Capacity-building for transparency in NDC  implementation in Cameroon Improve the institutional and technical capacity of national institutions to enhance the implementation of the Paris Agreement through greater transparency in Cameroon Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. 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The managers of the directorates targeted by the project generally lack the skills and experience required to master the management of the country's environmental and climate policies and ensure transparent management of public resources. In addition, the absence of multidisciplinary teams, in particular in the field of analysis and selection of public investment projects constitutes a serious constraint which limits the possibilities of relevant choices of sector strategies in accordance with the objectives of sustainable development and poverty reduction. To mitigate this constraint, the CBIT will strengthen institutional capacities and allow Cameroon to have a transparent system for collecting, processing, documenting, storing and archiving the data and information necessary for making the appropriate decisions.    In this context, the project will help alleviate the constraints by building capacities through targeted training focused on the management and piloting of the economy, issues related to the environment and climate change, (IT basic, macroeconomic forecasting and management, public investment programming, physical and financial monitoring of projects, environmental and climate control and monitoring, production and management of reliable data). The implementation of capacity building will improve the effectiveness of the action of the Government and stakeholders and help to strengthen transparency. In addition, the CBIT project will set up harmonized databases on projects that will facilitate the formulation and execution of coherent policies in line with the implementation of the strategic framework for the fight against poverty and the achievement of the objectives of sustainable development (SDGs).    • Impact on poverty reduction: The Project will have a significant social impact, as the actions to support the strengthening of the improvement of the programming of public investments in favor of the rationalization of budgetary expenditure and a better selection of projects. should lead to more efficiency in the management of public finances, which will necessarily benefit the social sectors (education and health) and poverty reduction programs. In addition, the support that the project will provide to the statistical system is likely to contribute to better monitoring of the execution of the National Development Plan (PND) 2018-2022 by facilitating the establishment of a grid of indicators. on poverty disaggregated by sex and region.    • Impact on Governance: As an integral part of the national program for strengthening good governance, the project will have a direct positive effect on governance through the improvement of capacities to steer and manage policies, strategies, plans. from the country.    • Impact on gender: The capacity building program that will be implemented under this project will also affect women, young people and vulnerable minorities who represent a significant workforce directly involved in the project. In addition, special attention will be paid to the participation of deserving female candidates during the preparation and establishment of the national system. Likewise, capacity building in project selection, in accordance with the poverty reduction strategy, will result in a positive impact of public investments on women, who are severely affected by poverty. Particular attention may be paid, through training seminars within the framework of the project, to the problem of taking into account the integration of women in sectoral strategies such as those adopted in the national development policy (PND).    • Impact on private sector development: By aligning with the Government's efforts to create the conditions for inclusive sustainable development, the CBIT project will contribute to the development of the private sector by strengthening its capacities.