The West African Science Services Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) in partnership two other institutions, RUFORUM, an organization made up of African universities working to promote agricultural development and the AKADEMIYA2063, established to expand the portfolio of research and capacity-strengthening for agricultural policy making, are partnering WASCAL to implement the Climate Continue Reading
In its quest to reduce data gaps and improve climate change mitigation, the WASCAL Competence Centre has donated five new set of automatic hydro sensors to the Cabo Verde Agency of Water and Sanitation (ANAS). The ceremony took place on the Campus Ribeira Julião, ISECMAR. In his address, Mr. Cláudio Santos, Chief Executive of the Continue Reading
WASCAL has officially been endorsed as an associate member to the NDC Partnership, a global coalition of countries and institutions collaborating to drive transformational climate action through sustainable development and committed to ambitious implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. As an associate member, WASCAL will Continue Reading
REGIONAL EXPERT WORKSHOP ON E-WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT IN WEST AFRICA: CO-DESIGNING THE RESEARCH ROAD MAP AND THEORY OF CHANGE Date: 22-23 March 2022 Venue: WASCAL Competence center, Ouagadougou. [Terms of references] WASCAL, Competence Centre, BP9507 Ouagadougou 06, Blvd Mouamar El-Khadafi, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso February 2022
As part of their training, WASCAL scholars pursuing masters in Climate Change and Informatics at the University Joseph Ky- Zerbo of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, visited the WASCAL automatic weather station in Bossa and research facilities at the Competence Centre in Ouagadougou. The objective of the visit, which was the first of its kind, for Continue Reading
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Laying of the foundation stone on Cape Verde: The official start of construction of the new WASCAL research and administration building took place today in Mindelo. The BMBF is funding the construction of the building as a sponsor of the WASCAL master’s programme based there. The construction plans are ready, now it’s time for excavators Continue Reading
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The WASCAL Competence Centre has donated three automatic hydro sensors to the government of the Gambia to help facilitate data collection and sharing and utilization for research, education, capacity building and the provision of hydrological services for the country. In his address, Honourable James Gomez, the Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources, on behalf of Continue Reading
Accra, Ghana– Centre d’excellence ouest-africain en matière de changement climatique et de l’hydrogène vert, WASCAL est heureux de vous faire part de la célébration de son 10e anniversaire et fera découvrir, à cette occasion, à ses partenaires ouest-africains et internationaux, ses réalisations et résultats engrangés. Le Pr. Mouhamadou Hassirou, Président du Conseil d’Administration de WASCAL, Continue Reading
Accra, Ghana– A West African Centre of Excellence in Climate Change and Green Hydrogen, WASCAL, is delighted to announce the celebration of its the 10th anniversary and to showcase its achievements to its West African and global partners. In a statement issued by Prof. Mouhamadou Hassirou, the Chairman of the Governing Board of WASCAL, he Continue Reading
AKADEMIYA2063 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) to facilitate collaboration in climate change research, provision of technical support to global and regional climate change initiatives, and the advancement of policy dialogue through stakeholder engagement. Through this partnership, AKADEMIYA2063 and Continue Reading