Peace and governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo will improve with the capability of natural resource management. With competing interests of foreign economies, internal corruption and neglect of local populations, natural resources are not capable of being managed or quantified. With the global demand for the basin’s resources, and the global value for providing a massive carbon sink and maintaining the hydrological cycle, it is in long term interests of all stakeholders to build capacity to manage natural resources. Stability for the whole region is affected by these resources.
This can only be achieved with donating contingent on goals being met. Some European countries are throwing huge amounts of cash at the Congo Basin with little clear plan. As carbon becomes a legitimate market, huge money transactions will involve DRC, but it will be foolish to throw money at a state just to say you did…I think the US is taking a very pragmatic approach here, and really could not handle the huge funds Europe is talking about. Funding the state doesn’t work here yet, its failed time and again, and without clear goals, monitoring, and adaptive management, donating is doomed to profit few and harm many. Lets hope donors plan and harmonize with other stakeholders in the region for the sake of practical results rather than self-preservation.
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