Democratic Republic of the Congo: Selected Issues

July 5, 2022

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Selected Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2022) accessed December 22, 2024

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Summary

This Selected Issues paper on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) focuses on building resilience and exploring opportunities from climate change. Addressing the challenges associated with climate change in the DRC requires a good understanding of its exposure to climate vulnerabilities as well as the bottlenecks in scaling up climate policies to achieve its nationally determined contribution. At the same time, the global efforts to develop low-carbon technology and conserve carbon sinks put the DRC in a good position with substantial long-term benefit for the country. Hence, the country would benefit from focused efforts in strengthening forest and mining managements, while building resilience to climate change. Current logging policies have failed to prevent deforestation in the DRC. The DRC presents itself as a solution country for the diffusion of carbon-reduction technology. The advent of metals critical for the energy transition could strengthen the impact of global commodity cycles on external sector.

Subject: Environment, Financial markets, International organization, Monetary policy, Technology

Keywords: Carbon sinks, Climate change, Democratic Republic of the Congo workforce, E. climate policy step, E. policy recommendation, Financial inclusion, Global, Greenhouse gas emissions, Macro indicator, Mobile banking, Natural disasters, Sub-Saharan Africa, Trade union confederation

Publication Details

Pages:

31
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2022/211
Stock No:

1CODEA2022003
ISBN:

9798400214288
ISSN:

1934-7685

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