Dr. Tulinave, Deputy Rector at Tanzania’s Water Institute, is a civil and water engineer with 15+ years’ experience. She specializes in rural water supply, rainwater harvesting, and sustainable water management. A STEM advocate, she serves on multiple professional boards and editorial roles, promoting research, youth empowerment, and environmental innovation.

Eng. Herbert Juma Kashilllah is a prominent Tanzanian WASH expert with over 30 years of experience in water and sanitation. His career includes key roles at WaterAid Tanzania (2000–2014), where he led strategic WASH programs, pioneered water point mapping, and contributed to the Tanzania Water Sector Development Program. Currently, he serves as Chairperson of the National Multi-Sectoral Forum for Water Resources Management (2024–2027), TAWASANET (2021–2024), and Lake Rukwa Water Basin Board (2019–2025). He is also an advisory board member for IUCN and ANEW, and an associate editor for the Journal of Water Resources, Engineering, Management and Policy and has published influential reports on rural water supply and IWRM.

Dr. Tula Ngasala is a Civil Engineer and Researcher specializing in Water Resources Engineering, with a research focus on International Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and stormwater management. Her work integrates engineering design, applied research, and field-based studies to advance sustainable water systems and improve resilience to flooding and water insecurity.

Prof. Zacharia Saimon Katambara is a Tanzanian Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST). Since January 2025, he has been serving as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Planning, Finance, and Administration at the university. Prof. Katambara is an accomplished researcher with over 40 peer-reviewed publications in the field of water-related studies. His research interests span catchment management, water quality modelling, hydroinformatics, and systems optimisation. He has also successfully supervised several postgraduate students at both Master's and PhD levels. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Eng. Prof. Precious Ndomba, a Civil/Water Resources Engineer, serves as Associate Professor at the University of Dar es Salaam and Rector at the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology. His research focuses on hydrology, rainwater harvesting, and climate change impacts, contributing to projects like ACCION and MaraFlows. He has authored 43 peer-reviewed papers, 46 conference papers, and 24 technical reports, supervised 33 Master’s and 3 Ph.D. students, and provided consultancy in hydrology and river hydraulics.

Gastor Mapunda is a Tanzanian Professor of linguistics and a language editor. He holds a PhD and has served as Head of Department as well as Coordinator of the Languages of Tanzania Project within the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics. He has taught English and linguistics in several institutions of higher education in Tanzania, and has collaborations with other researchers both in Tanzania and abroad. His scholarly interests include onomastics, language in the media, multilingualism, Swahili, and the vitality of the Ngoni language.

Dr. Manfred Buchroithner, an Austrian researcher and professional mountain guide, studied geology at the University of Graz, Austria, (PhD 1977) and cartography and remaote sensing at ITC in Enschede, NL, (Dipl. 1981). 1982 Fulbright PostDoc in Fort Worth and Stanford (USA). Renowned for true-3D geoinformation and high-mountain cartography, he advanced water management through multitemporal 3D glacier mapping using remote sensing and AI, contributing to environmental monitoring. 25 years Full Professor of Cartography at Dresden University (1992–2016), he holds three global patents and made first high-mountain ascents in the Andes, the Afghan Pamir and the Tibetan Himalaya and received a series of prestigious national and international research awards.

Dr. Tatek Temesgen Terfasa has been an Associate Professor in Adama Science and Technology University and is currently working as a Research Associate at Clemson University Department of Environmental and Engineering and Earth Sciences, with expertise in environmental and chemical engineering. His research topics focused on nanobubble and nanotechnologies for water and wastewater treatment, rainwater harvesting, and sustainable industrial development. Dr. Temesgen has published extensively his researches in different recognised peer reviewed journals.  

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Dickhaut is a professor at HafenCity University Hamburg, specializing in urban and infrastructure planning. Since July 2023, he has been at Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. His research focuses on sustainable stormwater management and climate-resilient urban development.

Professor Magreth Shimba Bushesha, an associate professor at the Local Government Training Institute (LGTI), specializes in Geography and Environmental Management, focusing on climate change and livelihoods. She has published extensively, supervised over 40 postgraduate environmental research projects, and conducted numerous environmental management consultancies. As Deputy Rector Academic, Research, and Consultancy at LGTI, she previously held roles at the Open University of Tanzania, including Director of Postgraduate Studies and Head of Geography. A policy analyst in environmental and natural resources management, she earned a PhD from the University of Bradford via an Association of Commonwealth Universities Scholarship, and holds a master’s and bachelor’s in Geography from the University of Dar es Salaam.

Dr. Catherine Awidi-Otyek Mushi is a Lecturer at the School of Engineering and Environmental Studies (SEES), Ardhi University. Her academic qualifications include PhD in Water Resources Engineering, MSc. Environmental, Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure from KTH-Royal Institute of Technology-Stockholm, Sweden (2013) and BSc. Civil and Water Resources Engineering from the University of Dar es Salaam (2007). Her teaching areas include: Water Resources Engineering and management and Sustainable Infrastructure Planning and Management. Dr. Mushi has conducted extensive research in the areas of hydrology, water resources engineering and soil conservation.