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