Highly accomplished Geospatial Expert and Urban Development Specialist with over two decades of experience driving climate-resilient urban planning and land governance initiatives across sub-Saharan Africa. Leverages advanced GIS and remote sensing methodologies to enhance informal settlement upgrading, facilitate gender-responsive community engagement, and develop strategic spatial indicators for sustainable urban development. Proven leader in multi-stakeholder coordination, delivering impactful projects aligned with international development goals, particularly GIZ's decentralization and climate resilience objectives.
Lecturer II - Geomatics Engineering | School of Mines & Mineral Sciences
Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Summary
Leads academic instruction and research in Geomatics Engineering, specializing in geospatial applications for climate and environmental resilience within the School of Mines & Mineral Sciences.
Highlights
Achieved a 90.5% probation review score by effectively teaching Digital Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, GIS, and Numerical Methods to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Supervises final-year research projects, guiding students in advanced geospatial methodologies for real-world applications and innovation.
Leads a departmental research cluster focused on developing innovative geospatial applications to address critical climate and environmental challenges.
Senior Non-Key Expert – National Land Audit Methodology & Dashboard Design
Zambia
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Summary
Directed the development of district land audit methodologies and spatial indicator dashboards to enhance land governance monitoring across 20 Zambian districts.
Highlights
Led the development and implementation of district land audit methodologies across 20 Zambian districts, ensuring standardized and effective land governance assessment.
Designed and deployed spatial indicators dashboards for robust land governance monitoring, providing critical data for policy-making and resource allocation.
Coordinated extensively with the Ministry of Lands (MLNR), traditional authorities, and Customary Resource Boards to ensure inclusive and culturally sensitive audit processes.
DAAD NELGA Research Fellow
Windhoek, Namibia
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Summary
Conducted gender-responsive spatial analysis of climate change impacts on land access and use in Windhoek's informal settlements using mixed-methods GIS.
Highlights
Applied a mixed-methods GIS approach, integrating spatial statistics, social vulnerability indicators, and participatory mapping to analyze climate change impacts.
Produced gender-responsive spatial analysis results, accepted for publication in the African Journal on Geospatial Sciences and Land Governance, informing inclusive urban development.
Utilized FPIC principles and gender-disaggregated data collection to ensure the inclusivity of women, youth, and vulnerable groups in research outcomes.
GIS and Land Governance Consultant - FAO Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF)
Namibia
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Summary
Provided critical GIS support and policy analysis for the FAO Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) process in Namibia, enhancing land rights administration.
Highlights
Delivered comprehensive GIS support to the LGAF process, streamlining data analysis for land rights administration, urban land use, and customary tenure systems.
Conducted in-depth policy analysis, contributing to evidence-based recommendations for improving land governance frameworks in Namibia.
Assessed the effectiveness of land rights administration and customary tenure systems, providing insights that informed national land reform strategies.
Pilot Project Lead – Chaisa Informal Settlement Upgrading
Lusaka, Zambia
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Summary
Directed the Chaisa Informal Settlement Pilot Project to enhance tenure security and access to public services through participatory enumeration and community mapping.
Highlights
Directed participatory enumeration and community mapping, directly engaging women, youth, and vulnerable households in the Chaisa Informal Settlement.
Coordinated effectively with Lusaka City Council, local leaders, and international partners (UN-HABITAT/GLTN) to produce critical spatial planning outputs and tenure data.
Improved access to public services for poor peri-urban settlements by developing a comprehensive tenure security assessment framework.
Published by
Engineering Institution of Zambia
Summary
Research currently under review, focusing on the spatiotemporal analysis of forest cover dynamics within the Lusaka East Forest Reserve.
Published by
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas & Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences
Summary
Peer-reviewed paper presenting a mixed-methods GIS framework that integrates physical exposure, social sensitivity, and adaptive capacity indicators to prioritize interventions in underserved urban areas for climate-resilient urban planning.
Published by
African Union Commission, UNECA & African Land Policy Centre (Accepted for publication – African Journal on Geospatial Sciences and Land Governance)
Summary
Research accepted for publication, applying FPIC principles and gender-disaggregated data collection to analyze climate change impacts on land access for women, youth, and vulnerable groups.
Basic
Issued By
University of the Western Cape
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GMES & Africa, SASSCAL
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Columbia Climate School / WorldPop
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Coursera / IBM
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University of Cape Town / GetSmarter
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HfT Stuttgart
ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Google Earth Engine, ENVI, ERDAS Imagine, Climate-resilient Urban & Spatial Planning, Spatial Data Infrastructure Design, Dashboard Development, Remote Sensing for Urban Monitoring & Change Detection, Spatial Vulnerability Assessment.
Python (GeoPandas, Matplotlib, Folium), R, SQL, Power BI, Data Visualization.
GPS Field Surveys, Drone Mapping, Participatory Enumeration, FPIC Facilitation, Participatory Community Mapping, Multi-stakeholder Facilitation, Conflict-Sensitive Approaches, Gender-Responsive Spatial Analysis.
M&E Framework Design, Indicator Dashboard Design, Informal Settlement Upgrading, Land Tenure Security, Decentralisation, Local Governance & Policy Advisory, Urban Programmes M&E Frameworks.
Training, Capacity Building, Academic Instruction, Curriculum Development, Research Supervision.
Available upon request.