CONGO RIVER BASIN

 
Commission Member States Secretariat Details
Commission de la Gestion du Bassin du Congo et du Nil Congo Commission de la Gestion du Bassin du Congo et du Nil
Dar Es Salam
Tanzania
  • Founded in 1996
  • Aims:  water management of the Central and South African Basins and creation of an outlet of the Congo River to supply the Chad Lake.

 
 


World Resources Institute Database:
Links to .pdf files mapped by WRI

           Map 2: Freshwater Fish Species and Endemism

 Map 3: Endemic Bird Areas
 Map 4: Aridity
 Map 5: Population Density
 Map 6: Water Availability
 Map 7: Modified Landscape (Cropland and Developed Areas)
 Map 8: Cropland Irrigation
 Map 9: Existing and Proposed Major Dams
 Map 10: Remaining Original Forest Cover
 Map 11: Extent of Original Forest Cover Lost
 Map 12: Area Affected by Water Erosion
 Map 13: Urban Population Growth (1995-2000)
 Map 14: Tropical Deforestation (1980-1990)
 Map 15: Protected Areas


Original maps made using the World Resources Institute Database and ArcView GIS, version 3.1, with Spatial Analyst Extension, X-Tools, 3-D Analyst Extension.