Press Release: Empowering Namibian Youth for a Sustainable Future: Y4H2 Scholarship Programme 2024

The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) is thrilled to announce the 2nd Call for Master’s degree and TVET Scholarship Applications for Namibian Youths. SASSCAL invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for scholarships offered under the the Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) Programme. The Y4H2 Scholarship programme has…

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Research to support Daures Green Hydrogen Village – Now in Motion!!

The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023 emphasizes the importance of complementary transitions in renewables-based electrification, energy efficiency, and direct uses of renewables in transport, industry, and buildings. These transitions offer a viable pathway to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 1.5°C climate target, leveraging readily available technologies and measures.…

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SASSCAL and Deggendorf Institute of Technology Establish Partnership for Research Collaboration and Capacity Development

On July 13, 2023, the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) and Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster joint research collaboration and capacity development initiatives. The signing ceremony held at SASSCAL Regional Secretariat in Windhoek, Namibia. The primary objectives of this…

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Climate Forum 2023: Science for Sustainable Livelihoods

SASSCAL, its West African counterpart WASCAL and the German Mittweida University of Applied Sciences recently hosted the Climate Forum 2023 during which researchers shared findings and experiences on challenges faced due to climate change and possible adaptation strategies for the southern African and West African regions. The forum, titled “Climate Forum 2023: Science for Sustainable…

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GMES and Africa seeks to strengthen synergy with policy makers on earth observation technologies to mitigate effects of climate change

The Southern African Science Service Centre for Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) co-hosted GMES and Africa Southern African Regional Workshop that was held from the 5th to the 7th of June 2023 in Luanda, Angola. The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES & Africa)…

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Press Release: Launch of the H2ATLAS Southern Africa

THE FIRST ATLAS OF GREEN HYDROGEN GENERATION POTENTIAL IN SOUTHERN AFRICA HAS BEEN LAUNCHED On the 11 May 2023, Dr Jane Olwoch, the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) Executive Director and Dr Solomon Agbo coordinator of the H2Atlas Africa at Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany, together with Regional…

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