Mitigation: Carbon and environmental footprint

DRCs carbon accounting commitments

Inspired by the global commitments, DRC aims to reduce its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and minimize any negative environmental impacts associated with our conduct and operations. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and minimizing harm to the environment contributes to global climate action ambitions and protecting the natural resource-based livelihoods, health and security of displaced populations and host communities.

DRC is committed to changing its existing way of operating to reduce emissions and working toward the global commitment to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees. This is done in an ambitious, transparent, and accountable fashion that over time will be implemented across all operations.

DRC aims to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by a minimum of 50% in 2030 compared to 2019 levels. As a result, up to 20 country operations have started elaborating their carbon accounting baselines and specific reduction action plans to be implemented.

WREC - Environmental Sustainability in Humanitarian Logistics

The DRC is partner organization of the WREC Project - the Waste Management
Measuring, Reverse Logistics, Environmentally Sustainable Procurement and
Transport, and Circular Economy (WREC) Project which aims to

• produce harmonized guidance on waste management and greenhouse gas emissions,
• increase knowledge and awareness in the humanitarian community about green logistics,
• and support practitioners in environmental impact reduction, with a special focus on sustained field-based solutions.