The project addresses GHG emissions resulting from high rates of deforestation, that are the consequence of poor natural resource management, damaging agriculture practices and the vulnerability of the population and resulting coping mechanisms. It addresses also the adaptation needs of vulnerable population groups. It will do so by building capacities at local level for climate change management and by developing zero-deforestation agriculture and forest-friendly alternative livelihood options, thereby increasing the resilience of the population as well as of the ecosystems.

The project will be executed by a partnership between government bodies, HPP-Congo and ICRAF. The MEDD will be responsible for the management of environmental and social risks.