West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)

West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is a large-scale research-focused program designed to help develop effective adaptation and mitigation of climate change and increased variability. The objective of the programme is to strengthen the research capacity related to climate change in West Africa through promotion of collaboration amongstuniversities in the region, including UFHB as well as universities in Germany.