URBANIZATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN CAMEROON: PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF URBAN POPULATIONS: CASE OF YAOUNDE

Yaoundé as the others main cities of Africa faced a rapid urbanization during recent decades. And to respond to this increasing urban population needs, many activities and practices have been developed with negatives impacts on the environment such as the accentuation of climate change. Hence, according to the IPCC, Equatorial Africa could warm by 1.4 ° C by 2050 and rapid urbanization will be one of the main responsible. This article aims to contribute to the knowledge on how the growth of cities in less developed countries affects the global warming, with a focus on the perceptions and attitudes of citizens of Yaoundé toward the phenomenon. The study we will base on thorough individual interviews conducted with people who have been living in Yaoundé for at least two decades. The exploitation of data will consists of a preliminary analysis and a thematic content analysis associated with the construction of typology