CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY GRADUANDS OF WASCAL TASKED
The Executive Director of WASCAL, Dr. Moumini
Savadogo has charged graduands of WASCAL’s Masters Programme at the
Universite Abdou Moumouni de Niamey to develop a resilient spirit of
entrepreneurship, think outside the box and never wait for an employer
before moving into action.
He also asked them not to be dissuaded into deserting their certificates on their shelves to take on a different profession.
He
made this remark in a speech read on his behalf at the graduation
ceremony of the second batch of Masters students in Climate Change and
Energy from theUniversité Abdou Moumouni De Niamey, Niger
Dr
Savadogo further challenged them to live up to expectation and
reciprocate the efforts of German Federal Ministry of Education and
Research (BMBF).
“ The whole of West Africa is looking up to you
to provide them with empirical solutions that can help mitigate or adapt
to the rising negative effects of climate change that has unbridled
this sub-Region. One of the best ways we can reciprocate the efforts of
BMBF is to maximize the opportunities at your disposal to make positive
impact in the fight against climate change in West Africa.” He said.
The
Director of Climate Change and Energy programme, Dr. Rabani Adamou also
congratulated the graduands and admonished them to go out there and
surmount the challenges with head high and confidence, in order to make
WASCAL proud.
The graduands presented findings and results of
their various projects works to the entire invited guests at the event,
before they were presented with their certificates. In all ten(10)
students from various countries within West Africa graduated.The event
was graced by the Nigerien Minister of Higher Education, Research and
Innovation, the ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Niger,
The vice chancellor of the University of Abdou Moumini and other
university dignitaries.
West Africa’s high vulnerability to
climate change is exacerbated by endemic poverty, economic and
institutional weakness, and limited access to infrastructure, technology
and energy. The main objective of The MRP Climate Change And Energy
programme is, therefore to train a new generation of interdisciplinary
professionals capable of proposing adapted solutions to face the climate
change and energy crisis.
The curriculum focuses on topics such
as climate change and global warming, knowledge of the impacts of
climate change, vulnerability of natural systems and the built
environment, and methods for adaptation as well as energy production,
delivery, and consumption for both, traditional systems and sustainable
energy alternatives with special emphasis on energy efficiency, energy
management and local available renewable energy.
WASCAL is
dedicated to becoming one of Africa’s leading institutions in the
provision of climate services, including capacity building, in and for
West Africa.