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Like many of the world’s megacities, Kinshasa faces many challenges. With nearly 15 million residents, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is known for its epic traffic jams, widespread poverty, unreliable electricity, decades of violent

New research shows how deforestation and population growth have greatly impacted landslide risk in the Kivu Rift.

This national adaptation plan demonstrates the DRC’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and will help bring responses to the impacts of climate change. Strengthening climate resilience will enable the country to contribute to the objectives of the SDGs.

The Nyiragongo volcano, in northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo started erupting on 22nd May. It threatened millions of people in this region with Rwanda.

This map illustrates the lava flow extent and the related geological information north of Goma airport, Nord-Kivu province, D.R. of the Congo as detected by satellite images acquired after the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo on 22 May 2021. UNITAR-UNOSAT

This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and projected changes in key climate parameters, sector

The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo led to the deaths of at least 30 people. There could however be longer-term health implications for residents of the area.

The observatory communicated to the authorities about 10 days in advance that the level of seismicity was raising and a new eruption might be possible.