CONTRIBUTION OF REMOTE SENSING IN THE STUDY OF THE EVOLUTION OF A SHORELINE: APPLICATION TO THE CAMEROONIAN LITTORAL COAST

Cameroon's coast is a great asset for tourism and the economic recovery of Cameroon. There is a recent population surge towards the coast of Cameroon, which calls for attention to the balance between urban areas and natural areas. It is therefore imperative to promote business development and jobs related to the coasts, coastal waterways and shorelines of lakes on the one hand and meet the environmental challenge presented by the steady erosion of the sandy and rocky shoreline which is risky to the population and surroundings. The coastal area is a particularly fragile area coveted by fishermen, traders, industries (oil) and tourism professionals. It is therefore necessary to limit the risks incurred by these populations increasingly attracted to the coastal shores. The aim of this project is to study the behaviour of the littoral coast with time. Considering global warming which is a international problem; the question is whether this situation has no impact on Cameroon's littoral coast. It is a question of whether, over time, the coast remains static or the ocean claims or frees up ground space. In the case of a dynamic shoreline, it is a question of whether this motion is uniform or random in order to estimate the rate at which the ocean claims or frees living area.