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Building Climate Expertise in West Africa: Learning at Sea aboard the POLARSTERN

by NetCDA | May 28, 2026 | News, uncategorized | 0 Comments

Photo: Courtesy of @Edson Silva Delgado, GEOMAR Full article: Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit (FONA) – FONA West Africa is among the regions most severely affected by climate change. Coastal erosion, prolonged droughts, marine heatwaves, and declining fish stocks are...

NetCDA Partner UNU hosts visit by WASCAL Graduate School Togo

by NetCDA | April 30, 2026 | Activities | 0 Comments

In April the NetCDA partners from the UNU Bonn (UNU-EHS & UNU-ViE) had the pleasure of hosting a series of meetings and workshops with colleagues from WASCAL GSPTogo. The research of the WASCAL doctoral students at the University in Lomé is focussed on Climate...

Hochschule Neubrandenburg visits Partner University in Minna, Nigeria

by NetCDA | April 20, 2026 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

In October 2025, Elke Mertens and Ralf Löwner from the NetCDA partner Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences visited their partner university, the Federal University of Technology Minna. The visit took place from October 19 to November 1, 2025, and focused on...

New Open Access Paper on Climate Change and Food Production in Africa

by NetCDA | March 13, 2026 | Activities | 0 Comments

Frequency of prominent climate hazards causing losses and damages in food production as reported in the literature, by African regions (Filho et al. 2026). A new open-access publication first-authored by a NETCDA member from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences...

New publication by WASCAL PhD student

by NetCDA | February 16, 2026 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

The open access paper “Reforming African Universities for Climate Action” has been published in Sustainability Science and was co-authored by a NetCDA/WASCAL doctoral student. The study analyzes how African universities are responding to climate change, focusing on...

NetCDA at KNUST: Applied Remote Sensing Training with WASCAL PhD Candidates

by NetCDA | January 30, 2026 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

The NetCDA team is back at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana, contributing to the WASCAL Graduate School on Climate Change and Land Use. Over two intensive weeks, NetCDA colleagues Dr. Michael Thiel and Lilly Schell...

Open Call: Knowledge Transfer Grants to Support Sustainable Food Systems in Africa & Europe

by NetCDA | January 24, 2026 | News, Upcoming events | 0 Comments

The STREAMING initiative (funded by Horizon Europe) has launched an open call for Knowledge Transfer Grants aimed at supporting digital training solutions that help translate research into practical skills for stakeholders across Africa and Europe. Up to 11 projects...

Successful NETCDA Meeting in Lomé, Togo

by NetCDA | January 8, 2026 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

From 9–11 December 2025, the NETCDA network convened at the WASCAL Centre in Lomé, Togo for a productive and forward-looking meeting. Representatives from the German partner universities and African partner institutions joined the discussions, alongside a...

Join our session at EGU General Assembly 2026 in Vienna!

by NetCDA | October 23, 2025 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce the session ITS4.33/CLO.19: “Strengthening African-European Partnerships for Global Change Research: From Scientific Capacity to Practical Solutions” at the upcoming EGU General Assembly 2026, taking place in Vienna, Austria from 3–8 May...

Rostock researchers support field work in Côte d’Ivoire

by NetCDA | October 17, 2025 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

We are happy to share that the NetCDA team from the University of Rostock has recently returned from an inspiring 10-day mission to Côte d'Ivoire. The main objective of this visit was to accompany a doctoral student's final fieldwork on inselbergs around Korhogo,...

Adapting to Extreme Weather in West African Cities – New Publication by Wascal Student

Jun 30, 2025 | Activities, News

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...

Upcoming Webinar: “Climate Services Explained – Benefits, Challenges, and Solutions”

Jun 5, 2025 | uncategorized

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:...

Field Visit to the Lamto Research Station of Côte d’Ivoire by NetCDA members

May 19, 2025 | Activities, News

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...

Strengthening Scientific Networks in Côte d’Ivoire

May 19, 2025 | Activities, News

Last week, two of our NetCDA members (Dr. Insa Otte and Dr. Michael Thiel) from the University of Würzburg had the opportunity to visit several research institutions in Côte d’Ivoire—both in Abidjan and at the Lamto Ecological Research Station. During this visit, they...

A Successful Session for Capacity Development in Africa at EGU25

May 5, 2025 | Activities, News

The NetCDA team had a productive and engaging day at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 (EGU25), participating in session EOS2.6: “Strengthening the European-African collaboration on Capacity Development in Climate Change Impact and Adaptation in...

Join our Session on the new network for Capacity Development Initiatives in Africa at the EGU 2025!

Apr 25, 2025 | Activities, News

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