Informations générale
BP 12645, Kishasha, DRC
Données de base
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.
Irrigation potential figures in the basin vary between 4 and 20 million hectares.
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Couverture géographique
The basin consists of the Congo river itself, its tributaries of Oubangui, Kasai, Sangha, Kuilu, Kwango, Ruki, Lamami, Lulonga, Amwini and smaller rivers.
| Pays | Superficie |
|---|---|
|
Angola
|
291500km²
|
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Burundi
|
14300km²
|
|
Cameroun
|
85300km²
|
|
Centrafrique
|
402000km²
|
|
Rép. Dém. du Congo
|
2307800km²
|
|
Congo
|
248400km²
|
|
Gabon
|
460km²
|
|
Malawi
|
90km²
|
|
Rwanda
|
4500km²
|
|
Tanzanie
|
166800km²
|
|
Zambie
|
176600km²
|
Fonction/mandat
Fonctionnement
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.
Bases légales
| Date | Nom du traité | Signataires | Bassin |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1885-02-26
|
Conference of Berlin
|
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
France
Italy
Russia
Netherlands
Spain
Great Britain
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Turkey
Portugal
USA
Hungary
|
Bassin du Congo
|
|
1927-07-20
|
Economic Convention
|
Belgium
Portugal
|
- |
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.