Disasters, Conflicts and Migration
Natural Hazards |
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Type |
Occurs |
Comments / Details |
Drought |
No |
N/A |
Earthquakes |
Yes |
Minor but no recent history. |
Epidemics |
Yes |
Polio and rougeole, now endemic, not completely under control, especially in remote areas, yellow fever, malaria, fall army worm. Cases of Monkey pox detected. |
Extreme Temperatures |
No |
N/A |
Flooding |
Yes |
Frequent associated to heavy rains in the main cities. |
Insect Infestation |
Yes |
Mosquitos and maize caterpillar. |
Mudslides |
Yes |
In certain areas. |
Volcanic Eruptions |
No |
N/A |
High Waves / Surges |
No |
N/A |
Wildfires |
Yes |
In forest areas mainly caused by humans for agricultural purposes. |
High Winds |
No |
N/A |
Other Comments |
N/A |
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Man-Made Issues |
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Civil Strife |
Yes |
Civil wars in 1993 and between 1997 and 98; Conflict in the Pool region in 2016. |
International Conflict |
Yes |
Foreign troops from Angola intervened in the 1997-98 war. |
Internally Displaced Persons |
Yes |
77000 as of December 2021 as direct consequence of the conflict in the Pool region. |
Refugees Present |
Yes |
From RCA, Rwanda and DRC. |
Landmines / UXO Present |
N/A |
N/A |
Other Comments |
N/A |
For a more detailed database on disasters by country, please see the Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters: http://www.emdat.be/country-profile
Seasonal Effects on Logistics Capacities
Seasonal Effects on Transport |
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Transport Type |
Time Frame |
Comments / Details |
Primary Road Transport |
Usable all year |
National Route (Routes Nationals, RN) 1 and RN2. |
Secondary Road Transport |
Difficult to use during rainy season |
Most of the Departmental Routes (Routes Departementales) RD) and some of the RN. |
Rail Transport |
No seasonal constraints |
Currently limited due network and infrastructure in bad conditions. |
Air Transport |
No seasonal constraints |
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Waterway Transport |
Limited during the dry season |
The Sangha and Ubangui rivers are difficult to navigate from Dec-June. |
The impact on road accessibility during the rainy is minor on the two primary roads since they are paved. In the North (excepted Sangha department), the passage for vehicles becomes severely limited during the peak of the rainy season, and in principle only four wheels traction vehicles or trucks can pass. During the dry seasons (Dec-June) the water level is too low for barges to navigate in Ubangi and Sangha rivers. Provision of commodities especially in the Likouala region becomes very difficult during the dry season.
Seasonal Effects on Storage and Handling |
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Activity Type |
Time Frame |
Comments / Details |
Storage |
Dec-June |
Limited access to certain northern areas such as Impfondo and Betou. It is recommended to build up and preposition sufficient stock before the beginning of the dry season (Dec-June). |
Handling |
July-November |
The rainy season might cause problems and delay handling. |
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
The main UN agencies and NGOs preposition stock at departmental level each year in order to avoid an Interruption of the supply chain in case of access problems.
Capacity and Contacts for In-Country Emergency Response
Government
The main institution responsible for intervention during emergencies is the ministry for Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and Solidarity through their Directorate-General for Humanitarian Action. Concerning epidemics, the Ministry of Health has the overall government responsibility to respond. The government has, to a certain extent, financially contributed to the past emergency appeals, coordinated by UN agencies. As part of its contribution the government also provided staff and vehicles. Military assets have not been used in emergencies and there are currently no agreements to use military and/or civil defence in relief operations.
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Republic of the Congo Government Contact List.
Humanitarian Community
The operational response during emergencies, such as the recent Mpila emergency, has been coordinated by UNDP, with other UN agencies playing a big role. During epidemics, the UN System has been led by WHO and FAO. UNICEF, UNWFP and UNHCR coordinate the emergency actions every time by supplying food assistance to mother and children (UNICEF) and displaced population (WFP). UNHCR is the lead agency for displaced population.
The UN System has currently launched a US$ 21 million humanitarian appeal in coordination with the Ministry for Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and Solidarity for the assistance of 81,000 displaced people in the Pool region. WFP is currently assisting the displaced people of the pool region through an EMOP. UNHCR is currently drafting a contingency plan to receive displaced people from DRC in prevision of the deterioration of the political and social situation in the country.
For more information on humanitarian agency contact details, please see the following link: 4.2 Republic of the Congo Humanitarian Agency Contact List.