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	United Nations. 1988. [https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=ViewDetails&id=AGLA060030 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon]. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development and Economic Commission for Africa, Natural Resources/Water Series No. 18, ST/TCD/5.		United Nations. 1988. [https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=ViewDetails&id=AGLA060030 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon]. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development and Economic Commission for Africa, Natural Resources/Water Series No. 18, ST/TCD/5.

	Vassolo S. 2012. ~~[https://splash-era.net/downloads/groundwater/9_LCBC_final_report.pdf~~ Groundwater Need Assessment - Lake Chad Basin]. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)		Vassolo S. 2012. Groundwater Need Assessment - Lake Chad Basin. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)

	Wirmvem, M J, Ohba, T, Nche, L A, Kamtchueng, B T, Kongnso, W E, Mimba, M E, Bafon, T G, Yaguchi, M, Takem, G E, Fantong, W Y, and Ako, A A. 2017. [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12665-017-6692-8 Effect of diffuse recharge and wastewater on groundwater contamination in Douala, Cameroon]. Environmental Earth Sciences, 76(9), 354.		Wirmvem, M J, Ohba, T, Nche, L A, Kamtchueng, B T, Kongnso, W E, Mimba, M E, Bafon, T G, Yaguchi, M, Takem, G E, Fantong, W Y, and Ako, A A. 2017. [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12665-017-6692-8 Effect of diffuse recharge and wastewater on groundwater contamination in Douala, Cameroon]. Environmental Earth Sciences, 76(9), 354.

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	==Geology==		==Geology==

	This section provides a summary of the geology of Cameroon. More information is available in the report [https://~~www2~~.~~bgs~~.~~ac.uk~~/~~africaGroundwaterAtlas~~/~~atlas.cfc?method=ViewDetails&id=AGLA060030~~ Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon] (1988) (see References section, below).		This section provides a summary of the geology of Cameroon. More information is available in the report [https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/45145 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon] (1988) (see References section, below).

	The geology map shows a simplified version of the geology at a national scale (see [[Geology \| the Geology resources page]] for more details).		The geology map shows a simplified version of the geology at a national scale (see [[Geology \| the Geology resources page]] for more details).

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	AMCOW. 2011. [https://www.wsp.org/sites/wsp.org/files/publications/CSO-Cameroon.pdf Water Supply and Sanitation in Cameroon]. Water and Sanitation Program.		AMCOW. 2011. [https://www.wsp.org/sites/wsp.org/files/publications/CSO-Cameroon.pdf Water Supply and Sanitation in Cameroon]. Water and Sanitation Program.

	GWP (Global Water Partnership). 2013. [https://www.gwp.org/~~Global~~/~~ToolBox~~/~~References~~/~~Lake_Chad_fact_sheet~~.pdf The Lake Chad Basin Aquifer System]. Transboundary Groundwater Fact Sheet, compiled by F Bontemps.		GWP (Global Water Partnership). 2013. [https://www.gwp.org/globalassets/global/toolbox/references/lake_chad_fact_sheet.pdf The Lake Chad Basin Aquifer System]. Transboundary Groundwater Fact Sheet, compiled by F Bontemps.

	Mafany GT and Fantong WY. 2006. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zMt5AgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA47&dq=Groundwater+quality+in+Cameroon+and+its+vulnerability+to+pollutio Groundwater quality in Cameroon and its vulnerability to pollution]. In: Groundwater quality in Africa, ed. Y Xu and B Usher, Taylor and Francis/Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 47-55		Mafany GT and Fantong WY. 2006. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zMt5AgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA47&dq=Groundwater+quality+in+Cameroon+and+its+vulnerability+to+pollutio Groundwater quality in Cameroon and its vulnerability to pollution]. In: Groundwater quality in Africa, ed. Y Xu and B Usher, Taylor and Francis/Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 47-55

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	\|Lake Chad basin		\|Lake Chad basin
	\|\|Cretaceous to Quaternary		\|\|Cretaceous to Quaternary
	\|\|The Lake Chad basin contains three main geological units: a upper Quaternary-Lower Pliocene series; the Tertiary Continental Terminal; and the lower Cretaceous series of the Hamadien Continental and the Continental Intercalaire (GWP 2013).		\|\|The Lake Chad basin contains three main geological units: an upper Quaternary-Lower Pliocene series; the Tertiary Continental Terminal; and the lower Cretaceous series of the Hamadien Continental and the Continental Intercalaire (GWP 2013).
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	\|Koum, Babouri-Figuil, Mayo Oulo, Mayo Sorawel, Mamfé, Bamusso and Djerem basins		\|Koum, Babouri-Figuil, Mayo Oulo, Mayo Sorawel, Mamfé, Bamusso and Djerem basins
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	\|\|These are smaller sedimentary basins. Some - eg Mamfé - contain evaporites.		\|\|These are smaller sedimentary basins. Some - e.g. Mamfé - contain evaporites.
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	Yevalla, G-M S, Blaise B B, Emmanuel M, Seth R E, Beka É T and Tabod T C. 2020. [https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2020.004 Constructing a 3D geological model from geophysical data for groundwater modelling and management in the Kribi-Campo sedimentary sub-basin, Cameroon]. Water Practice and Technology. doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2020.004		Yevalla, G-M S, Blaise B B, Emmanuel M, Seth R E, Beka É T and Tabod T C. 2020. [https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2020.004 Constructing a 3D geological model from geophysical data for groundwater modelling and management in the Kribi-Campo sedimentary sub-basin, Cameroon]. Water Practice and Technology. doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2020.004

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	The following references provide more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Cameroon.		The following references provide more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Cameroon.

	These, and others, ~~can~~ be ~~accessed~~ through the [https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=listResults&title_search=&author_search=&category_search=&country_search=CM&placeboolean=AND&singlecountry=1 Africa Groundwater Literature Archive]		These, and others, may also be available through the [https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=listResults&title_search=&author_search=&category_search=&country_search=CM&placeboolean=AND&singlecountry=1 Africa Groundwater Literature Archive]

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	Molua EL and Lambi CM. 2006. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266448446_Climate_Hydrology_and_Water_Resources_in_Cameroon Climate, Hydrology and Water Resources in Cameroon].		Molua EL and Lambi CM. 2006. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266448446_Climate_Hydrology_and_Water_Resources_in_Cameroon Climate, Hydrology and Water Resources in Cameroon].

			PS Eau. 2021. [https://www.pseau.org/outils/ouvrages/ps_eau_fiche_pays_cameroun_2021.pdf Fiche Pays: Cameroun]

	Sanou, S M, Temgoua, E, Guetiya, W R, Arienzo, A, Losito, F, Fokam, J, Onohiol, J F, Djeunang, B, Zambou, N F, Russo, G, Antonini, G, Panà, A and Colizzi, V. 2015. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25927649 Water supply, sanitation and health risks in Douala 5 municipality, Cameroon]. Igiene e sanita pubblica, 71(1), 21-37.		Sanou, S M, Temgoua, E, Guetiya, W R, Arienzo, A, Losito, F, Fokam, J, Onohiol, J F, Djeunang, B, Zambou, N F, Russo, G, Antonini, G, Panà, A and Colizzi, V. 2015. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25927649 Water supply, sanitation and health risks in Douala 5 municipality, Cameroon]. Igiene e sanita pubblica, 71(1), 21-37.

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	Please cite this page as: Upton, Ó Dochartaigh & Bellwood-Howard, 2018.		Please cite this page as: Upton, Ó Dochartaigh & Bellwood-Howard, 2018.

	Bibliographic reference: Upton K, Ó Dochartaigh BÉ and Bellwood-Howard I. 2018. Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of Cameroon. British Geological Survey. Accessed [date you accessed the information]. ~~http~~://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_of_Cameroon		Bibliographic reference: Upton K, Ó Dochartaigh BÉ and Bellwood-Howard I. 2018. Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of Cameroon. British Geological Survey. Accessed [date you accessed the information]. https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_of_Cameroon

	==Terms and conditions==		==Terms and conditions==
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	<nowiki>*</nowiki> Source: [~~http~~://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/query/index.html?lang=en FAO Aquastat]		<nowiki>*</nowiki> Source: [https://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/query/index.html?lang=en FAO Aquastat]

	===Climate===		===Climate===
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	These statistics are sourced from [~~http~~://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/main/index.stm FAO Aquastat]. They are the most recent available information in the Aquastat database. More information on the derivation and interpretation of these statistics can be seen on the FAO Aquastat website.		These statistics are sourced from [https://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/main/index.stm FAO Aquastat]. They are the most recent available information in the Aquastat database. More information on the derivation and interpretation of these statistics can be seen on the FAO Aquastat website.

	Further water and related statistics can be accessed at the [~~http~~://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/query/index.html?lang=en Aquastat Main Database].		Further water and related statistics can be accessed at the [https://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/query/index.html?lang=en Aquastat Main Database].

	<sup>1</sup> More information on [~~http~~://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/water_use_agr/index.stm irrigation water use and requirement statistics]		<sup>1</sup> More information on [https://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/water_use_agr/index.stm irrigation water use and requirement statistics]

	==Geology==		==Geology==
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	=== Groundwater management===		=== Groundwater management===

	The Ministry of Water Resources and Energy / Ministere De L’eau Et De L’energie (MINEE) ~~(formerly the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water / Ministère des Mines, de l’Énergie et de l’Eau),~~ has responsibility for water supply and sanitation in both rural areas and towns through the Directorate of Directorate of Water (DE: Direction de l’Eau). In recent years, the former National Water Supply Company of Cameroon (SNEC: Société Nationale des Eaux du Cameroun) ~~has been~~ privatised ~~with the creation of~~ the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER) ~~with~~ responsibility for public water supplies in urban areas~~; and the responsibility~~ for the construction and management of rural wells and boreholes has been transferred to communes (AMCOW 2011).		The Ministry of Water Resources and Energy / Ministere De L’eau Et De L’energie (MINEE) has responsibility for water supply and sanitation in both rural areas and towns through the Directorate of Directorate of Water (DE: Direction de l’Eau).

			In recent years, the former National Water Supply Company of Cameroon (SNEC: Société Nationale des Eaux du Cameroun) was privatised to create the national water utility company, Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER), which has responsibility for public water supplies in urban areas. Responsibility for the construction and management of rural wells and boreholes has been transferred to communes (AMCOW 2011).


	=== Transboundary aquifers===		=== Transboundary aquifers===
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	AMCOW. 2011. [https://www.wsp.org/sites/wsp.org/files/publications/CSO-Cameroon.pdf Water Supply and Sanitation in Cameroon]. Water and Sanitation Program.		AMCOW. 2011. [https://www.wsp.org/sites/wsp.org/files/publications/CSO-Cameroon.pdf Water Supply and Sanitation in Cameroon]. Water and Sanitation Program.

	GWP (Global Water Partnership). 2013. [~~http~~://www.gwp.org/Global/ToolBox/References/Lake_Chad_fact_sheet.pdf The Lake Chad Basin Aquifer System]. Transboundary Groundwater Fact Sheet, compiled by F Bontemps.		GWP (Global Water Partnership). 2013. [https://www.gwp.org/Global/ToolBox/References/Lake_Chad_fact_sheet.pdf The Lake Chad Basin Aquifer System]. Transboundary Groundwater Fact Sheet, compiled by F Bontemps.

	Mafany GT and Fantong WY. 2006. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zMt5AgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA47&dq=Groundwater+quality+in+Cameroon+and+its+vulnerability+to+pollutio Groundwater quality in Cameroon and its vulnerability to pollution]. In: Groundwater quality in Africa, ed. Y Xu and B Usher, Taylor and Francis/Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 47-55		Mafany GT and Fantong WY. 2006. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zMt5AgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA47&dq=Groundwater+quality+in+Cameroon+and+its+vulnerability+to+pollutio Groundwater quality in Cameroon and its vulnerability to pollution]. In: Groundwater quality in Africa, ed. Y Xu and B Usher, Taylor and Francis/Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 47-55
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	United Nations. 1988. [https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=ViewDetails&id=AGLA060030 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon]. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development and Economic Commission for Africa, Natural Resources/Water Series No. 18, ST/TCD/5.		United Nations. 1988. [https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=ViewDetails&id=AGLA060030 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon]. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development and Economic Commission for Africa, Natural Resources/Water Series No. 18, ST/TCD/5.

	Vassolo S. 2012. [~~http~~://splash-era.net/downloads/groundwater/9_LCBC_final_report.pdf Groundwater Need Assessment - Lake Chad Basin]. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)		Vassolo S. 2012. [https://splash-era.net/downloads/groundwater/9_LCBC_final_report.pdf Groundwater Need Assessment - Lake Chad Basin]. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)

	Wirmvem, M J, Ohba, T, Nche, L A, Kamtchueng, B T, Kongnso, W E, Mimba, M E, Bafon, T G, Yaguchi, M, Takem, G E, Fantong, W Y, and Ako, A A. 2017. [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12665-017-6692-8 Effect of diffuse recharge and wastewater on groundwater contamination in Douala, Cameroon]. Environmental Earth Sciences, 76(9), 354.		Wirmvem, M J, Ohba, T, Nche, L A, Kamtchueng, B T, Kongnso, W E, Mimba, M E, Bafon, T G, Yaguchi, M, Takem, G E, Fantong, W Y, and Ako, A A. 2017. [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12665-017-6692-8 Effect of diffuse recharge and wastewater on groundwater contamination in Douala, Cameroon]. Environmental Earth Sciences, 76(9), 354.

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	=== Groundwater management===		=== Groundwater management===

	The Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water (Ministère des Mines, de l’Énergie et de l’Eau), has responsibility for water supply and sanitation in both rural areas and towns through the Directorate of Directorate of Water (DE: Direction de l’Eau). In recent years, the former National Water Supply Company of Cameroon (SNEC: Société Nationale des Eaux du Cameroun) has been privatised with the creation of the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER) with responsibility for public water supplies in urban areas; and the responsibility for the construction and management of rural wells and boreholes has been transferred to communes (AMCOW 2011).		The Ministry of Water Resources and Energy / Ministere De L’eau Et De L’energie (MINEE) (formerly the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water / Ministère des Mines, de l’Énergie et de l’Eau), has responsibility for water supply and sanitation in both rural areas and towns through the Directorate of Directorate of Water (DE: Direction de l’Eau). In recent years, the former National Water Supply Company of Cameroon (SNEC: Société Nationale des Eaux du Cameroun) has been privatised with the creation of the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (CAMWATER) with responsibility for public water supplies in urban areas; and the responsibility for the construction and management of rural wells and boreholes has been transferred to communes (AMCOW 2011).

	=== Transboundary aquifers===		=== Transboundary aquifers===

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	==Geology==		==Geology==

	This section provides a summary of the geology of Cameroon. More information is available in the report [https://~~www~~.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=ViewDetails&id=AGLA060030 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon] (1988) (see References section, below).		This section provides a summary of the geology of Cameroon. More information is available in the report [https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=ViewDetails&id=AGLA060030 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon] (1988) (see References section, below).

	The geology map shows a simplified version of the geology at a national scale (see [[Geology \| the Geology resources page]] for more details).		The geology map shows a simplified version of the geology at a national scale (see [[Geology \| the Geology resources page]] for more details).
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	The following references provide more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Cameroon.		The following references provide more information on the geology and hydrogeology of Cameroon.

	These, and others, can be accessed through the [https://~~www~~.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=listResults&title_search=&author_search=&category_search=&country_search=CM&placeboolean=AND&singlecountry=1 Africa Groundwater Literature Archive]		These, and others, can be accessed through the [https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=listResults&title_search=&author_search=&category_search=&country_search=CM&placeboolean=AND&singlecountry=1 Africa Groundwater Literature Archive]


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	Sanou, S M, Temgoua, E, Guetiya, W R, Arienzo, A, Losito, F, Fokam, J, Onohiol, J F, Djeunang, B, Zambou, N F, Russo, G, Antonini, G, Panà, A and Colizzi, V. 2015. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25927649 Water supply, sanitation and health risks in Douala 5 municipality, Cameroon]. Igiene e sanita pubblica, 71(1), 21-37.		Sanou, S M, Temgoua, E, Guetiya, W R, Arienzo, A, Losito, F, Fokam, J, Onohiol, J F, Djeunang, B, Zambou, N F, Russo, G, Antonini, G, Panà, A and Colizzi, V. 2015. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25927649 Water supply, sanitation and health risks in Douala 5 municipality, Cameroon]. Igiene e sanita pubblica, 71(1), 21-37.

	United Nations. 1988. [https://~~www~~.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=ViewDetails&id=AGLA060030 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon]. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development and Economic Commission for Africa, Natural Resources/Water Series No. 18, ST/TCD/5.		United Nations. 1988. [https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/africaGroundwaterAtlas/atlas.cfc?method=ViewDetails&id=AGLA060030 Groundwater in North and West Africa: Cameroon]. United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development and Economic Commission for Africa, Natural Resources/Water Series No. 18, ST/TCD/5.

	Vassolo S. 2012. [http://splash-era.net/downloads/groundwater/9_LCBC_final_report.pdf Groundwater Need Assessment - Lake Chad Basin]. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)		Vassolo S. 2012. [http://splash-era.net/downloads/groundwater/9_LCBC_final_report.pdf Groundwater Need Assessment - Lake Chad Basin]. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)