Education in meteorology and climate sciences in West Africa

Sylvester Danuor , Amadou T. Gaye (1) , Hamma Yacouba , Adama Marico , Moussa Ibrahim Bouza , Mohammed Maiga , Dapola Da , Karine Ginoux (2) , Douglas J. Parker (3) , Jan Polcher (4) , Katia Laval (4) , Drissa Diallo , Bernard Bourlès (5)

1 LPAO-SF - Laboratoire de Physique de l'Atmosphère et de l'Océan Siméon Fongang
2 IPSL - Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace
3 SEE - School of Earth and Environment [Leeds]
4 LMD - Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539)
5 OLVAC - Océan du Large et Variabilité Climatique

Countries in Africa are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change but lack the capacity to manage effectively climate-related environmental problems. Meteorology and climate education programmes are offered at West African universities, but the poor job market and insufficient funds from governments are impacting negatively on the running and sustainability of master's and PhD programmes. This situation compels students to pursue further studies and seek their fortune abroad, a practice which leads to brain drain. One of the AMMA initiatives is to develop international postgraduate programmes and to seek funding to provide students and lecturers with grants and fellowships.

Domaines: Océan, Atmosphère

Sylvester Danuor, Amadou T. Gaye, Hamma Yacouba, Adama Marico, Moussa Ibrahim Bouza, et al.. Education in meteorology and climate sciences in West Africa. Atmospheric Science Letters, 2011, 12 (1), pp.151-159. ⟨10.1002/asl.326⟩. ⟨hal-00605934⟩