CONGO RIVER BASIN

Main informations
Location map
Name of Organization
International Commission of Congo -Oubangui-Sangha
CICOS
Administrative Address

BP 12645, Kishasha, DRC

Phone
(243)817252903, (1)4088695973
E-Mail
Cicos_inst@yahoo.com
Head of Organization
Ndala Benjamin
Year Launched
1999
Contacts
Total Area
3699100km²
Length of River
5 100Km
Total Population
50million inhabitants
Total Rainfall

Varies from 720 mm/year in the Tanzanian part of the basin to 2115 mm/year in D.R. Congo with an average of 1470 mm/year over the whole basin.

Irrigated Agriculture
 
Rain-Fed Agriculture

Irrigation potential figures in the basin vary between 4 and 20 million hectares.

Website
Basin
 
Geographical scope

The basin consists of the Congo river itself, its tributaries of Oubangui, Kasai, Sangha, Kuilu, Kwango, Ruki, Lamami, Lulonga, Amwini and smaller rivers.

Riparian Countries
Countries Area
Angola
291500km²
Burundi
14300km²
Cameroon
85300km²
Central African
402000km²
Dem Rep of Congo
2307800km²
Rep of Congo
248400km²
Gabon
460km²
Malawi
90km²
Rwanda
4500km²
Tanzania
166800km²
Zambia
176600km²
Countries
 
Functions/Mandate
 
Organizational Structure
 
Organizational Structure for Cooperation

No established basin-wide cooperative framework for management and development of the Congo River Basin. Conflicts among member countries have occurred from time to time.

Management Plans and Action Programs
 
Monitoring and Information Systems
 
Rules on Decision-Making and Procedure for Dispute Resolution
 
Financing of cooperation structures
 
Stakeholder Participation
 
Historical Record of Cooperation
 
Date Treaty name Signatories Basin
1885-02-26
Conference of Berlin
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Italy
Russia
Netherlands
Spain
Great Britain
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Turkey
Portugal
USA
Hungary
Congo basin
1927-07-20
Economic Convention
Belgium
Portugal
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Challenges

Very vast basin , weak economies exacerbated by a long history of conflicts, water security, cooperation for basin development and management, lack of sound basin data, need for capacity building and limited funds.