RAIN4AFRICA proposal recommended for EU funding with an outstanding evaluation score of 14.5/15 ACCRA, GHANA- 14 August 2026- A consortium of 13 African and international partners has been recommended for €6,877,980 in funding under the Eur…
27th July, 2026 By Peace Ahovi WASCAL celebrates the successful PhD thesis defense of Dr. Mamadou Ibrahim, a Batch 4 doctoral candidate of the Graduate Studies Programme in Climate Change and Human Habitat (CCHH) from the Republic of Niger.…
WASCAL operates within three key areas: WASCAL Competence Centre is a regional science-based hub situated in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso where WASCAL deploys its research programme to support the provision of climate and environmental service…
Climate change affects human beings acting in socio-ecological settings in which biophysical, socio-cultural, economic, institutional, political, and legal mechanisms operate. It is in this complex system that disasters emerge and by which
The Competence Centre is the scientific arm of WASCAL. As a specialized regional climate centre, it delivers climate and environmental services to WASCAL member countries and other stakeholders in five thematic areas, namely, sustainable ag…
Africa has a growing population of nearly 1.3 billion, which has been increasing at an average annual rate of 2.5% for the last 10 years. The growing population directly implies growing demand for energy and expanded infrastructure to match…
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Climate change is scientifically complex, and is accompanied by economic, social and political ramifications. Article 6 of the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) urges the development and implementation of e…
In Africa, the agricultural sector contributes about 30% of the continent’s GDP and provides a source of livelihood for almost 70% of Africans. The agricultural sector has its own problems such as rapid urbanization pushing more fertile ara…
24th July, 2026 By Peace Ahovi @FARA WASCAL has successfully concluded a series of final validation and exit workshops for the DecLaRe, COINS, and INTERFACES regional projects in Tamale, Ghana, reinforcing the organisation’s commitment to a…
22nd July 2026 By Peace Ahovi @wascalGerard Zinzindohoue WASCAL congratulates its alumnus, Gerard Zinzindohoue of Benin, on a remarkable scientific achievement that has led to the first documented visual confirmation of living mesophotic co…
Introducing our latest edition of the WASCAL newsletters “CLIMATE NEWS“ For all the news, events, and activities over the past three (3) months, WASCAL brings to you our quarterly Newsletter: March – June 2026. You are just a click away. Th…