MWANGA

DR. SIXBERT SIMON MWANGA

CONTACTS & INSTITUTION

  • Institution: Climate Action Network Tanzania
  • Address:      P.O. Box 32900, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Email:          sixbert@cantz.or.tz; sixbertmwanga@yahoo.com
  • Tel:              +255 717313660;  Mob:+255 717313660

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • 2016 – 2019: PhD in Geography and Environmental Sciences, at the University of the Witwatersrand (S. Africa) and Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany): Research title: Water Dynamics in the Umba River Sub-Catchment of Tanzania: Water Resource Allocation for Livelihood
  • 2010-2012: University of Dar es Salaam MSc. Natural Resource Assessment and Management. Research title: Impacts of Climate Change, Variability and Adaptation Strategies on Water Resources Availability in Singida Municipality, Tanzania
  • 2006-2009: University of Dar es Salaam Bachelor of Arts with Education: (Geography major)

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Year:  2013 to 2022

Employer: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC)

Positions held: Lead Author of Assessment Report Six: On waterResources and climate change

Year: 2015 To date

Employer: Climate Action Network Tanzania

Positions held:   Executive Director

Year: 2013 201 6

Employer:  Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) one of the centers of the CGIAR (the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research.  Project: Global Framework for Climate Services-Adaptation Programme in Africa: Building Resilience in Disaster Risk Management, Food Security and Health

Positions held:  National project coordinator

Year: 2012 2015

Employer: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Project: Securing Small Holder Farm ProductionAgainst Climate Induced Risks

Positions held:  Project technical advisor

Year: 2010 2015

Employer: Institute of Resource Assessment – University of Dar es salaam

Positions held:  Research officer