Today, we are witnessing several extreme weather events all around the planet, from droughts in Africa, heavy rainfalls in South America, wildfires in North America, and floods in Europe. All these phenomena are not new but the problem is the severity of the records they are breaking and their alarming rhythm of repetition which led Continue Reading
WASCAL has paid a courtesy call and congratulated Prof. Souleymane Konate, the immediate past Director of the WASCAL Graduate Studies Programme in Climate Change and Biodiversity at the University Felix Houphouet Boigny, in Cote d’Ivoire. on his new appointment as General Secretary of one of the most prestigious institutions in Africa in terms of research and Continue Reading
A delegation from the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) led by the Head of Unit, Global Change and Climate Research, BMBF, Dr. Karsten Hess has paid a working visit to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, on January 17, 2023 at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. Continue Reading
Arona Diedhiou, spécialiste du système climatique africain et directeur de recherche à l’IRD au sein de l’Institut des géosciences de l’environnement (IGE), a été nommé membre de l’interface sciences-politique (le SPI) de la Convention des Nations unies sur la lutte contre la désertification (UNCCD). Actuellement en poste à Félix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY en Côte d’Ivoire, Arona Didhiou a Continue Reading
As part of its efforts to involve children in combatting Climate Change and improving livelihoods in West Africa, WASCAL invited sixty (60) children from two basic schools (Horizon International and École Paddoue) in Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso to participate in the just ended WASCAL Science Symposium (WASS 2022) held in Ouagadougou. The objective for the children’s participation Continue Reading
GOVERNMENT OF BURKINA FASO READY TO WORK WITH RESOLUTIONS FROM WASCAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM TO MEET NDCs
The Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Burkina Faso, Prof. Adjima Thombiano has stated that the government of Burkina Faso looked forward to receiving the resolutions and any other results from the just-ended WASCAL Science Symposium, worth implementing by the government of Burkina Faso, as part of its efforts to realize the Nationally Continue Reading
WASCAL has organized the second edition of its Science Symposium, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, under the theme: ‘’ Research, Innovation, and capacity building to combat climate change and improve livelihoods in West Africa. This year’s Symposium took place under the chairmanship of the Honorable minister of Higher Education and Research of the Republic of Mali, Continue Reading
WASCAL Science Symposium 2022 kicks off in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso with some 300 scientists and non ‐scientists from West Africa and beyond physically and virtually.#WASS#wascalsciencesolution#wascaldecade
WASCAL Science Symposium2022: WASCAL Ministerial Council Chair, and Minister of Higher Education and Research, Prof. Amadou Keita has commended WASCAL for its leadership in fighting #climatechange in West Africa. He called on WASCAL to deepen its partnerships with local and global players on its way to building a self-sustaining institution and positioning itself as a Continue Reading
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso- WASCAL is organizing the Science Symposium 2022 under the theme ‘’ Research, Innovation, and Capacity Building to combat Climate Change and improve livelihoods in West Africa. The opening ceremony is under the chairmanship of the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Burkina Faso, Prof. Adjima Thiombiano and will be declared Continue Reading
