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NetCDA Members in Ghana: Training and Capacity Building on Remote Sensing

by | September 30, 2025 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

In September 2025, NetCDA members Dr. Michael Thiel and Dr. Insa Otte traveled to Kumasi, Ghana, to deliver the first test-run of the MSc module Remote Sensing for Biodiversity Conservation, developed under the EOcap4Africa project. Hosted by the Kwame Nkrumah...
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New study on invasive species in Rwanda by NetCDA Member

by | September 23, 2025 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

A new publication by NetCDA members Lilly Schell and Dr. Insa Otte (also EOCap4Africa project) was just published in the Journal Frontiers in Plant Science. Their study, “Synergistic use of satellite, legacy, and in situ data to predict spatio-temporal patterns of the...
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New study on the conservation of biodiversity in West Africa by NetCDA member

by | September 22, 2025 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

A new study, led by Dr. Insa Otte, NetCDA and EOCap4Africa project member at the University of Würzburg, on the conflict between biodiversity conservation in protected areas and agricultural development in West Africa has been published in the journal Natur und...
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Succesful MSc Theseis Defense by Jean de Dieu Tuyizere

by | September 19, 2025 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

We are pleased to share that Jean de Dieu Tuyizere, MSc student at the University of Würzburg, has successfully defended his thesis entitled: “Utilizing deep learning and Earth Observation data to predict land cover changes in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.” The...
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Call for Applications – WASCAL-GERICS School 2025 in Ouagadougou //Appel à candidatures – École WASCAL-GERICS 2025 à Ouagadougou

by | July 31, 2025 | News, Upcoming events | 0 Comments

For more details about the 2025 WASCAL-GERICS School and its modules, please see the flyer below. (La version française se trouve ci-dessous.)
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New Open Access Publication on Climate Change Education and Malaria

by | July 21, 2025 | uncategorized | 0 Comments

We’re pleased to share a new open-access publication by NetCDA members in the Journal Critical Public Health: “Climate change, education, and malaria at African universities: a scoping review to assess education provision on the effects of climate change on malaria in...
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Congratulations to Dr. Afua Amponsah Amankwah on her succesful PhD Defense

by | July 21, 2025 | uncategorized | 0 Comments

We are pleased to share that Dr. Afua Amponsah Amankwah successfully defended her PhD thesis on 27th June 2025. Dr. Amankwah was a scholar in the WASCAL Doctoral Programme on Climate Change and Biodiversity at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (Abidjan, Côte...
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Adapting to Extreme Weather in West African Cities – New Publication by Wascal Student

by | June 30, 2025 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

A recent publication by WASCAL doctoral researcher Aliou Gadiaga examines how urban residents in Abuja (Nigeria) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) respond to the impacts of climate change. The study, focuses on household-level adaptation and mitigation strategies related...
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Upcoming Webinar: “Climate Services Explained – Benefits, Challenges, and Solutions”

by | June 5, 2025 | uncategorized | 0 Comments

Join WASCAL on June 12 at 3pm CEST for expert insights on the role of climate services in resilience and decision-making. Full details available in the flyer below:...
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Field Visit to the Lamto Research Station of Côte d’Ivoire by NetCDA members

by | May 19, 2025 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

Two of the Univeristy Würzburg NetCDA members (Dr. Michael Thiel, Dr. Insa Otte) had the opportunity to visit the Lamto Research Station, located in the forest–savanna transition zone of central Côte d’Ivoire. Established in the 1960s, Lamto is one of West...
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