Strengthening strategic approaches for 30x30 investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The proposal aims to address the lack of coordination between climate, biodiversity, and development strategies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It proposes a 24-month project to create a 30x30 investment strategy that integrates biodiversity conservation with climate mitigation and adaptation, specifically focusing on the rights and engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs and LCs). Key activities include spatial modelling to identify priority conservation areas, policy alignment analysis, the development of a business plan for 30x30 implementation, and the submission of a technically sound GCF project concept note.

• The Democratic Republic of the Congo is identified as the 12th most vulnerable country to climate change and the 5th least ready to address its impacts.
• The Land-use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector is the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions in the DRC, with increasing rates of deforestation and forest degradation in recent years.
• Significant sectoral misalignment exists in the DRC, exemplified by the fact that approximately 50% of protected areas overlap with mining concessions, and some forestry concessions and oil blocks overlap with conservation areas.
• The DRC government has committed to reducing emissions by 21% by 2030 compared to business-as-usual, with the Forestry and Other Land Use Sector identifying 11 priority actions to achieve this.
• The project identifies three primary barriers to achieving 30x30 goals: a lack of alignment between national climate, biodiversity, and development strategies; insufficient human resources and technical capacity for multi-stakeholder engagement and project implementation; and limited capacity to access and integrate financial resources for vulnerable communities.
• The proposal targets the empowerment of approximately 600,000 Indigenous Peoples in the DRC, who represent 60% of the IP population in the Congo Basin.
• The project will implement a specific set of deliverables, including a spatial plan for priority conservation geographies, a national 30x30 strategy, a costed investment plan, and a GCF project concept note with an environmental and social risk screening report.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). Strengthening strategic approaches for 30x30 investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/readiness-proposal-drc-wcs.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Strengthening strategic approaches for 30x30 investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/readiness-proposal-drc-wcs.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024strengthening, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Strengthening strategic approaches for 30x30 investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/readiness-proposal-drc-wcs.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }