SUBIRA MUNISHI

skilled, highly motivated environmental and water resource engineer with extensive training in water resources assessment and planning. Currently working as a hydrologist and lecturer at the University of Dar es Salaam, Water Resources Engineering Department, she has extensive experience in designing and planning for nationally relevant water development programmes. As a Vice Chairperson of the Multi-Sectoral Forum for National Water Resources Management in Tanzania, is fully committed to enhance linkages among water sector practitioners, the private sector, and other key-players in advancing efficient water resources management. As members of the Board of Directors for Bureau of Industrial Cooperation (BICO), UDSM, Subira assists in skillful assessments of the business conditions in planning, development, and execution of annual plans. Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.

• 2020-2022, Ongoing, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, Water Resources Engineering Department, UDSM, Co-PI, Tanzania, Title: Data-Driven Decision Support for Improved Water Security in East Africa Project (DDD-SWA) Objective: to bring together university researchers, development actors, government representatives, and the private sector to research and promote solutions to persistent development challenges Tasks: Hydrological Modelling of Simiyu River Basin in Tanzania Client/Funding: USAID Expert Input: Ongoing
• 2015-to date, Tanzania, Water Resources Engineering Department, UDSM, Co-PI, Tanzania, Linking Public-Private Partnership to Secure Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Kilombero-River Basin (Sida Project 51170071-2239), supported by the Swedish International Development Agency, five years project (2015-2020).
• 2020-2022, Ongoing, Tanzania, BICO office, UDSM, Tanzania, Consultant, Title: Preparation of an Integrated Water Resource Management and Development Plan for The Lake Victoria Basin Objective: The plan will provide a blueprint for sustainable development and management on the basin's water resources Tasks: Develop a Lake Victoria Basin Atlas after Generating Geospatial datasets for the various sectors necessary for the assignment including Landuse maps, rainfall and evapotranspiration data, wetlands, protected arears, croplands, etc. The Client/Funding: The Lake Victoria Basin, in Tanzania Expert Input: Two Years
• November 2021, ongoing, Zanzibar, SADC GMI and Ministry of Water and Energy in Zanzibar, Lead Consultant, Rapid assessment of groundwater potential for Zanzibar (Pemba and Unguja) Lead Consultant Objective: Providing technical leadership in a national exercise commissioned by the Ministry of Water, Energy and Minerals together with the SADC Groundwater Management Institute (GMI) with support from Global Water Partnership (GWP). Tasks: The project had the objective to assess (i) aquifer characteristics of both Unguja and Pemba (ii) groundwater availability, accessibility and recharge zones in Unguja and Pemba Islands (iii) groundwater quality and vulnerable zones in Unguja and Pemba and (iv) impact of climate change on availability of groundwater resources Client/Funding: The Ministry of Water, Energy and Minerals together with the SADC GMI with support from GWP Expert Input: The assignment took at least 6 months to generate necessary data
• October 2021, March 2022, Tanzania, Wami Ruvu Basin, Officer, Lead Consultant Development of a Strategic Action Plan for Resource Mobilisation for Wami-Ruvu Basin: Lead Consultant Objective: Development of Resources Mobilization Strategic Action Plan for achieving SDG6.5.1 in river basins in Tanzania Tasks: Undertake a situation analysis on resource mobilization at basin level and develop a Resource Mobilization Strategic action plan for achieving SDG 6.5.1 at river basins Client/Funding: Wami Ruvu Basin Water Board Expert Input: three months
• 2021, Tanzania, Ministry of Water, Planning and Technical Advisor, Technical Advisor in Preparation of the Tanzania Water Sector Status Report 2015-2020 (WSSR). Objective: The report consolidates the progress and challenges that the water sector has undergone for the period between 2015 to 2020. Tasks: Water Resources Assessment to determine quantity and quality in Tanzania. Determine major water resources infrastructure in Tanzania and their status. Client/Funding: The work was commissioned and guided by the Ministry of Water, Tanzania Expert Input: 3 months
• 2018 - 2021, Tanzania, Water Resources Engineering Department, COET, UDSM, National Coordinator and Co-Pi, Building Capacity in Water Engineering for Addressing Sustainable Development Goals in East Africa - (CAWESDEA) Objective: The project aims at strengthening the capacity of engineers in the water sector by enhancing their competency and employability in order to effectively meet the societal and developmental needs while focusing on gender parity in the profession. Tasks: Undertake a situation analysis of employability of graduate Engineers in Tanzania and the gender representation in the Engineering profession. Supervise and coordinate the graduate internship programme for Tanzania Client/Funding: UDSM / IDRC Expert Input: Three years
• 2015 - 2019, Tanzania, Malawi, Water Resources Engineering Department, UDSM, Researcher, Uncertainty Reduction in Models for Understanding Development Applications (UMFULA) Objective: This is a four year (2015-2019) research project that aims to improve climate information for decision-making in central and southern Africa, with a particular focus on Tanzania and Malawi. UMFULA is a global consortium of 15 institutions specialising in cutting edge climate science, impact modelling and socio-economic research Tasks: Climate data analysis for hydrological impacts assessment in Tanzania Client/Funding: Future Climate for Africa Expert Input: 2 years

Hydrologist and lecturer, University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Water Resources Eng. Dept., 2019, Present

Nationality: Tanzanian

Mulungu, D.M.M. and Munishi, S.E. (2007). Simiyu River catchment parameterization using SWAT model. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 32 (2007) pp. 1032 - 1039 Munishi, S.E. and Jewitt, G.W.P. Degradation trends of the Kilombero Valley Ramsar Wetlands. Submitted for Oral presentation at the 18th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 25th - 27th of October 2017. Khumalo, N.; Mayo A.W. and S. Munishi S.E. (2018). Modeling of Flood Hazard And Susceptibility in Komatipoort Area in South Africa. Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology; Vol. 37(1); pp 47-71; June 2018. Malale, M.P. and Munishi, S.E. (2018). Surface Water Quality in the Peri-Urban Areas in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: The case of Ng'ombe River. Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology; Vol 37(1). Pp. 19-32; June 2018. Shagega F; Munishi S.E and Kongo, V (2018). Prediction of future climate in Ngerengere river catchment, Tanzania. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth; Available online 19 December 2018l In Press, Accepted Manuscript; (10.1016/j.pce.2018.12.002) Mokgedi, L; Nobert, J and Munishi S.E. (2018). Assessment of Lake Surface Dynamics using Satellite Imagery and In-situ Data; Case of Lake Ngami in North-West Botswana. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (In Press; Accepted Manuscript). Available online 3 January 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2018.12.008 Shagega, F. P., Munishi, S. E., & Kongo, V. M. (2020). Assessment of potential impacts of climate change on water resources in Ngerengere catchment, Tanzania. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 116, 102804. Shagega, F. P., Munishi, S. E., & Kongo, V. M. (2018). Prediction of future climate in Ngerengere river catchment, Tanzania. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2018.12.002. Senkondo, W., Munishi, S. E., Tumbo, M., Nobert, J., and Lyon, S. W. (2019). Comparing Remotely-Sensed Surface Energy Balance Evapotranspiration Estimates in Heterogeneous and Data-Limited Regions: A Case Study of Tanzania's Kilombero Valley. Remote Sensing, 11(11), 1289. Mokgedi, L; Nobert, J and Munishi S.E. (2019). Assessment of Lake Surface Dynamics using Satellite Imagery and In-situ Data; Case of Lake Ngami in North-West Botswana. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (In Press; Accepted Manuscript). Available online 3 January 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2018.12.008 Munishi, S., & Jewitt, G. (2019). Degradation Of Kilombero Valley Ramsar Wetlands In Tanzania. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2019.03.008). Kosgei, J. R., Ombasa, D. T., Nyandwaro, G., & Munishi, E. S. (2022). Multi-criteria approach to assess groundwater potential: a case study of Baringo County, Kenya. Water Practice and Technology. Kibugu, C. P., Munishi, S., & Kongo, V. (2022). Impacts of Land Cover Change Caused by Urbanization on the Flood Regime of Msimbazi Catchment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology, 41(2). Senkondo, W., Nobert, J., Tumbo, M., Munishi, S. E., & Lyon, S. W. (2020). On the potential of using satellite-based evapotranspiration estimates to constrain hydrological modeling in Tanzania's heterogeneous and data-limited Kilombero Valley. Journal of Hydrology.( DiVA, id:diva2:1394461) Marwa, L. I., Munishi, S., & Mwamila, T. B. (2022). Know-what, know-when and know-how: A web and mobile-based android application for early detection of pump failures in rural water supply projects, Tanzania. Water Practice & Technology, 17(11), 2447-2462. Kimati, A., Munishi, S., & Kongo, V. (2023). Development of an Operational Satellite-Based Flood Monitoring Model for Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology, 41(4). https://doi.org/10.52339/tjet.v41i4.874

• Prof Damas Mashauri, Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, 0754283707, damas.mashauri@gmail.com
• Prof Joel Nobert, Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, 0752 546259, jknobert@gmail.com
• Eng. Mbogo Futakamba, Chair, National Water Board, Ministry of Water Tanzania, +255713361574, futakambambogo@gmail.com