NEWS & UPDATES

WASCAL LAUNCHES CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION NOW: A CLIMATE ADVOCACY INITIATIVE

Ghana’s changing climate is no longer a distant concern; it has become a daily reality. From unpredictable rainfall to destructive floods and scorching sun, the effects are visible on farms, Continue Reading

DAR-ES-SALAAM ENERGY VILLAGE: A GAME CHANGER FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN NIGER

Dar-Es-Salaam, Niger- In the heart of the Dosso region, approximately 72 kilometers southeast of Niamey, the village of Dar-Es-Salaam is transforming its future. Once defined by hardship, this peri-urban community, Continue Reading

AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES PLEDGE TO INTEGRATE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS INTO CURRICULA

Representatives from West African universities have renewed their commitment to preparing graduates for the realities of a changing climate, following a four-day workshop at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Continue Reading

International Conference on Climate Change and Just Energy Transition 2025(I3C-JET)

Theme Sustainable Climate Resilience in Africa: A Collaborative Pathway Through Policy, Capacity Building, Research, and Just Energy Transition 📅 Date: 20-24 October 2025 📍 Location: Abuja, Nigeria 🔹 Organized by: West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Continue Reading

WHO WE ARE

WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use) is a large-scale research-focused Climate Service Centre designed to help tackle this challenge and thereby enhance the resilience of human and environmental systems to climate change and increased variability. It does so by strengthening the research infrastructure and capacity in West Africa related to climate change and by pooling the expertise of ten West African countries and Germany.

OUR MISSION

To provide information and knowledge at the local, national, and regional levels to its West African member countries to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change and devise integrated mid and long-term options to build up resilient and productive socio-ecological landscapes. We do this through capacity building and environmental services in West Africa