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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with over 2.3 million km 2 of national territory, possesses a rich habitat of diversity, landscape,
climate and ecosystems that offers the attributes of one of the countries with best secured natural resources on the planet.
Because of the DRC’s vast untouched territory, the Protected Area’s system is vital to maintaining both vast biological diversity
including endangered mountain gorillas, but also the livelihoods upon which this diversity is critical to.The PRSP as well as the
DRC’s commitment to reducing the effects of climate change through the UNDP and MPU will greatly assist in its pursuit of ecological
sustainable development. 2
Ross Mountain, Resident Representative
CHEMICALS BIODIVERSITY LAND ENERGY
PORTFOLIO
In the area of climate change, UNDP is currently implementing two GEF-funded projects to assisting the country to identify priority
activities needed in order to cope with the effects of climate change.These efforts also support the country in strengthening individual
and institutional capacity by creating awareness and illustrating how technology can help mitigate the impacts of climate change.
UNDP is supporting the Democratic Republic of Congo to implement sustainable land management practices. For example, with funding
from the Global Mechanism and GEF, UNDP is assisting the country in establishing measures to strengthen legal and institutional
capacity efforts towards fighting land degradation. The country is seeking to mainstream efforts in soil conservation, and this project
also focuses on poverty reduction as highlighted in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.
To further the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, UNDP is working with the Government and the Congolese Institute for
the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) to strengthen the country’s protected areas by creating a supportive policy framework and an adaptable
legislative, financial, institutional and social environment.The country is also kick-starting a long-term process of rehabilitation and
recovery to protected land areas in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity.
With the assistance of UNDP, the country has received funding from the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol to reduce atmospheric
pollutants through the implementation of a total of 13 projects that targeted the foams and refrigeration sectors.The assistance
provided is a well-integrated part of the country’s sustainable environmental support programme and initiatives, and varies from direct
equipment provision, to technical assistance and training of private sector refrigeration technicians, and foam production enterprises.
In addition, the country is also part of two regional UNDP programmes underway in Africa for low volume consumers – one in the
halons sector, the other in methyl bromide elimination.
CONTACTS
Mr. Jean-Philippe Mukuaki – jean.philippe.mukuaki@undp.org
Tel.: 243-9918419 – 243-818142487
http://www.cd.undp.org/
PARTNERS
Some of our Partners working with
UNDP and the Government in
Democratic Republic of Congo
Global Mechanism
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UNDP DRC Project Document,“Terminal Umbrella for the Foam Sector”; 2 http://www.iccnrdc.cd/recherche.htm and http://www.cd.undp.org/
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