Sub regional conference to be held in May 2013 in Kinshasa (DRC)

“We are pleased to announce that COMIFAC and the World Bank will be conducting a regional conference on “Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin: Reconciling economic growth and forest protection” on 15 and 16 May in Kinshasa, DRC. The main purpose of the conference is to present and conduct policy-level discussions on key findings of a study carried out over the last three years (see the following link http://www.issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821397428).

The study entitled "Deforestation trends in the Congo basin: Reconciling economic growth and forest protection",   commissioned by COMIFAC in 2009, in partnership with the World Bank, provides an in-depth analysis and enhances understanding of key factors driving deforestation in the Congo basin by 2030. It draws on a macroeconomic modeling exercise coupled with sectoral studies (agriculture, mining, energy, road infrastructure, etc). It outlines a series of technical and policy recommendations which we invite you to come and discuss during this regional conference. 

We hope you will come in your numbers to take part in this conference. More information will be communicated in the coming weeks. Please find attached the draft agenda of the conference."

For more information, please contact : 'Jean Claude KENFACK jckenfack@comifac.org

Please download under the following Link :  Provisional Agenda of the Workshop