Kinshasa

Kinshasa : According to World Weather Attribution (WWA), the extreme flooding in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), intensified by climate change, underscores the increasing frequency of heavy rainfall in Central Africa, with similar events anticipated every two years.

• About Kinhasa: Capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the most populous city, and the third-largest metropolitan area in Africa. The Ndjili and Lukaya rivers flow through the city. At least 2% of the population live in flood-prone areas, with inadequate urban flood infrastructure.
• About WWA: A global alliance of climate researchers that quickly assesses extreme weather events to determine climate change's impact.

  o Founded: 2015 by Dr. Geert Jan van Oldenborgh and Dr. Friederike Otto

  o Objective: To provide timely, scientifically rigorous data on the link between extreme weather and climate change

  o Partners: Environmental Change Institute (Oxford), Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environment (LSCE)