Republic of Congo
Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (12 June 1992) and ratification (14 Oct 1996)
- KP: ratification (12 Feb 2007)
o Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA
- Vienna Convention: accession (16 Nov 1994)
- Montreal Protocol: signature (15 Sept 1988) and accession (16 Nov 1994)
- LRTAP: NA
- Energy Charter: NA
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: NA
- Espoo Convention: NA
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Climate
- Decree No. 2010-729 establishing responsibilities, organization and functioning of the National Committee on Climate Change (2010) [French]
- Decree No. 2011-735 on the establishment, powers, composition and functioning of the National Commission for Sustainable Development (2011) [French]
- Decree No. 2012-397 on the establishment, functions and organization of the designated national authority of the Clean Development Mechanism (2012) [French]
Energy
- Decree No. 98-135 on the powers and organization of the Directorate-General for Energy (1998) [French]
- Law No. 15-2003 establishing the National Rural Electrification Agency (2003) [French]
- Decree No. 2007-291 approving the statutes of the National Rural Electrification Agency (2007) [French]
Forests and Land Use
- Law No. 16-2000 Forest Code (2000) [French]
- Order No. 5053 defining the national guidelines for sustainable management of forest concessions (2007) [French]
- Law No. 14-2009 amending certain provisions of Law No. 16-2000 Forest Code (2009) [French]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Decree No. 2009-415 establishing the scope, content and procedures of the impact study on the environment and society (2009) [French]
Others
- Law No. 003/91 on the Protection of the Environment (1991) [French]
- Decree No. 2010-77 on the powers and organization of the general management of the environment (2010) [French]
Government Documents
- First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2001) [French]
- Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2009) [French]
- Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (2010) [French]
Factual Matters
- United Nations Statistics Division, Environmental Statistics Snapshot (2013)
Secondary sources
- Africa Adaptation Program, Study on National Adaptation Strategies and Opportunities to Transition to a Green Economy (2012) [French]
Updated as of: December 30, 2014