NEWS & UPDATES

AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT 2023: WASCAL CALLS ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PLAYERS TO ENGAGE CSOs TO FACILITATE THE REGIONAL GREEN GROWTH AGENDA

Senior Scientist at WASCAL and regional thematic coordinator on Rural-Urban and Cross Border Migration, Dr. Safietou Sanfo has made a strong case for the role of the civil society, including non-governmental organizations and community-based groups, in building awareness, community engagement, empowerment, capacity, and accountability at the local, national, and regional levels as well as acting Continue Reading

AFRICA CLIMATE WEEK: WASCAL LEADS WEST AFRICAN CSOs TO PUSH COUNTRIES FOR MORE CLIMATE ACTION THROUGH THE INDEPENDENT GLOBAL STOCKTAKE HUB

NAIROBI, Kenya: The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) and its Independent Global Stocktake (iGST) West African Hub partners are in Nairobi to participate in the Africa Climate Week and Africa Climate Summit concurrently, which kick off today 4th September and will run till 8th September 2023. The Continue Reading

WASCAL AND ECREEE COMMENCE GREEN HYDROGEN POLICY STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR WEST AFRICA

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in collaboration with WASCAL, has organised a two-day regional workshop to kick start the development of the strategy and action plans 2023-2030 and 2031-2050 of the ECOWAS Green Hydrogen Policy. The workshop brought together stakeholders from governments, the private sector, and international organizations, with the Continue Reading

WASCAL ANNOUNCES THE RESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. MOUMINI SAVADOGO

Accra, GHANA. The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) has announced the resignation of its Executive Director, Dr. Moumini Savadogo, after leading the operations of the organization for five and half years. During his tenure, Dr. Savadogo played a pivotal role in the growth and success of WASCAL. 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