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Farmers trained on climate vulnerability and adaptation capacity analysis
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An initiative developed by the NGO Care, the Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis CVCA approach, is training farmers to better understand and adapt to climate change risks. The five-day workshop focuses on equipping participants, who are trainers themselves, with tools for data collection, analysis, and interpretation, as well as participatory mechanisms to identify local vulnerabilities and design appropriate responses. Tasséré Nacanabo, an environmental and climate change consultant and session facilitator, explained that the training aims to prepare participants to become relays within their communities, ensuring they master key concepts to transmit to others. The training covers nine methodological sheets, from identifying climate risks to developing community adaptation plans. René Soalla, first vice-president of the Confédération paysanne du Faso, highlighted the importance of this training in building sustainable responses to challenges like rainfall variability, natural resource degradation, and livelihood fragility, which exacerbate vulnerabilities for agricultural producers, herders, and pastoralists. This initiative is part of the second phase of the Peaceful Cross-border Pastoral Mobility and Social Stability in the Sahel MOPSS-2 program. Saïdou Hema, project manager at CARE Burkina Faso, noted that MOPSS aims to strengthen peaceful coexistence among natural resource users in cross-border areas of several West African countries, including Burkina Faso, Mali
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Ouagadougou will host the 8th Congress of the West African Physics Society from July 29 to August 1, where participants will discuss advancements in physics research. The congress will feature scientific presentations, panels, roundtables, and exhibitions focusing on physics applications in energy, agriculture, water, health, industry, artificial intelligence, and innovative technologies. Organizers aim to highlight physics' contribution to solving socio-economic challenges in African countries, viewing it as crucial for strengthening the continent's scientific and technological sovereignty. Professor Billa Gérard Segda, president of the organizing committee, emphasized the congress's focus on development and the need to connect scientific research with societal concerns. He stated that physics should not be confined to laboratories but should address practical problems such as accessible energy, productive and sustainable agriculture, product conservation and transformation, industrialization, healthcare, and digital transformation, while also creating opportunities for youth. The congress theme is "Supporting access to energy, sustainable agriculture, and food security through applied physics." Professor Segda stressed that energy is vital for sustainable industrialization and transforming agricultural products, while addressing agricultural challenges like increased production, better water management, reduced post-harvest losses, improved conservation, and local processin
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The Central Bank of West African States BCEAO concluded a two-day seminar for economic journalists from the West African Monetary Union UMOA in Dakar on August 21, 2026. The seminar focused on major economic, monetary, and financial issues within the community, with the BCEAO reaffirming its commitment to strengthening ties with media professionals to foster a better understanding of policies and reforms. Habib Thiam, Secretary General of the BCEAO, praised the participation and relevance of discussions, noting the seminar deepened understanding of the BCEAO's missions, instruments, and strategic priorities amid a changing global economic landscape. Topics included monetary policy, financial stability, economic financing, financial inclusion, digital financial services, and payment system changes. Thiam emphasized the media's crucial role in providing reliable, rigorous, and contextualized information, making complex economic issues accessible to the public and preventing misinformation. Dominique Mabika, a journalist from Financial Afrik in Senegal, thanked the BCEAO for the initiative, highlighting how it enhanced journalists' knowledge of technical subjects and allowed direct engagement with policymakers. She stressed the responsibility of participants to act as relays for citizens, explaining mechanisms like the PI-SPI platform and BCEAO actions. The BCEAO aims for this seminar to be the start of a more regular dialogue with economic journalists, recognizing the increasin