The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and especially the east of the country where we work as People in Need, has long been burdened by armed conflicts and the plundering of natural resources. War’s impact on the population’s livelihood is evident in their relationship with the environment, particularly in the fragile ecosystems facing unprecedented exploitation in the Congo Basin and the Great Lakes. These are also the most populated areas and need significant emergency support.
Since our team has been helping in these areas and climate resilience has been one of our key pillars, we joined the Bio4HUMAN project, which aims to develop a sustainable solution for waste management in humanitarian crises. The need for these solutions became more urgent.
Together with other humanitarian organisations, we will work on sustainable waste management in DRC, South Sudan, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda which could also apply to other humanitarian crises.
