Mr. Ismaila Wiafe, Local Expert for the West African Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance (WAA), paid a courtesy call on WASCAL to discuss shared priorities and areas of collaboration in carbon markets, climate finance, and sustainable development across West Africa.

WASCAL hosted a delegation from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology & Space (BMFTR) and the DLR Project Management Agency (DLR-PT) for an external financial audit, reinforcing transparency, institutional credibility & readiness for future funding and global partnerships.

WASCAL joined the 5th Venice Conference on Climate Change & Sustainability, exploring renewable energy financing and solar solutions for Africa. Follow-up collaboration with the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage is expected ahead of COP31.

As Chair of the WASCAL Ministerial Council, Hon. Djami Diallo brings valuable experience in legal affairs, public policy, and environmental governance to regional dialogue and cooperation on climate change and sustainable development.

WASCAL Executive Director Prof. Emmanuel Wendsongré Ramdé was received in audience by H.E. Mme Djami Diallo, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Guinea and Chair of the WASCAL Ministerial Council. @Mesrs_Gn

WASCAL Executive Director, Prof. Emmanuel Ramdé paid a courtesy visit to to Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Environment, Hon. Balarabe Abbas Lawal. The Minister commended WASCAL’s impact, thanked WASCAL & BMFTR, and reaffirmed Nigeria’s support for its mission. #WASCAL #Nigeria

Congratulations to Dr. Mamadou Ibrahim on the successful defense of his PhD thesis. His research on the role of urban green spaces in mitigating temperatures in Niamey, Niger, contributes to advancing climate resilience and sustainable cities. We wish him continued success.

WASCAL concluded final validation and exit workshops for DecLaRe, COINS & INTERFACES projects in Tamale, Ghana. Stakeholders validated research findings, assessed project innovations, and identified pathways to sustain climate-smart land management solutions across West Africa.

Discover the journey of the sixth cohort of WASCAL's Doctoral students in Climate Change and Human Habitat (CCHH). The criteria are set across WASCAL Doctoral programmes in the West African sub-region. You are just a click away: youtu.be/5XvDe4yXr88

Congratulations to WASCAL alumni Gerard Zinzindohoue and Bôla-Nlé Christelle Akondé, on a landmark scientific breakthrough. Through #COREB Project, their team confirmed the first living mesophotic coral communities on Benin's continental shelf, a mystery that lasted over 60 years