on the land transactions market is a
precondition for the development and to the modernisation of our country.
Establish a real land-use planning policy
We will define a real land-use planning policy at the national level by reconciling economic competitiveness
and job creation.
We will value local potentials and take advantage of regional potentialities while putting an end to the
harmful competition between Douala, Kribi and Limbe with regard to port activities.
We will pursue a rural planning policy focused on the structuring of rural areas and the empowerment of
rural populations.
Settle the land question
- We will organise a major national debate on regional planning leading to a National Charter for Territorial
Development. - We will organise the National Land Forum with full involvement of the traditional authorities in order to redefine the best ways of access to land in respect of the interests of the customary communities, both for infrastructure and other public works and for the development of the land. Agriculture.
- We will draw up a National Framework for Territory Development (NFTD) which will then be broken down into
