UNEP: DRC Post-Conflcit Assessment

UNEP has released a new assessment titled: “The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment UN Environment Programme Synthesis for Policy Makers,” which underlines the significance of DRC’s natural and mineral resources, while also addressing the need to urgently allay multiple pressures on natural resources. The study highlights numerous threats, including increased deforestation, species depletion, heavy metal pollution and land degradation from mining. It also underscores the acute drinking water crisis faced by DRC, leaving an estimated 51 million Congolese without access to potable water.