NEWS & UPDATES

GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR WASCAL ALUMNUS IN SUSTAINABLE OCEAN GOVERNANCE

8th May 2026 By Peace Ahovi WASCAL proudly celebrates the remarkable achievement of Dr. Ousmane Badji, an alumnus from the first batch of the WASCAL research programme on Climate Change Continue Reading

WASCAL STRENGTHENS MARINE AND CLIMATE SCIENCE CAPACITY THROUGH SUCCESSFUL MASTER’S THESIS DEFENSE

7th May 2026 By Peace Ahovi WASCAL’s commitment to advancing marine and climate science capacity building in West Africa is once again demonstrated through the successful thesis defense of Ms. Continue Reading

WASCAL STRENGTHENS SCIENTIFIC VOICE AT GLOBAL MARINE SYMPOSIUM

6th May 2026 By Peace Ahovi The 1st Macaronesia Marine Biology and Technology Symposium, hosted by the European Union TWILIGHTED Project, provided a strategic platform for advancing marine science dialogue, Continue Reading

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE MANGROVE AND WETLAND MANAGEMENT

5th May, 2026 By Peace Ahovi WASCAL continues to advance applied climate research through student-led scientific inquiry addressing critical environmental challenges in West Africa. As part of this effort, Ms. 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