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Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL)

Reporting entity
Managing entity
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
KSS Operational Coverage
Angola
Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
Zambia
Topic
water
biodiversity
forestry
meteorology
Content
Project Examples
Registration required
Registration not required
Website's languages

German

English

French

Search capability
Dedicated multi-document search engine
Translation options
Google Chrome browser necessary for translation to other languages
KSS HQ Address

28 Robert Mugabe Avenue
Windhoek
Namibia

Description

About us

The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) is a joint initiative of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Germany in response to the challenges of global change.
The current processes of global change, including demographic change, climate change and the globalisation of economic systems, are an enormous challenge for societies worldwide. Climate change is affecting the lives of millions of people in all parts of the world. Current projections on future developments indicate that there is an urgent need to develop concepts on how to adapt to these challenges in due course. Science and research offer proactive approaches to deal with the current and the expected changes. In this regard, the role of science is to be understood as a service to those societies that are most severely affected by climate change and to provide decision-makers with evidence-based results and advice.

The establishment of SASSCAL adds value for the whole southern African region. The Centre is conceptualised and operationalised to complement the existing research and capacity development infrastructure and research initiatives in the region.

Vision

To be a one-stop centre in climate change and adaptive land management science services for improved quality of life in southern Africa.

Mission

Through research management, human capital development and services brokerage, SASSCAL aims to strengthen the regional capacity to generate and provide scientific knowledge products and services for decision making for improved livelihood of society.