SASSCAL’S Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) Scholarship Program Shines in Berlin

The Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) scholarship program visibility event, organized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL), concluded successfully in Berlin, Germany. The event, held from July 10-13, 2024, showcased the Y4H2 scholarship program’s achievements and…

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Creating a Green Hydrogen Economy to Support SDGs and Fight Against Climate Change in Both Southern Africa and Germany

The World Meteorological Organization’s 2023 State of the Climate report confirmed a concerning trend: 2023 was the warmest year on record, surpassing previous records by a significant margin. This marks the tenth consecutive year of record-breaking temperatures, a stark indicator of the accelerating pace of climate change. Extreme weather events, exacerbated by rising temperatures, are…

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GMES & Africa Southern Africa Workshop prioritizes Earth Observation in pursuit of Africa Agenda 2063

The Southern African Science Service Centre for Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) co-hosted a fruitful GMES and Africa Southern African Regional Workshop from the 4th to the 6th of September, 2024 in Mombasa Kenya. The workshop which was attended by various institutions including SASSCAL’s technical…

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Press Release: Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) Scholarship Programme visibility event in Berlin

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) are pleased to announce the upcoming JCoI Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) scholarship Programme visibility event in Berlin, Germany, scheduled to take place from September 10-13, 2024. This landmark event will…

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Press Release: SASSCAL to co-host the GMES & Africa Southern African Regional Stakeholder Workshop on EO Technologies

The Southern Africa Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL), a consortium under the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES & Africa), is co-hosting the GMES & Africa southern African regional stakeholder workshop on Earth Observation (EO) technologies to be held from the 4th to the 6th of…

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SASSCAL Training on Earth Observation Product Validation

The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) is leading the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)  Wetlands Assessment and Monitoring Platform for Transboundary River Basins in Southern Africa (WeMAST) consortium. Having undertaken a stakeholder engagement and user needs assessment in Phase I of the programme, SASSCAL worked…

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SASSCAL Training on Earth Observation Product Validation

SASSCAL is pleased to announce a training course on the Validation of Earth Observation-based products for wetland monitoring and assessment. The course is designed to provide individuals, institutions and decision makers with cutting-edge knowledge and skills on the use of EO data and geospatial techniques in wetland monitoring and assessment. This training will contribute to…

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