The Université Abdou Moumouni (UAM) in Niamey, Niger, is the country’s leading public university and a major hub for higher education and research in West Africa. Established in the early 1970s, it offers a wide range of programmes across science, agriculture, health, social sciences, and engineering, with strong emphasis on research addressing national development challenges.

Within this framework, UAM hosts programmes under the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), particularly in the areas of climate change and energy. These programmes are designed to build high-level expertise in understanding climate systems, promoting sustainable land use, and developing energy solutions suited to the Sahelian context.

The programme adopts a multidisciplinary approach, integrating environmental science, engineering, and socio-economic analysis to address climate variability, desertification, and resource management challenges. Research and training activities focus on equipping students and professionals with the tools needed for climate modelling, risk assessment, and the design of adaptation and mitigation strategies.

In addition, UAM contributes to regional and international collaboration through partnerships with universities and research institutions across West Africa and beyond. Its work supports policy development, sustainable rural transformation, and resilience-building in vulnerable communities, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions of the Sahel.

Overall, UAM serves as a key centre for advancing scientific knowledge, innovation, and capacity building in climate change and sustainable development in Niger and the wider region.