WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use) is a research and education-focused institution designed to provide knowledge and services to help tackle climate change challenges and enhance the resilience of human and environmental systems. It does so by strengthening the research capacity and infrastructure in West Africa related to Continue Reading
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Introduction The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) is a West African regional institution dedicated to improving scientific and applied knowledge to combat climate change and build effective resilience of West African population. WASCAL comprises 11 ECOWAS countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Continue Reading
Introduction Le Centre Ouest Africain de Service Scientifique pour le Changement Climatique et l’Utilisation Adaptée des Terres (WASCAL) est une institution régionale ouest africaine dont la mission principale est d’améliorer les connaissances scientifiques et pratiques pour combattre le changement climatique et bâtir un système de résilience efficace des populations ouest africaines. WASCAL regroupe 11 pays Continue Reading
As part of its efforts to contribute to increasing the resilience of human and environmental systems to climate change, and to reduce vulnerability, WASCAL will be engaging global actors in the use of novelty technologies such as Artificial Intelligence(AI) which is perceived as a tool designed for the adoption and promotion of the delivery of Continue Reading
EVENT TITLE: Artificial Intelligence for innovative development of data-driven and predictive climate actions PAVILION: Pavilion West Africa Keynote speaker: Prof. Kehinde Ogunjobi, Director of Research, WASCAL Panelists: Dr. Moumini Savadogo, Executive Director, WASCAL Prof. Nicholas Barro : WASCAL Board Member, Burkina Faso Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, WASCAL Board Member, Nigeria Moderator: Nii Commey, Public Relations Manager, WASCAL Date: Continue Reading
WASCAL and delegates from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have participated in this years’ ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF), which took place in Abuja, Nigeria, under the patronage of His Excellency the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. The two-day Forum was rich in experience and knowledge sharing, Continue Reading
The University of Rostock (UR) seeks to apply portions of their budgetary allocation under the Waste-to-Energy project extension (in Togo) to procure the advertised lots in cooperation with the Togolese government, Greater Lomé Municipality Akepe Landfill, and West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use in Togo (WASCAL-Togo). Notice is hereby Continue Reading
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE Climate change is one the biggest challenges of our time. According to the last IPCC report, our chances of successfully coping with negative impacts of climate change are narrowing and we need to approach the situation through “now or never” angle. Not only the frequency of climate disasters has increased, but also Continue Reading
Context/general introduction While many countries recognize adaptation as an important component of their responses to climate change, little guidance on how to operationalize adaptation goals exists. There is thus a need for science-based adaptation planning, which requires sound climate risk analyses and assessment of potential adaptation strategies. To address this issue, the in-depth studies of Continue Reading
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