Episode 2 : PolyCIVIS Podcast - Climate change adaptation in West Africa: an interplay with the polycrisis?

26min | 10/01/2026

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The first episode of the PolyCIVIS podcast series explores climate change adaptation in West Africa and its potential connections to the polycrisis.
We are delighted to present our first guest, Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Professor of Development Economics at Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar. He shares his insights on the topic in conversation with Prof. Dimitris Gouscos, co-leader of PolyCIVIS Work Package 5.

The PolyCIVIS podcast series is part of the Communication and Dissemination work package of PolyCIVIS, supported by CIVIS and co-funded by the European Union.

This episode was recorded at the PLUS studios in Salzburg.

CIVIS is a European University alliance, bringing together 17 leading higher education in Europe and Africa. Discover CIVIS and join us as we learn and develop transformative projects for academia and society.

This podcast is co-funded by the European Union.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About CIVIS Waves

CIVIS Waves is the spot where stories, conversations and debates from our European University alliance meet.

Here’s our promise: each podcast series will bring diverse voices (and even languages), science-based knowledge and the experiences of committed academics, researchers, students and professional staff working to transform higher education.

What is CIVIS, you may wonder. CIVIS is Europe's Civic University Alliance, a pioneering endeavour under the European Universities initiative of the European Commission. It unites 11 leading, research-intensive higher education institutions across Europe and 6 associate member universities in Africa, forming a dynamic academic community of over 470,000 students and 58,000 staff in Europe alone.

Join us as we share what we are learning while working across 17 universities, countries and cultures and become a “civizen” too!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About CIVIS Waves

CIVIS Waves is the spot where stories, conversations and debates from our European University alliance meet.

Here’s our promise: each podcast series will bring diverse voices (and even languages), science-based knowledge and the experiences of committed academics, researchers, students and professional staff working to transform higher education.

What is CIVIS, you may wonder. CIVIS is Europe's Civic University Alliance, a pioneering endeavour under the European Universities initiative of the European Commission. It unites 11 leading, research-intensive higher education institutions across Europe and 6 associate member universities in Africa, forming a dynamic academic community of over 470,000 students and 58,000 staff in Europe alone.

Join us as we share what we are learning while working across 17 universities, countries and cultures and become a “civizen” too!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

The first episode of the PolyCIVIS podcast series explores climate change adaptation in West Africa and its potential connections to the polycrisis.
We are delighted to present our first guest, Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Professor of Development Economics at Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar. He shares his insights on the topic in conversation with Prof. Dimitris Gouscos, co-leader of PolyCIVIS Work Package 5.

The PolyCIVIS podcast series is part of the Communication and Dissemination work package of PolyCIVIS, supported by CIVIS and co-funded by the European Union.

This episode was recorded at the PLUS studios in Salzburg.

CIVIS is a European University alliance, bringing together 17 leading higher education in Europe and Africa. Discover CIVIS and join us as we learn and develop transformative projects for academia and society.

This podcast is co-funded by the European Union.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About CIVIS Waves

CIVIS Waves is the spot where stories, conversations and debates from our European University alliance meet.

Here’s our promise: each podcast series will bring diverse voices (and even languages), science-based knowledge and the experiences of committed academics, researchers, students and professional staff working to transform higher education.

What is CIVIS, you may wonder. CIVIS is Europe's Civic University Alliance, a pioneering endeavour under the European Universities initiative of the European Commission. It unites 11 leading, research-intensive higher education institutions across Europe and 6 associate member universities in Africa, forming a dynamic academic community of over 470,000 students and 58,000 staff in Europe alone.

Join us as we share what we are learning while working across 17 universities, countries and cultures and become a “civizen” too!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About CIVIS Waves

CIVIS Waves is the spot where stories, conversations and debates from our European University alliance meet.

Here’s our promise: each podcast series will bring diverse voices (and even languages), science-based knowledge and the experiences of committed academics, researchers, students and professional staff working to transform higher education.

What is CIVIS, you may wonder. CIVIS is Europe's Civic University Alliance, a pioneering endeavour under the European Universities initiative of the European Commission. It unites 11 leading, research-intensive higher education institutions across Europe and 6 associate member universities in Africa, forming a dynamic academic community of over 470,000 students and 58,000 staff in Europe alone.

Join us as we share what we are learning while working across 17 universities, countries and cultures and become a “civizen” too!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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