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Building Regional Digital Infrastructure
for Climate Resilience in West & Central
Africa

Leveraging connectivity, open science, and trusted research infrastructure to strengthen
climate research, decision‑making, and sustainable development.

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Why It Matters

Climate challenges are regional, but data and infrastructure remain fragmented.

Fragmented climate and Earth observation data

Limited compute, storage, and skills

Weak cross-border integration

Escalating climate risks

Programme Pillars

Five interconnected pillars anchor WACREN’s climate agenda.

Climate Data Infrastructure

Regional Connectivity

Field Sensors & LoRaWAN

Open Science & Collaboration

Capacity Building & Skills

Flagship Activities

EUMETCast Terrestrial Data Portal Deployment

Open Climate & Agriculture Design Sprints

Regional HPC & Climate Modelling Integration

Impact

  • Faster, reliable access to climate data
  • Improved disaster preparedness and early warning
  • Reduced duplication and stronger cooperation
  • A sustainable, African‑led climate data ecosystem

Flagship Activities

AfricaConnect4 / Global Gateway

UNESCO Open Science

AU Agenda 2063 & SDGs