The Far North Region of Cameroon is an administrative unit comprising six departments: Diamare, Logonc-et-Chari, Mayo-Danay, Mayo-Kani, Mayo-Sava and Mayo-Tsanaga. It covers an area of 34,263 km2, over 7.2% of the national territory, with an estimated population of over 4 million.1.

This area is subject to numerous climatic hazards and is regularly exposed to a sudden reduction in the potential...