Democratic Republic of Congo

Status under International Climate Change Law

• UNFCCC: signature (11 June 1992) and ratification (9 Jan 1995)
• KP: ratification (23 Mar 2005)
  Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA
• Vienna Convention: accession (30 Nov 1994)
• Montreal Protocol: accession (30 Nov 1994)
• LRTAP: NA
• Energy Charter: NA
• Energy Efficiency Protocol: NA
• Espoo Convention: NA
• 2030 Commitment: 17% emissions reduction below 2000 levels by 2030.

Federal Laws on Climate Change

Forests and Land Use

• Ordinance No. 66-421 establishing the Forestry and Mining Office (1966) [French]
• Law No. 11/002 on the Forest Code (2011) [French]

Others

• Law No. 11/009 on the Fundamental Principles of Environmental Protection (2011) [French]

Government Documents

• First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2000) [French]
• National Adaptation Programme of Action (2006) [French]
• Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2009) [French]. Executive Summary [English]

Factual Matters

• United Nations Statistics Division, Environmental Statistics Snapshot (2013)

Summaries of legislation compiled from Nachmany, M., et al. 2014. “The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study: A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 66 Countries. Fourth Edition.” London: GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics.

Updated as of: December 23, 2014