Mr. Muumbe Lweendo at NUST Namibia during a recent short-term exchange mobility to IGAD ICPAC (Climate Prediction & Applications Centre) in Nairobi. The mobility was intended to broaden Mr Lweendo and NUST Namibia’s understanding of Bayesian Networks and e-Nexus modelling and how it can be adapted for mitigation measures against Climate Change.

This mobility to ICPAC presented a unique opportunity to strengthen NUST Namibia’s capacity in the integration of climate and land-use data for robust water management predictions. The main activities included hands-on insights into Bayesian Network Modelling and eNexus tools, particularly how these decision-support systems can be applied in semi-arid and urban catchments to assess water security and system resilience under future climate and development scenarios.

Topics discussed:

Sources of climate data at ICPAC

Overview about IGAD ICPAC Groundwater project

Overview of ICPAC operational forecasting models focusing on application of the Geospatial Streamflow model in the INFLOW project

Insights about ICPAC situation room focusing on dissemination portals and hazard watch

Hydrological modelling & forecasting at ICPAC

Methods used to process climate data & related applications

Anticipated outputs include data integration framework that shows how the e_nexus for the SWIM project at NUST Namibia will be developed by combining energy, food, water climate and land-use data to inform water management strategies.