Amina A. Hamad

Resourceful Environmental Specialist with a strong focus on geospatial mapping, monitoring, and modeling of land and water resources. Expertise includes natural resource management, hydrology, and conducting comprehensive environmental impact assessments. Proven track record in waste management and implementing circular economy strategies, aimed at sustainable development. Career goals include advancing initiatives that enhance environmental stewardship and resource efficiency.

Skilled professional with extensive experience in World Bank environmental and social safeguards, and international regulatory frameworks. Proven track record of collaborating with international organizations and government bodies on environmental projects, enhancing sustainable resource management, and climate resilience. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication skills drive successful project coordination and stakeholder engagement. Seeking to leverage expertise to further advance environmental conservation initiatives.

• Deputy Secretary General of the Sokoine University of Agriculture Staff Association (SUASA), 07/23 - Present
• Department Coordinator for Quality Assurance, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies-SUA, 07/22 - Present
• Board member of Sokoine University of Agriculture Housing and Accommodation Bureau, 2022 - Present
• Member of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), 2019 - Present

• Assessing Physicochemical and Heavy Metal Characteristics in Leachate and Groundwater around Pugu Kinyamwezi Dumpsite, Dar es Salaam, Gift Isaack Marandu, Kassim Ramadhani Mussa, Offoro Neema Kimambo, Amina Amri Hamad, 2024, JWEMPO, 1, 2, 2619-8916
• A geospatial approach to delineate lineaments on the granite gneissic terrain of Mpwapwa district, Dodoma, central Tanzania, Macarius Jonathan, Ibrahimu C. Mjemah, Offoro N. Kimambo, Amina A. Hamad, 2024, Heliyon, 10, 19, 2405-8440, 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38346
• Land-Use–Land Cover Changes in the Urban River’s Buffer Zone and Variability of Discharge, Water, and Sediment Quality—A Case of Urban Catchment of the Ngerengere River in Tanzania, Mbonaga, Silaji S., Amina A. Hamad, Stelyus L. Mkoma, 2024, Hydrology, 11, 6, 78, https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11060078
• Rapid environmental flow assessment for sustainable water resource management in Tanzania's Lower Rufiji River Basin: A scoping review, Kimambo, Offoro N., Mbungu, Winfred., Massawe, Goodluck D., Hamad, Amina A., Ligate, Elly J., 2023, Heliyon, 9, 11, 2405-8440
• Impact of invasive Lantana camara on maize and cassava growth in East Usambara, Tanzania, Hamad, A. A., Kashaigili, J. J., Eckert, S., Eschen, R., Schaffner, U., Mbwambo, J. R., 2022, Plant-Environment Interactions, 3, 193–202, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2987
• Niche change analysis as a tool to inform management of two invasive species in Eastern Africa, Sandra Eckert, Amina Hamad, Charles Joseph Kilawe, Theo E. W. Linders, Wai-Tim Ng, Purity Rima Mbaabu, Hailu Shiferaw, Arne Witt, Urs Schaffner, 2020, Ecosphere, 11, 2, https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.10090
• Mapping Landcover gradient through analysis of Hyper-temporal NDVI imagery, Amjad Ali, C. A. J. M de Bie, A. K. Skidmore, R. G. Scarrott, Amina Hamad, V. Venus, Petros Lymberakis, 2013, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 23, 301-312, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2012.10.001

• Professor Japhet Joel Kashaigili, Department of Forest Resources Assessment and Management, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, jkashaigili@sua.ac.tz
• Dr Ibrahimu Chikira Mjemah, Department of Geography and Environmental studies, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, chikira@sua.ac.tz

• Workshop on Harnessing Technology for Sustainable Water Management and Non-conventional Solutions, 05/26 - 05/30, Delta Barrage, Egypt
• World Bank Environmental and Social Framework- ESF Fundamentals short training, 12/05/23
• Introduction to the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework short training, 10/25/23
• Capacity building training on green technology, 09/05 - 10/30/22, Southern Denmark University, Denmark
• ESRI Tanzania User Group Conference, 06/30/22, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (HEET) Stakeholder workshop, 01/13 - 01/14/21, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Waste management in mining sector Conference, 12/17/19, Dodoma, Tanzania
• ESRI Tanzania User Group Conference, 06/26 - 06/27/19, Dodoma, Tanzania
• FOSS4G International conference, 08/01/18, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Training on JUNCAO Technology in Developing countries, 06/01 - 07/31/17, Fuzhou, China
• Post-graduate training diploma in Hydraulic Engineering in River Basins, 09/01 - 11/30/12, Delta Barrage, Egypt
• How to Combat Drought using Geo-Spatial Information and Participatory modeling, 11/07 - 11/18/11, Dodoma, Tanzania
• Post-graduate training certificate in Environmental hydrology, 05/01 - 07/31/11, Delta Barrage, Egypt

12/01/24, I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes me, my qualifications, and my experience.

Kibola, Amina S. (PhD), Potential for Ecohydrology as Tool for Watershed Restoration and Sustainable Flow of Ecosystem Services in Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania., 

Macarius Jonathan (MSc.), Structural Control on the Occurrence of Groundwater in Granite Gneissic Terrain, Mpwapwa District, Dodoma., 

Gift I. Marandu (MSc.), An Investigation of the Spatial Distribution of Leachate from the Pugu-Kinyamwezi Dumpsite and its Implication on Contiguous Groundwater Resources., 

Silaji Salim Mbonaga (MSc.), Integrated Assessment of Urban Rivers’ Status, Pollution Risks and their Potential for Ecosystem Services: A Case of Ngerengere River, Morogoro.

• Livestock keeping and farming
• Swimming

• 2008 Erasmus Mundus master’s scholarship award
• 2015 Swiss Science National Foundation Doctorate Scholarship Award

• Certified Environmental Expert for Environmental Impact Assessment (EC/EE-EIA/2023/5215) with the National Environmental Management Council (NEMC)
• Certified Environmental Expert for Environmental Audit (EC/EE-EA/2023/7640) with the National Environmental Management Council (NEMC)