Prof. Preksedis Marco Ndomba(CEO)
Eng. Prof. Ndomba is a Civil/Water Resources Engineer with local and international experience and works with the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) as an Associate Professor in the Department of Water Resources Engineering of the College of Engineering and Technology. He has been seconded to the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) as the Rector. He has done extensive research in the areas of hydrology, water resources engineering and soil conservation. His research areas of interest are dry spell analysis, global change impacts adaptation, rainwater harvesting, hydrologic modeling, streamflow forecasting, hydraulic modeling and sedimentation modeling.
He has had also worked in various south-south and north-south joint collaborative multidisciplinary research projects which include the Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on the Nile River Basin Uparf project “ACCION”; Environmental Flows for People and Ecosystems in the Mara River Basin Uparf project “MaraFlows”; Decentralized Rainwater Management System for Improving Water Supply System in Tanzania and Congo River user Hydraulics and Morphology (CRuHM) funded by the Royal Society – DFID Capacity Building Facility.
As a result of his active participation in training, research undertaking and consultancy or community services provision, Prof. Ndomba has authored 43 peer-reviewed international and local journals, 46 conference scientific papers and 24 technical reports. Prof. Ndomba has supervised successfully 33 Masters Degree dissertations and 3 PhDs in Tanzania, South Korea, Netherlands and Norway. Besides, Prof. Ndomba has been contracted by various local and international organizations in the provision of learned consultancy services in the fields of hydrology, water resources management, hydropower, climate change, floods analysis and modelling river hydraulics.
Dr. Catherine Awidi-Otyek Mushi
Dr. Catherine Awidi-Otyek Mushi is a Lecturer at the School of Engineering and Environmental Studies (SEES), Ardhi University. Her academic qualifications include PhD in Water Resources Engineering, MSc. Environmental, Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure from KTH-Royal Institute of Technology-Stockholm, Sweden (2013) and BSc. Civil and Water Resources Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam (2007). Her teaching areas include: Water Resources Engineering and management and Sustainable Infrastructure Planning and Management. Dr. Mushi has conducted extensive research in the areas of hydrology, water resources engineering and soil conservation. Her research interests include erosion and sediment transport, hydrology of large river basins with emphasis on modeling and prediction of quality and quantity of water and downstream consequences at watershed and regional scale, water resources engineering and management, and remote sensing for natural resources management. She is well published in both French and English and well cited in both local and international per reviewed journals. Dr. Mushi is also a registered Civil Engineering Consultant with over 15 years extensive experience in design and construction supervision of large infrastructure projects in Tanzania and beyond.
Dr. Joseph Ochieng. Mtamba
Dr. Joseph Ochieng Mtamba (PhD) is a Civil and Water Resources Engineer with more than 15 years of experience in water infrastructure planning and design, water supply and sanitation technology design, project monitoring and evaluation. He also has experience in hydraulic and hydrological modelling to aid design and decision making for various river engineering projects, environmental impact assessment.
Dr Mtamba has capacity to use remote sensing technology in hydrology and environmental assessment.
Dr. Mtamba teaches various courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students at the Department of Water Resources Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam. The courses taught includes river hydraulics, design of reservoirs and dams, water supply systems design, hydrosystems simulations, flood plain management, sanitation technology.
His research interest includes processes of floodplain geomorphology, climate change and adaptation in water resources management, ground water management, water safety and treatment and remote sensing.
Dr. Tulinave Burton Mwamila
Dr. Tulinave is a Lecturer and currently the Deputy Rector for Academics, Research and Consultancy at the Water Institute, an agency of the Ministry of Water inTanzania. She has over 15 years of experience as a civil and water resources engineer with honied expertise and skills in rural water supply projects, research and education. She has worked as an Engineer for the Ministry of Water for 10 years, during which she was mostly involved with rural water supply and sanitation service management.
As a Deputy Rector at the Institute her main roles includes management of training, research and consultancy services for developing expertise necessary for water sector empowerment.
More so, she advocates for rainwater harvesting technology management and has published over (15) articles on the same. She also serves in various committees and boards, and affiliates with local and international professional bodies including Rural Water Sanitation Network, Engineers Registration Board, Institution of Engineers Tanzania, Institution of Engineers Tanzania Women Chapter, and International Water Association (in which she forms part of the management committee for Rainwater Harvesting Management specialist group).
For over five (5) years she has worked closely (mostly as a council member) with Institution of Engineers Tanzania Women Chapter in programmes and activities designed to inform, educate, sensitize, empower, and guide young children and youths (primary, secondary, university level) with regard to STEM. She is passionate about STEM empowerment.
Dr. Frank Joseph Wambura
Dr. Wambura completed his PhD in Hydrology (focusing on the evaluation of hydrological behaviour, reduction of model equifinality, and modelling of anthropogenic impacts) at the University of Potsdam in Germany. He previously studied MSc. in Water Resources Engineering (focusing on modelling climate change impacts on streamflow) and a BSc. in Civil and Water Resources Engineering both at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Dr. Wambura’s areas of interest include hydrological modelling, hydraulic modelling, drought analysis and prediction, flood mapping, climate change impacts, land cover change impacts, remote sensing, data mining, and machine learning. He has participated in several research projects tackling the challenges of water use, drought, climate and land cover changes. He has presented his research findings at conferences and published in reputable academic journals.
Dr. Wambura has also participated in several consultancy projects dealing with hydraulic designs, flood mapping, river training, and environmental flow assessments. He has also participated in the preparation of several technical reports.
F.A.Q.
Major questions asked NTWAM and briefly answers.
Initials of names of the founding members;
N- for Ndomba
T- for Tulinave
W- for Wambura
A- for Awidi-Otyek
M- for Mtamba
The founding members are driven by a shared commitment to scientific inquiry, evidence-based decision-making, and sustainable development to establish this NGO
To inform national water sector development through research, community service, facilitating knowledge exchange, and advocacy for evidence-based policies and practices.
A non-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) established formally in 2023
Its Headquarters are located in Dar-es-salaam region, Ubungo district, Goba-Hills.
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