Our Climate Future Depends on Conflict Dynamics in Congo
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies
Author(s): Peer Schouten, Judith Verweijen, and Fergus O'Leary Simpson
Date: 2022
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Extractive Resources, Governance, Livelihoods
Countries: Congo (DRC)
The Congo Basin rainforest – the second largest on earth – absorbs four percent of global CO2 emissions and constitutes a crucial line of defense against cataclysmic climate change. However, a complex mix of illegal resource exploitation and conflict is currently threatening the rainforest. To curb these threats and their global consequenses, we need to understand the interplay between resources, conflict and environmental protection in Congo.