Supra-category: Academia

FREDRICK MOKUA

I am an international consultant with extensive experience in Participatory Land Use Planning and mapping and developing land information management systems. Climate change variability and vulnerability assessment and development of mitigation and adaptation strategies/policy, organizational and institutional capacity need assessments for implementation of ICT, disaster risk assessment and geospatial applications, configuration and deployment of GIS-based information management systems, and Compilation of GHG Inventories (all sectors) and National Communication to the UNFCCC, preparation, and implementation of MRV systems for mitigation and adaptation, NDC Tracking, transitioning to the enhanced transparency framework of the Paris Agreement, Science-based Target Setting (SBTi), and NBS/Carbon Project development.

kendie Kenmoe

I am a geospatial and land information systems expert with over 12 years of experience supporting land governance, land-use planning, forest governance, and sustainable land management across Africa. I currently serve as the Lead of WRI Africa’s Data Lab, where I provide strategic and technical leadership for the development and deployment of geospatial, AI-enabled, and cloud-based platforms that strengthen evidence-based decision-making for governments, regional institutions, and development partners.

Mohammed Rabiu Suleiman

15 years of public-private partnership and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Praxis

Certified PPP practitioner (CP3P); and a GCA/APMG certified Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Officer (CRIO)

PhD candidate with research interest in peace and conflict studies.

Djomba Mara

Land rights in mining sector

Land governance policy and environmental management

Stakeholder engagement

project management and development

Gebeyehu B. Shibeshi

I am a land administration and land management expert specializing on land use planning, registration, catastrophic and land information system. Experienced in land administration system development and policy review.

Margaret Tinashe Nkhosi

    • GIS Consultant with experience supporting land governance, natural resource management, and spatial decision-making in Zambia
    • Provided geospatial analysis and mapping for participatory land use planning and traditional land rights documentation in Northwestern Province (Kalumbila, Kasempa, Mwinilunga)
    • Supported Participatory Integrated Land Use Planning (PILUP) projects through parcel mapping, geocoding, and spatial verification using QGIS and ODK
    • Designed and implemented ODK-based land and resource data collection systems, including form development, cloud and local database setup, and data integrity protocols
    • Developed spatial databases and thematic maps to support community institutions, civil society organisations, and government stakeholders
    • Analyzed and visualized community resource and land-related data using PowerBI, Tableau, and QGIS to support planning, monitoring, and accountability
    • Contributed to monitoring and evaluation systems for public institutions, integrating spatial data into decision-support dashboards
    • Delivered GIS and spatial data management training for professional and regional networks, with a focus on applied land and environmental governance
    • Mentored technicians and field staff on GIS workflows, mobile data collection, and data quality assurance
    • Recognised through regional initiatives for innovations in WebGIS, biodiversity, and spatial data systems

Padona Matabaro

Geospatial Data Scientist and Environmental Analytics Specialist with strong experience applying advanced data science, geospatial analysis, and statistical methods to support agricultural research, climate risk reduction, disaster risk reduction, and farmer-focused decision-making in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proven ability to analyze large, multi-source and longitudinal datasetsbincluding field trials, household surveys, weather and climate data, and satellite imagery to generate actionable insights for product development, agronomic recommendations, and resilience-building interventions.

Anteneh Wondimu Eshetie

I have over 14 years of professional experience in land governance, responsible agricultural investment, land use planning, landscape restoration, and integrated livelihood development. I have worked with national and international NGOs to implement community-based programs, strengthen local institutions, and promote sustainable land and livelihood systems. I hold a Master’s degree in Environment and Land Resource Management, which provides a strong academic foundation for my work in sustainable land use and governance.

Eva Abugabe

Security and development expert with a decade of experience in governance, gender, conflict management, and inclusive community development. Currently a Border Security Researcher for Ghana’s government since 2021, implementing policies that enhance national security and foster resilient border communities.

Abdul Semakula

I’m instigator at RDI.

The Regenar Development Initiative (RDI) is dedicated to promoting Regenerative Development and Design. RDI’s flagship initiative is the Kiwaatule-2030 – a community-led uprising against urban fragmentation and dysfunction. We are creating the conditions for pooling land development decisions in the Nalubaaga Bioregion to reverse the extinction of our wetland ecosystem and catalyze a regenerative urban future. We are executing strategic activities across three spheres of influence: Land, Governance, and Money – each an evolutionary shift toward enriching our species’ relation with life. LAND: Transitioning fragmented parcels of private land into a co-stewarded ecosystem. GOVERNANCE: Replacing top-down control with a Distributed Stewarding Cooperative. MONEY: Redirecting money from extraction to enriching life – relations in our place. In 5-10 years, this triple-shift should dream and grow us into a future of ecological restoration, reforesting, and rewilding Nalubaaga wetland into a nature park; social flourishing (renewing a culture of stewarding life, rebuilding essential services and spaces), and economic viability (innovating informal supply chains into a new economy of co-owned enterprises, services, real estate, hospitality, eco-spiritual tourism, finance, etc). In this learning-by-doing initiative, we’re building the cultural commons (processes, structures, systems) to gracefully transition urban land from speculative markets into living commons, all rooted in Obuntu.