Context and Justification: In the North West Region of Cameroon,
water catchments are much solicited areas in villages due to
permanent presence of water all over the year. According to the
baseline study of North West Region (2006), increase in
population pressure has resulted to a corresponding increase of
human impact on the environment especially catchment areas.
Deforestation, farming with the use of chemicals, grazing, bush
fires, planting of unfriendly trees such as eucalyptus around
catchments and the laying out of fields on slopes are some of
the activities that lead to soil erosion, pollution, siltation
and drying up of water catchments. Water sources in around and
around catchments are being degraded and has led to shortages in
water supply in adjacent communities. The existence of weak and
poorly trained Water Management Committees (WMC), limited
awareness of community members on importance of water catchments
protection and existence of conflicts between stakeholders
(Farmers, Grazers, WMC and Co