The Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA), in partnership with the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), has ended a three-day capacity building of trainers on building a university curriculum with a specialized focus Continue Reading

WASCAL has officially welcomed the Republic of Guinea as its 12-member state, as part of its regional integration approach to fighting climate change and improving livelihoods in West Africa. With this, Guinea will be hosting the WASCAL Graduate School Programme doctoral scholarship in Climate Change, Mining Environment, and Forest. At a two-day orientation workshop held Continue Reading

Over 300 Civil Service Societies (CSOs) across West Africa have so far been mobilized to take stock of Governments’ progress on the Paris Agreement based on their nationally determined contributions to climate change. This was revealed by Dr. Kwame Hackman, Project Lead of the Independent Global Stocktake, West African Hub, at the second side event Continue Reading

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