CIFOR's recent paper say there is a growing need for concrete information on national processes linked to climate change


Published today 23rd of February 2015 on the Congo Basin Forest Partnership website, CIFOR's paper called: Implementing REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in the Congo Basin: Review of projects, initiatives and opportunities for synergies, say "there is a growing need for concrete information on national processes linked to climate change, and on the status and challenges of mitigation (including REDD+) and adaptation projects on the ground." This paper came as a result of a 5 years research, a quest with objectives to find new ways in which people of the Congo can better adapt to climate change and to look for new trade-offs as well as take an extra step into the REDD+  and adaptation process.


In 2010, the African Development Bank in support of the Economic Community of Central African States, through the framework of the Congo Basin Ecosystems Conservation Support Programme, provided funds to sponsor CIFOR's Climate Change and Forests in the Congo Basin: Synergies between Adaptation and Mitigation (COBAM) project.


The Paper says "94 national programs and activities on the ground related to REDD+ and 11 on adaptation have been identified in six countries of the Congo Basin." And reveals that UNFCCC's method of providing funding and assistance to developing countries for initial assessment and formulation of adaptation and mitigation priorities through the submission of national formatted documents does not encourage countries to engage concrete policy implementation but reveal initial government engagement in climate change policies.


Climate change is a major issue for the Congo Basin because in December 2014, world leaders pledged for zero deforestation until 2030, a promise which if respected could engulf all the problems cost by global car emissions.