Day: December 12, 2023

Mame Diarra Diouf

Mame Diarra Diouf (WASCAL Competence Center) specialist in data operation and platform development. She has obtained a master’s degree in informatics for climate change from the WASCAL program at the University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. She is working currently as a research assistant at the WASCAL competence centre. Role in the project: provide support […]

Dr. Belko Abdoul Aziz DIALLO

Belko Abdoul Aziz Diallo (WASCAL competence centre), Eng., PhD. (male) is a GIS and Big Data scientist. He holds the position of Senior Data Manager at the Competence center of WASCAL (West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). He completed his PhD research program on mobile Geospatial Business Intelligence at […]

Mr. Abubacarr Sidi Fofana

Mr. Abubacarr Sidi Fofana (The Gambia) specializes in IT management. He graduated from the University of The Gambia (UTG) BSc. degree in Information Systems. He completed an MBA program with a specialization in Information Technology Management. His research focused on designing and implementing an Enterprise Resources Planning, Management System and Cyber Security Awareness. Abubacarr is […]

Ms. Gloria Okafor

Ms. Gloria Okafor (The Gambia) is a dedicated accountant and ACCA member with a MSc in Business Administration (International Business) from the University of the Gambia and a BSc (Hons) in Accountancy from Enugu State University of Science and Technology. With extensive experience as an accountant for various projects at the University of The Gambia […]

Mrs. Mai Sonko-Sanyang

Mrs. Mai Sonko-Sanyang (The Gambia) specializes in logistics and office management. She earned a B.Sc. degree in Management at University of The Gambia (UTG). She manages the logistics aspects of the Feasibility Study and helps in the coordination of field data collection. Currently, she is the Logistics Officer of UTG/WASCAL Program at UTG. Role in […]

Dr. Peter Gibba

Dr. Peter Gibba (The Gambia) specializes on climate change and water resources management. Has a good background in water resources management and monitoring that relates to land use and change. He obtained a Ph.D. on Meteorology and Climate Science from the WASCAL Programme at Federal University of Technology in Akure, Nigeria. He also writes technical […]

Dr. Mamma Sawaneh

Dr Mamma Sawaneh (The Gambia) Specializes in production and climate change economics with extensive experience and skills in Climate Change Economics related research, Participatory social research, Programme evaluation, organizational development and institutional assessment, strategy planning & policy development. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics and Climate Change from the WASCAL Programme at University of Cheikh […]

Dr. Ebrima Sonko

Dr. Ebrima Sonko (The Gambia) specializes on agriculture, soil nutrition and fertility, and land use change. Has a good background on GIS that relates to land use and change. He has obtained a Ph.D. on “Climate Change and Land Use” from the WASCAL Programme at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He […]

Scientific and Technological Foundations: Original Approach in Desk Study

Climate change is seen and perceived as one of the most pressing problems currently affecting African countries, including The Gambia (IPCC 2014, Leal Filho 2015). Changes in climate trends are already affecting livelihoods and food security in the Sahel and West Africa (Leal Filho 2019). According to evidence released by a joint study by the […]

University of The Gambia (UTG)

The University of The Gambia was established by an Act of the National Assembly of the Gambia in March 1999. The enactment, which was a bold step to fulfill a long-standing desire of the people of The Gambia and to respond to several years of advocacy both within and outside the country for a university, […]