On 21-22 February 2024, the Congo Basin Institute and the Center for International Forestry Research, in partnership with University of Yaoundé 1, co-hosted the PANGEA Africa workshop in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Building on our successful launch, the Congo Basin Science Initiative contributed to important discussions at a range of COP28 events.
This Congo Science Focus post is from hydrologist Benjamin Kitambo (University of Lubumbashi and Kinshasa, DRC / University of Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, France), lead author of a study giving new estimates of the surface water storage anomaly in the Congo Basin.
In this Congo Science Focus post, lead author Emmanuel Kasongo Yakusu (University of Kisangani, DRC / University of Ghent, Belgium) and co-author Wannes Hubau (University of Ghent, Belgium) present a study revealing evidence of climate change in the Congo Basin.
Co-chairs of the Congo Basin Science Initiative, Prof Raphael Tshimanga (University of Kinshasa), Prof Simon Lewis (University of Leeds / UCL) and CBSI colleagues are speaking at the following events: Date & Time Event title Join Sun 3 Dec 10:00-11:30 GST Congo Basin Science Initiative: Research and capacity building to confront the climate and biodiversity crises and promote sustainable development Including speakers Prof Raphael Tshimanga and Prof Simon Lewis Gabon Pavilion Sun 3 Dec16:00-17:30 GST Launch of the Science Panel … Read more
The Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) launch took place in Brazzaville on 26 October 2023 at the Summit of the Three Basins. This was a three-day international conference to coordinate plans for forest protection across the tropics, convened by the Congo Basin Climate Commission, with the support of the United Nations and the African Union. The Congo Basin and its contiguous forests are the world’s second largest extent of tropical forest. This region provides valuable local, regional and global services … Read more
