Twisa, Sekela
PhD Researcher
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-FLORES
- OFFICE:
- UNU-FLORES, Ammonstrasse 74, Dresden, 01067, Germany
- E-MAIL:
- twisa@unu.edu
- PHONE:
- +49 351 8921 9370
- NATIONALITY:
- Tanzania
Research Interests
- Applications of geospatial technologies to sustainable development
- Data visualization processes for evidence based decision-making
- Integrated water resources management
- Remote sensing and GIS
Education
- Master of Science in Integrated Water Resource Management, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Biographical Statement
Sekela Twisa is a PhD Researcher in the Capacity Development and Governance Unit at UNU-FLORES. In her current position, she is working on researching “Source Sustainability of Rural Water Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa: Application of Geo-Information technologies” the project sponsored by Government of Tanzania. Prior to joining the Institute, she served as Senior Tutor-Irrigation Engineering at Water Development and Management Institute, Ministry of Water and Irrigation Tanzania (WDMI). During her time at WDMI, she serves as Liason officer and later appointed as Head of Continuing Education and Innovation Department.
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Articles
- Sekela Twisa and Buchroithner, Manfred F. (2019). Land-Use and Land-Cover (LULC) Change Detection in Wami River Basin, Tanzania. Land, 8(9), 1-15
- Sekela Twisa and Buchroithner, Manfred F. (2019). Seasonal and Annual Rainfall Variability and Their Impact on Rural Water Supply Services in the Wami River Basin, Tanzania. Water, 11(10), 1-18
Conference Proceedings
- Sekela Twisa and Kurian, Mathew ed. Nexus Observatory Training Workshop on Drought Risk Monitoring: Capacity Development Priorities for Sub-Saharan Africa 2015/12/17–18 Dar es Salaam. Dresden: United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), 2016.