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Indeed, while it is only one-third the area of the Amazon, the Congo Basin contains roughly 40% the carbon stock and its forests are proving more resilient to climate change than the southern ...
DRC has reasons to protect its country from climate change. According to the Center on International Cooperation, "DRC is home to wetlands, including the largest tropical peatland complex, covering approximately 123,750 kilometers, or 75 percent of the Congo Basin."
The Congo basin used to be covered by rainforest, yet an expansion of savannah in Central Africa has extending the sandy soil area because of deforestation. [3] The generation of oxygen by forest are contributors to the rainfall system. [3] However, deforestation has disrupted the ecosystem services and created an eco-climate issue. The ...
A recent study in the DRC revealed that almost all of the animals are taken from the Congo each year, at 93% of all live animals there are in the forest are extracted for bush meat, whereas a sustainable rate would be 20%. [15] This is a huge amount compared to the Amazon where bush meat is hunted at only 3% the rate of the Congo.
The differences in temperature between the deserts and the Congo Basin is important for driving wind systems known as African easterly jets, [14] which affect climate and weather in the Sahel and Southern Africa. Future climate projections indicate that the region will get hotter in response to global climate change. [15]
The event has been attributed to climate change; however, it was exacerbated by poor drainage and infrastructure. [8] In the RoC, more than 100 villages were submerged with homes destroyed along the departments of Likouala, Cuvette and Plateaux, impacting around 170,000 of the most vulnerable of the population, of which around 30,000 were ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo map of Köppen climate classification zones. Climate ranges from tropical rain forest in the Congo River basin to tropical wet-and-dry in the southern uplands to tropical highland in eastern areas above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in elevation. [1] In general, temperatures and humidity are quite high. [1]
Climate change in Africa is an increasingly serious threat as Africa is among the most vulnerable continents to the effects of climate change. [1] [2] [3] Some sources even classify Africa as "the most vulnerable continent on Earth". [4] [5] Climate change and climate variability will likely reduce agricultural production, food security and ...