Impact of High Prices in 8 Urban areas of the DRC

 Over the past months, WFP DRC has been conducting assessments on high prices and their
impact on urban dwellers in the following cities around the country: Kinshasa, Matadi,
Mbandaka, Kisangani, Goma, Bukavu, Lubumbashi and Kananga.

The main objective of the study was to better understand the impact of prices on poor
households in the selected cities. More specifically the assessment aims at:
1. Determining the evidence of high food prices as well as its magnitude;
2. The causes of the high prices;
3. The impact on the natural, human, financial and social capital;
4. The impact on different socio-economic groups and specific areas of the cities;
5. Identify potential areas of intervention for WFP and partners.