Congo Republic, located in Central Africa, is bordered by the countries of Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Dem. Rep. of Congo, and the Atlantic Ocean. The country is vulnerable to increases in temperature, decreases in precipitation, and increased risks of floods and droughts. Seasonal floods have affected human settlements, agriculture, public health, and biological diversity. Climatic factors have undermined public health, with vector-borne and waterborne diseases, such as malaria, taking up 40 percent of the health expenditure.
INVESTING IN CONGO REPUBLIC
CIF's investment in Congo Republic is through its Forest Investment Program (FIP). In line with the country's Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) strategy, Congo Republic’s $10-million investment plan aims to create the necessary regulatory, technical, and capacity frameworks needed to enable forest preservation activities and support the emergence of a green economy. Project objectives include developing agroforestry plantations, subsistence and commercial agriculture, and fuelwood plantations in targeted degraded and non-forest areas to benefit communities, while preserving natural resources. Interventions cover entire product value chains from the production of seeds and seedlings to the processing and marketing of agricultural and energy products (that is, firewood and charcoal).
