Democratic Republic of the Congo

As a precursor to the INDC, the DRC had already created The National Sustainable Development Strategy and the Government's action program for the 2012-2016 period was created as a part of the plan for emergence in 2030 revolve around the mining sectors, agriculture, forestry and the development of the industrial fabric in a more decentralized framework. The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD), through the Sustainable Development Division (SDD), a government body for international negotiations, responsible for coordinating and monitoring the smooth and consistent implementation of the action government on climate change, ensures the management of GHG inventories. A national committee on climate change, under the supervision of the Secretary General for the Environment and Sustainable Development, in an intersectoral and interdisciplinary approach gives the main guidelines for the implementation of programs and projects in the field of climate change. Under the supervision of the DDD, teams of experts, from government ministries and agencies, national research centers and universities, private institutions and NGOs, are responsible for the definition of methodological approaches and execution the work of estimating greenhouse gas emissions and assessment of vulnerability to climate change impacts, and technology needs. Responsibility for the formal approval of inventory reporting GHG emissions specifically the responsibility of the National Climate Committee.