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Four ERASMUS+ Students from Africa Join the EAGLE Master Programme at the University of Würzburg During the Winter Term

by NetCDA | January 30, 2025 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

This winter semester, the University of Würzburg had the pleasure of welcoming two students from each of its esteemed African partner universities—North-West University in South Africa and Koforidua Technical University in Ghana—through the ERASMUS+ KA171 program....

Last Year’s WASCAL Guest Scientists at the University of Würzburg Prepare to Defend Their Theses

by NetCDA | January 28, 2025 | Graduate guest researchers, News | 0 Comments

The WASCAL guest scientists who visited the University of Würzburg last year are currently preparing to defend their doctoral theses. In this context, the university is actively participating in the preparatory seminars at the WASCAL graduate schools. The University...

Effect of Aquatic Plants on Water Quality in the Lower Volta Basin, Ghana – a presentation by Dr. Linda Appiah Boamah

by NetCDA | January 22, 2025 | News, Upcoming events | 0 Comments

On January 22, 2025, the Earth Observation Research Cluster in Würzburg welcomed Dr. Linda Appiah Boamah from the Technical University of Koforidua, Ghana. She presented her research on the “Effect of Aquatic Plants on Water Quality of the Lower Volta Basin, Ghana"....

Call for Applications: WASCAL PhD Scholarship Programme 2025

by NetCDA | December 17, 2024 | News, Upcoming events | 0 Comments

The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the sixth batch of its PhD Scholarship Programme. Deadline for Applications: January 31, 2025 WASCAL offers fully-funded...

Science Communication Workshops with NetCDA Partners

by NetCDA | November 26, 2024 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

Last Friday, we had the pleasure of hosting a series of workshops on science communication for our NetCDA guests and partners. The sessions were tailored to participants' varying levels of experience, helping them enhance their skills in effectively presenting and...

Annual Meeting in Würzburg

by NetCDA | November 26, 2024 | Activities, News | 0 Comments

On November 21st, 2024, we held the first annual NetCDA project meeting in Würzburg, bringing together our German and West African partners from the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Land Use (WASCAL). Together, we’ve laid the groundwork for...

EORC TALK – Talk at the Earth Observation Research Cluster

by NetCDA | November 12, 2024 | News, Upcoming events | 0 Comments

Climate Change-Related Research and Capacity Development in West Africa Climate change research in West Africa is crucial due to the region's vulnerability to climate-related impacts, such as droughts, floods, and desertification. These environmental changes threaten...

NetCDA at the EO4Africa Symposium

by NetCDA | September 29, 2024 | Activities, News, Partner presentation | 0 Comments

From September 23 until September 26, 2024, the EO4Africa Symposium took place, and NetCDA used this opportunity to present ongoing work to interested symposium attendees. The event was organised by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the African Union...

World PhD Students and Postdoctoral Researchers Summit “Meeting the challenges of Climate Change 2024”

by NetCDA | September 24, 2024 | News, Upcoming events | 0 Comments

The World PhD Students and Postdoctoral Researchers Summit "Meeting the challenges of Climate Change 2024" on Wednesday 27th November 2024 between 12:30 and 15:10 CET is organised by the International Climate Change Information and Research Programme, the...

Congratulations to Boris Ouattara for a successful PhD defense

by NetCDA | September 20, 2024 | Graduate guest researchers, News | 0 Comments

Blou Adama Boris Ouattara successfully defended his PhD thesis on Landscape fires and its induced emissions in West Africa yesterday (September 19th 2024). Congratulation from the whole Earth Observation Research cluster! Boris Ouattara is an alumni of the former...

Start of NetCDA

Feb 9, 2024 | Activities

Since the beginning of the year, the the consortium of the new BMBF-funded project “NetCDA: European Academic Network for Capacity Development in Climate Change Adaptations in Africa” has taken up its work, which aims at strengthening cademic education on climate...

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