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# Second Party Opinion
# Cameroon's Sustainable Financing Framework
March 10, 2025
| Location: Cameroon | Sector: Sovereign | | --- | --- |
# Alignment With Principles
☑ Social Bond Principles, ICMA, 2023 ☑ Social Loan Principles, LMA/LSTA/APLMA, 2023 ☑ Green Bond Principles, ICMA, 2021 (with June 2022 Appendix 1) ☑ Green Loan Principles, LMA/LSTA/APLMA, 2023 ☑ Sustainability Bond Guidelines ICMA, 2021
See Alignment Assessment for more detail.
# Strengths
Projects financed under the framework will support Cameroon's sustainable development efforts. These range across various sectors and activities and include infrastructure, energy, and capacity building, among others. The framework's eligible expenditures align with Cameroon's revised nationally determined contributions and its National Development Strategy 2020-2030.
# Weaknesses
Eligible green projects include the financing of infrastructure that supports fossil-fuel-powered transportation. This includes spending related to public transportation projects, such as the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé.
# Primary contact
Rafael Heim, CFA Paris +33 634 39 72 53 Rafael.heim @spglobal.com
Salaheddine Soumir Paris +33 603 74 81 08 Salaheddine.soumir @spglobal.com
# Areas to watch
The broad scope of the framework and project categories creates uncertainty in terms of eligible projects. Several environmental and social project categories such as energy efficiency and waste-to-energy have broadly defined criteria and notably lack eligibility thresholds.
Cameroon is exposed to extreme weather events and project-specific physical-climate-risk considerations are limited. Nevertheless, the issuer says it will conduct environmental impact assessments for relevant projects, including resilience considerations.
spglobal.com/ratings This product is not a credit rating March 10, 2025
Second Party Opinion: Cameroon's Sustainable Financing Framework
# Eligible Green Projects Assessment Summary
Eligible green projects under the issuer's sustainable finance framework are assessed based on their environmental benefits and risks, using the Shades of Green methodology.
| Renewable energy | Dark to Medium green | | --- | --- | | Solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and hydropower projects | | | Marine and offshore renewable energy and renewable energy projects that support other Sustainable Blue Economy (SBE) sectors while preserving the marine environment. | |