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Ishmael Lente, from the University of Ghana, is the first PhD student with the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) program to successfully defend his thesis, ‘Vulnerability and adaptation options to agroecosystems and climate change in semi-arid Ghana’. We asked…

Alcade Segnon, a Ph.D. student with the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) program, had the opportunity to present on his research relating to “Multidimensional household vulnerability assessment in semi-arid areas of Mali” at the 6th International Climate Change and…

International research efforts have advanced the understanding of the interaction among water resources, food security and energy production and consumption in the Mekong River Basin. However, increasing climate extremes and large-scale human developments such as urbanization, dams construction and agricultural…

To encourage public dialogue on climate change in Namibia, the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) project launched a special climate change radio series with national broadcaster Kati-FM, one of Namibia’s most popular stations. The debut show aired on July…

Under the Future Resilience for African Citie and Lands (FRACTAL) project, six cities in Africa – Blantyre, Gaborone, Harare, Lusaka, Maputo and Windhoek – are exploring the use of narratives to facilitate knowledge sharing and engagement around climate change.  Developing…

Within the Africa Youth Conference 2018, that will take place in October 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, UN Women partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to conduct a challenge and award grant financing to help African youth entrepreneurs  to develop and implement…

(English version) Le projet Promouvoir les Gains des Energies Renouvelables (ProGREEN) en Afrique de l’Ouest a tenu une réunion du groupe consultatif les 23 et 24 juillet au Centre de compétences WASCAL à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. L’objectif de la réunion…

The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) is an international organisation created 1975 and headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.  It includes 48 countries from Sub-Saharan Africa, 16 from the Caribbean and 15 from the Pacific. The ACP Secretariat is…

(Version française) The Promoting Gains in Renewable Energy (ProGREEN) West Africa project held an Advisory Group meeting on July 23–24 at the WASCAL Centre of Competence in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The purpose of the meeting was to collect input from…

In a recent story on the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) project website, Rabiatu Abass, a University of Ghana student reflects on her recent visit to Cape Town, her first time in South Africa, where she attended ASSAR’s annual meeting…