Information
§ First and last name : SOTAMENOU Joel
§ Date and place of birth: May 11, 1979 in Yaoundé, married, father of four children
§ Nationality: Cameroonian
§ Qualification: Economist - Environmentalist - Consultant
§ Residential address: Yaoundé IV
§ Telephone: + (237) 677 37 23 07 / 695 39 60 38
§ Email: sotamenou@yahoo.fr / joelsotamenou@gmail.com
§ Research page: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sotamenou_Joel
§ Webpage: http://sotamenou.blogspot.com
Resume
§ Professor Joël Sotamenou was born in Cameroon on May 11, 1979. He received a PhD in Economics from the University of Yaoundé II (Cameroon) and the French Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (France) in May 2012. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Public Economics at the University of Yaoundé II- Soa. He is a member of numerous learned societies and has published about thirty relevant scientific articles in the fields of agriculture and environment.
Areas of research
§ Environmental economics (solid waste management, climate change, production and natural resource economics, sustainable energy, corporate social responsibility)
§ Agricultural economics (urban and peri-urban agricultural systems, rural economy, agroecology).
Education
§ University of Yaoundé II: Doctorate in Economics. Thesis title: Composting: a sustainable alternative for public solid waste management in Cameroon (May 2012)
§ University of Yaoundé II: DEA in Environmental Economics (November 2005)
§ University of Dschang: Masters in Economic Analysis and Policy (June 2001)
§ University of Dschang: Degree in Agricultural Economics (September 2000)
§ Elig - Essono High School Yaoundé 1: Baccalaureate in Mathematics and Earth Sciences (June 1997)
Teaching
§ March 2018 – Present: Teaching at the University of Yaoundé II (Environmental Policies in Master 2, and Environmental and Natural Resources Economics in Master 1)
§ Since 2021: Associate Professor at the Pan-African Institute for Development (IPD)
§ Since November 2019: Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Yaoundé II
§ November 2013 - November 2019: Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Yaoundé II
§ June 2010 - November 2013: Assistant at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Yaoundé II
§ October 2008 - June 2010: Temporary Teaching and Research Associate at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Yaoundé II
§ January 2006 - October 2008: Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Yaoundé II
Language skills: obtained on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - rudimentary)
§ French: Read (1) Spoken (1) Written (1)
§ English : Read (2) Spoken (2) Written (2)
Current position
§ Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Yaoundé II, and consultant.
Number of years of professional experience
§ 15 years (Recruited as a university lecturer on June 1, 2010)
Computer skills
§ Internet – MS Office – SPSS – STATA – CsPRO
Scientific publications
§ Mbiafeu MF, Molua EL, Sotamenou J., Ndip FE (2024). Climat, agroécologie et rendements agricoles : impacts différentiels et implications pour le progrès agricole face au changement climatique. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1322568.
§ Mbiafeu MF, Molua EL, Sotamenou J., Ndip FE (2024). Enquête sur les expériences pratiques, les perceptions et les réponses des petits exploitants agricoles au changement climatique : une analyse empirique au Cameroun. Alimentation et humanité, 100345.
§ Sotamenou J. & Nehgwelah G. (2024). Étude de l'effet de l'ouverture commerciale et de l'agriculture sur la déforestation au Cameroun. Agricultural & Rural Studies, 2(1) : 1 – 10.
§ Sotamenou J. (2023). Analyse des barrières à l'adoption des pratiques agroécologiques dans l'Extrême-Nord Cameroun. Rapport d'étude, ACF
§ Sotamenou J., Embolo Ahanda BX, Batha RAS, Bikono PF (2022). Évaluation des impacts des changements climatiques sur l'agriculture dans les régions du Nord et de l'Extrême-Nord du Cameroun. Rapport d'étude, FAO
§ Amougou JA, Forghab Mbomba P., Sotamenou J., Embolo Ahanda BX (2021). Évaluation des effets des changements climatiques sur les cultures vivrières des régions du Nord, Adamaoua, Ouest et Sud - Cameroun en 2019 : couts et stratégies d'adaptation. Rapport d'étude, ONACC
§ Bomdzele E.J., Molua L.E., Sotamenou J., Ticha B.M., Ndive E.L., Shu G., Ngaiwi M.E. (2021) Climate Change Implications on Food Security: The Case of the Fisheries Sector in Cameroon. In: Leal Filho W., Luetz J., Ayal D. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22759-3_305-1
§ Sotamenou J., Dze KL (2020). Facteurs sous-jacents au potentiel économique de l'eucalyptus au Cameroun. CE agriculture, 6(1), 01-14.
§ Amougou JA, Forghab Mbomba P., Sotamenou J., Ndoumbe Nkeng M., Embolo Ahanda BX (2019). Évaluation économique de l'impact du changement climatique sur les rendements des cultures vivrières dans les régions du Centre, de l'Est, de l'Extrême-Nord et du Sud-Ouest du Cameroun. Rapport technique, ONACC.
§ Thuries L., Ganry F., Sotamenou J., Olivier R., Parrot L., Simon S., Montange D., Fernandes P. (2019). Cash for trash : une évaluation de la valeur agro-économique des matières organiques urbaines utilisées comme engrais au Cameroun. Agronomie pour un développement durable Développement, 39(6): 52
§ Sotamenou J., Nanko Nguepdjio C. (2019). Consommation d'énergie, croissance économique et émissions de Co2 au Cameroun : une analyse de causalité. Revue Africaine de l'Intégration et du Développement, 11 (2019) : 80-100
§ Sotamenou J., Molua LE et Akamin A. (2019). Application du modèle décisionnel hiérarchique analytique à la stratégie de gestion des déchets solides à Yaoundé, au Cameroun. Revue de technologie et de gestion des déchets solides, 45(4), 502-517
§ Sotamenou J., De Jaeger S., & Rousseau S. (2019). Facteurs de l'élimination légale et illégale des déchets solides dans les pays du Sud : le cas des ménages de Yaoundé (Cameroun). Journal of Environmental Management, 240 (2019) : 321-330.
§ Sotamenou J. (2018). Proposition d'un outil d'évaluation du service public de gestion des déchets solides municipaux en Afrique. Déchets Sciences et Techniques, 76 : 33-42
§ Sotamenou J., Soh Fogwa Pogha AC (2018). Évaluation de la durabilité de l'agropole d'ananas de Nlohe -Cameroun par la méthode IDEA. Systèmes alimentaires /Food Systems, 3 : 219-241 Varia
§ Sotamenou J., Nehgwelah G. (2018). Impact du libre-échange sur l'agriculture : données du Cameroun. Journal of Smart Economic Growth, 3(2) : 55-70
§ Evouna Mbarga J.S., Sotamenou J., Tabe-Ojong M.P., Molua E.L. (2018). Technical efficiency of maize production in the Centre region of Cameroon A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Developing Country Studies, 8(4): 64-72
§ Sotamenou J. (2017). La gestion des déchets solides en Afrique cinquante ans après les indépendances : bilan et perspectives. Afrique durable 2030, 1 : 21-37
§ Sotamenou J. (2014). Corporate social responsibility among small and medium size enterprises in Cameroon. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 3(2): 1-19
§ Sotamenou J. & Saleu Feumeni J. (2013). Effets de la température et des prélèvements sur la production vivrière au Sud-Cameroun. Agronomie Africaine, Numéro Spécial (6) sur les Changements Climatiques 6 : 23 – 32
§ Sotamenou J. & Parrot L. (2013). Sustainable urban agriculture and the adoption of composts in Cameroon. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 11(3): 282–295
§ Sotamenou J. (2012). La gestion des déchets solides à Yaoundé : la pertinence du compostage. Editions Universitaires Européennes. Sarrebruck, 316 pages.
§ Sotamenou J. (2012). Le compostage : une alternative soutenable de gestion publique des déchets solides au Cameroun. Thèse de Doctorat en Economie, Université de Yaoundé II (Cameroun) et CIRAD (France), 286p.
§ Sotamenou J., Ganry F., Montange D., Parrot L., Simon S. (2010). Transfer Stations for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in Africa: Evidence from Cameroon. In: by T. Faerber and J. Herzog (eds.). Solid waste management and environmental remediation. New York: Nova Science Publishers, p. 217-242.
§ Parrot L., Sotamenou J., Kamgnia Dia B. (2009). Municipal solid waste management in Africa: strategies and livelihoods in Yaounde, Cameroon. Waste management, 29: 986 – 995
§ Parrot L., Sotamenou J., Kamgnia Dia B., Nantchouang A. (2009). Determinants of domestic waste input use in urban agriculture lowland systems in Africa: The case of Yaounde in Cameroon. Habitat International, 33: 357-364
§ Sotamenou J., Parrot L., Kamgnia Dia B. (2008). Gestion des déchets ménagers et agriculture dans les bas-fonds de Yaoundé au Cameroun. In Parrot L. (ed.), Njoya A. (ed.), Temple L. (ed.), Assogba-Komlan F. (ed.), Kahane R. (ed.), Ba Diao M. (ed.), Havard M. (ed.). 2008. Agricultures et développement urbain en Afrique subsaharienne. Environnement et enjeux sanitaires. Paris: L'Harmattan, p. 63-78
§ Sotamenou J. (2005). Efficacité de la collecte des déchets ménagers et agriculture urbaine et périurbaine dans la ville de Yaoundé. Mémoire de DEA en Economie, Université de Yaoundé II, Cameroon, 144 p.
Scholarships and awards
§ May 2022: Ranked as the best researcher (scientist) at the University of Yaoundé II for the period 2017 – 2022 by the “AD Scientific Index Rank”, which ranks individual scientists and researchers worldwide based on their total H-index, i10 index and citation scores in Google Scholar over the past five years.
§ March – June 2017: Visiting Researcher, CEDON, KU Leuven, Brussels Campus, Belgium
§ August 2011: Travel grant from the "Francophonie" as a speaker and trainer at the 3rd edition of the summer school on urban agriculture organized by CRAPAUD and the ISE of the University of Quebec in Montreal.
§ July 2011: AAEE Travel Grant to attend the Agriculture and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh PA, USA.
§ June 2009 - January 2010: French Cooperation Scholarship in Cameroon for the finalization of my doctoral thesis at CIRAD, France.
§ May – July 2007 and June 2009 – January 2010: Guest Researcher, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
§ March 2007: Rectors' Prize for Encouragement of Academic Excellence at the Academic Universiade
§ 2001: Gold Medal of the "Edinburgh Duck International Association Award".
§ Since 1997: Member of the Association " Duck of Edinburgh's Prix de l'Association Internationale".
Participation in scientific meetings
§ Yaoundé, Cameroon - May 2025: Participation as an expert in the general meeting on the management of urban waste resources in Cameroon.
§ Yaoundé, Cameroon - March 2024: speaker at the interconnected day Burkina Faso – Cameroon – Congo – Madagascar – Mauritania – Senegal, on CSR in value chains organized by RSE and PED.
§ Garoua, Cameroon – September 2022: Participation in the validation workshop for study reports on the assessment of losses, damages and costs of climate change in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Cameroon organized by FAO.
§ Since May 2021: Monthly participation in workshops organized by the National Observatory of Climate Change (ONACC), in different cities in Cameroon, for the review of their various reports.
§ Yaoundé, Cameroon - December 2020: Member of the Jury for the selection of the best doctoral research project organized by the French Embassy in Cameroon.
§ Yaoundé, Cameroon - October 2019: Conference on World Habitat Day organized under the theme: Front-end technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste into wealth.
§ Yaoundé, Cameroon - August 2019: Lecture at the scientific conference organized by MINEPAT to prepare the second phase (2020-2027) of Cameroon's Vision 2035.
§ Paris, France - June 2018: Lecture at the Conference on Climate Change and Global Warming.
§ ReSFUGE conference on sustainable development in the agri-food sector.
§ Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - December 2015: Lecture at the AERC Biannual Research Workshop on Agriculture and Structural Transformation in Africa.
§ Yaoundé, Cameroon - June 2015: Participation in a capacity-building seminar "International negotiations and economic instruments for climate change mitigation" organized by CIRAD, GREEA, UYII and the French Institute (speaker).
§ Accra, Ghana - June 2014: Lecture at the AERC Biannual Research Workshop on Public Finance: Tax and Expenditure Reforms.
§ Arusha, Tanzania - May 2013: Lecture at the CREA biannual research workshop on climate change and development in Africa.
§ Cape Town , South Africa - October 2012: Speaker at the Business of Social and Environmental Innovation conference organized by the Graduate Business School of the University of Cape Town .
§ Wageningen, Netherlands - April 2012: Speaker at the International Conference on Multifunctional Agriculture organized by Wageningen University.
§ Montreal, Canada - August 2011: Speaker and trainer at the 3rd edition of the summer school on urban agriculture organized by CRAPAUD and the ISE of the University of Quebec in Montreal.
§ Pittsburgh PA, USA - July 2011: Lecture at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting.
§ Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - December 2010: Conference at the international workshop on agriculture organized by CEDRES (speaker).
§ Strasbourg, France - November 2010: Speaker at the 9th International Conference on Territorial Intelligence, "Ecological and Social Innovation".
§ San Pedro, Gagnoa and Yamoussokro , Ivory Coast - April, June and August 2010: Conference during the workshops organized by the Presidency of Ivory Coast as part of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Independence.
§ Dakar, Senegal - October 2009: Conference at GLOBELICS on the theme "Inclusive growth, innovation and technological change: education, social capital and sustainable development".
§ Mombassa, Kenya - May 2009: Lecture at the Conference on Agriculture for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa organized by the African Economic Research Consortium.
§ Rennes, France - April 2009: Participation in a workshop on the production of scientific articles organized by CIDEGEF.
§ Lille, France - November 2008: Conference at the Colloquium organized by the CNRS and the University of Lille 1 on the theme: "Sustainable development twenty years later: New theoretical interpretations, methodological innovations and fields of exploration".
§ Alexandria, Egypt - October 2008: Participation in the Seminar on the Economics and Politics of Natural Resource Management organized by the OIF and the IEPF.
§ Nairobi, Kenya - August 2008: Lecture at the Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) on "Candidacy of Ecological Economics for Social and Environmental Sustainability".
§ Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - September 2007: Participation in the Seminar on "The qualitative research method" organized by the International Foundation for Science (IFS/Sweden) and the International Institute for Research and Development (IRD/France).
§ Douala, Cameroon - November 2006: Conference at the Second International Workshop organized by CIDEGEF / City - Management on "The Democratic Management of Collective Goods".
§ Kampala, Uganda - September 2006: Lecture at the 2nd meeting of "Network to Promote Sustainable Production and Marketing of Indigenous Vegetables through Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa".
Fundings
§ Sotamenou J. (2012). Practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by SME managers in Cameroon. Funded by Trust Africa (grant no. TA-11-043)
§ Sotamenou J. (2009). Determinants of organic waste use in Cameroon: an econometric analysis. Funded by African Economic Research Consortium (grant no. RT-08-53)
Hobbies
§ Conference, Music (guitar), Sport (football), Tourism (travel)
Countries visited (major scientific meetings)
§ Burkina Faso: June 2004 – October 2004, September 2007, December 2010
§ Uganda: September 2006
§ France: May – July 2007, November 2008, April 2009, June 2009 – January 2010, November 2010, June 2018
§ Kenya: August 2008, May 2009
§ Egypt: October 2008
§ Senegal: October 2009
§ Ivory Coast: April, June and August 2010
§ United States: July 2011
§ Canada: August 2011
§ Netherlands: April 2012
§ South Africa: October 2012
§ Tanzania: May 2013
§ Ghana: June 2014
§ Ethiopia: December 2015
§ Belgium: March - June 2017
Professional Experience as consultant
§ As an expert consultant and promoter of the Study - Consulting - Consulting Firm in sustainable development Ets SOTAMENOU CONSULTING, in May 2025, we brought to the attention of MINHDU as part of the general meeting on the management of urban waste resources, our suggestions for sustainable management of urban solid waste in Cameroon in general and in Yaoundé in particular. Our suggestions were based on a paper we published in 2018 which proposed a tool for evaluating the performance of urban solid waste in Africa. In our contribution to these general meetings, we outlined the actions to be considered in order to improve the public service of solid waste management in Cameroon. These include, among others, improving access to solid waste management services for the greatest number of households, good spatial distribution of garbage bins, effective implementation of sanctions against all polluters, a level of investment in waste management infrastructure, institutionalization of pre-collection and composting with the financial participation of households, and compliance with the principles of sustainable development.
§ We supported the National Observatory on Climate Change (ONACC) teams in carrying out a study between October 2024 and May 2025 on the assessment of losses and damages linked to the impact of climate change on the main agricultural products of Cameroon's five agro-ecological zones. The main findings are that losses due to climate change on key crops in Cameroon amount to nearly 800 billion FCFA, of which nearly 50% are recorded solely on cocoa.
§ In 2023 and 2024, we carried out two studies on behalf of ACF (Action Against Hunger). One focuses on the barriers to the adoption of agroecological practices in the municipalities of Tokombéré , Mora, Koza , Dargala and Mindif and the other portrait on the analysis of the impact of ACF actions in the Far North of Cameroon. It emerges overall that
§ On behalf of FAO in November 2022, we conducted a study as a principal consultant within the framework of the READYESS project. The objective was to assess the impacts of changes on agriculture in the North (communes of Garoua, Poli, Guider, Tcholliré ) and Far North regions of Cameroon (communes of Maroua, Mokolo , Maga, Bogo , Yagoua ).
§ In 2019, we supported the ONACC teams in carrying out a study aimed at assessing the impact of climate change on food production in the Central, East , Far North and Southwest regions of Cameroon. The study conducted in 2021 on behalf of ONACC was entitled "Assessment of the effects of climate change on food crops in the North, Adamawa, West and South regions - Cameroon: costs and adaptation strategies.
§ Since 2019, as an expert, we have been actively participating in the review of their main study reports, as well as in the validation workshops for said reports.
§ Since 2015, we have been running training sessions for municipal magistrates on waste management strategies in Cameroonian municipalities, as well as on green projects, on behalf of the National Urban Training Program (PNFMV).
