CV of Makarius Victor Mdemu, April 2008
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
: Makarius Victor MDEMU
Year of Birth
: 1971
Nationality
: Tanzanian
Key Qualifications
Makarius Victor Mdemu has above 5 years of research experiences in the range of
agricultural and river basin water resources management, rainwater harvesting and
management, land ecosystem management, and assessment of soil-water-plantatmosphere continuum in semi-arid tropics. He has participated in water resources
management research projects involving local communities, local government and
international institutions in the Greater Ruaha River Basin in Tanzania and Glowa Volta
Basin in Ghana. He is also experienced in quantitative and qualitative data handling
techniques, conceptual analytical skills, use of sophisticated computer-based data
management systems, computer programming (e.g., Turbo Pascal, Fortran), application of
Agro-hydrological models (e.g., CROPWAT, SWAP, SWAT, MODFLOW), Remote sensing
& GIS tools (e.g., ArcView GIS, ARCMAP, IDRISS, GPS Systems) and Social sciences
statistical packages. He has also research interests on: soil water management, agrohydrological modeling, remote sensing and GIS for management of agricultural water
resources, application of physical water accounting to construct economic water accounts,
agricultural water use adaptation to climate changes, environmental flows and allocation,
transport of agricultural contaminants into water bodies.
Education
1998
B.Sc., Agricultural Engineering, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA),
Morogoro, Tanzania.
2002
M.Sc., Agricultural Engineering in Land and Water management, Sokoine
University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
2008
Ph.D, Water Productivity in medium and small reservoirs in the Upper East
Region (UER) of Ghana, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn, Germany
Language Skills
Language
Swahili
English
German
French
Written
Excellent
Excellent
Fair
Poor
Spoken
Excellent
Excellent
Fair
Poor
Training
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Makarius Victor Mdemu
Phone: (Mobile) (+255 783 0417771)
PO Box 12375
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: mmdemu@uni-bonn.de/mak_mdemu@yahoo.co.uk
CV of Makarius Victor Mdemu, April 2008
26 - 31 Mar. 2007
Short course on Role of Vulnerability in Disaster Risk Management
(with emphasis on: models and frameworks of vulnerability,
environmental, economic, financial and social vulnerability, coastal
hazards, flash floods and associated risks, critical importance of early
warning, media and communication in disaster risk management),
United Nations University-Institute for Environment and Human
Security (UNU-EHS), Bonn, Germany.
Jan. - Mar. 2005
Short course on Ecology and Resource Management (with emphasis
on: ecology of landscapes and ecosystem functions, water and
nutrient cycles, nutrient balances, Arc View and Geostatistics,
Hydrologic and Ecological Impacts of Large Scale-Irrigation,
Hydrological modeling and data mining, Global Climate Change,
Climate and Water cycles of the Tropics, crop modeling, carbon
cycle), ZEF, Bonn, Germany.
15 -18 Mar. 2005
Short course on Natural Resource Management-GIS and Remote
Sensing Research Approaches and Methods, ITC, Enschede, The
Netherlands.
Dec. 2004
Training course on Mathematical Modeling and Statistics- ZEF, Bonn,
Germany.
Dec. 2004
Short course on remote sensing and GIS, Center for Remote Sensing
of Land Surfaces, University of Bonn, Germany.
Oct. - Dec. 2004
Interdisciplinary course on development studies (with emphasis on:
development cooperation with the private sector, development policy
as global structural policy, interdisciplinary and boundary concepts on
natural resource management, utilisation of natural resources), ZEF,
Bonn, Germany.
Professional Experience
2004 – Mar. 2008
Junior researcher/PhD Fellow, ZEF, University of Bonn, Germany
2002-2004
Research Associate, Raising Irrigation Productivity and Releasing
Water for Intersectoral Needs (RIPARWIN), Sokoine University of
Agriculture (Tanzania), the University of East Anglia (UK) and the
International Water Management Institute (South Africa).
Jun. - Dec. 2003
Agricultural water management specialist. Opportunities for
enhancing the productivity of water in crop production in the Mkoji
Sub-Catchment for rainfed and irrigated farming. A Project
commissioned to Soil-Water Management Research Group
(SWMRG) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO).
Oct. - Dec. 2001
Research Associate, SWMRG, Department of Agricultural
Engineering, SUA, Morogoro, Tanzania.
1998 - 2001
Assistant, Bureau of Agricultural Consultancy and Advisory Services
(BACAS), SUA, Morogoro, Tanzania.
1998-1999
BACAS: Consultancy administration and data management.
List of Assignments
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Makarius Victor Mdemu
Phone: (Mobile) (+255 783 0417771)
PO Box 12375
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: mmdemu@uni-bonn.de/mak_mdemu@yahoo.co.uk
CV of Makarius Victor Mdemu, April 2008
Mar-Apr.
2008
Sept. 2004Mar. 2008
Jun. 2006July 2007
Jan.2002July 2004
2004
2003
2003
2002
2001
2000-2001
Jan. - Dec.
1999
1998
Water Management Specialist, Mid-Term Review of WWF integrated water
resource management programme for the Great Ruaha River Catchment
Area, Tanzania
ZEF: Conduct research in water productivity in semi-arid areas of the Volta
Basin and contribute to the database required for the DSS for assessment,
sustainable use and development of water resources in the Volta Basin
being developed under the GLOWA Volta Project.
Principal Investigator, Water productivity of reservoir irrigated schemes in
the Upper East Region of Ghana. Implemented in collaboration with the
Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Tamale, Ghana. Research
Grant by International Foundation for Science (IFS).
RIPARWIN-SUA(TZ)/UEA-DEV(UK)/IWMI(SA): Carryout research on water
productivity and irrigation efficiency in large and smallholder irrigation
schemes in Usangu plains in the Greater Ruaha River Basin with the aim of
developing strategies to improve irrigation water resources management
and intersectoral water allocation.
RIPARWIN: Organizing training workshops on irrigation efficiency and
water productivity for technical irrigation professionals in Tanzania.
Contributed to the development of a proposal for the inclusion of the
Greater Ruaha River Basin in the UNESCO-HELP Basins Network
Program.
SWMRG: Modeling of crop water productivity for irrigated and rainfed crops
in the Mkoji sub-catchment in the Ruaha River Basin. Contribution to the
FAO Project: opportunities for enhancing the productivity of water in crop
production in the Mkoji Sub-catchment for rainfed and irrigated farming
commissioned to the SWMRG.
SWMRG: Typesetting and production of the proceedings of the Soil and
Water Management Network (SWMnet of ASARECA).
SWMRG: Evaluation of the research uptake by policy makers on rainwater
harvesting for agriculture, domestic and livestock uses in semi-arid areas of
Tanzania, Follow-up of rainwater harvesting strategy inclusion in relevant
National policies, Preparation of materials for Training of Trainer Coursers
on Rainwater harvesting and management.
Principal Investigator, Evaluation of Pedotransfer Functions for the
estimation of soil hydraulic properties in some Morogoro soils, Tanzania.
Research Grant by SACCAR/GTZ.
Data management and analyst for the baseline survey of agricultural
farming systems study in Tanzania and Impact assessment for the DANIDA
funded environmental conservation project (HIMA-Iringa). Consultancies by
BACAS for the ministry of Agriculture and HIMA-DANIDA.
Member of the organizing committee, Tanzania Society of Agricultural
Engineers Annual Scientific Conference and General Meeting, Morogoro,
Tanzania.
Professional Affiliations
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: mmdemu@uni-bonn.de/mak_mdemu@yahoo.co.uk
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1998-present
1999-present
2003-present
1999-2004
2000-2004
Professional Member-Tanzania Society of Agricultural Engineers (TSAE)
Graduate member, Engineers Registration Board, Tanzania
Founding Member-Tanzania Centre for Rainwater Management (TCRAIN)
Technical Editor - Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences (TAJAS)
Technical Editor - Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development
(JAED), Tanzania.
Journal Papers and Peer-reviewed publications
Mdemu, M.V., C. Rodgers, P.L.G. Vlek and J.J. Bogardi 2007. Water productivity (WP) in
reservoir irrigated schemes in the Upper East Region (UER) of Ghana. Submitted
(Phys. Chem. Earth).
Mdemu, M.V., W. Laube, C. Rodgers, P.L.G. Vlek and J.J. Bogardi 2007. Temporal water
productivity of tomato in reservoir and hand-dug-well dry season irrigated plots in
the Upper East Region, Ghana. Submitted (Agric. Water Manage.)
Mdemu, M.V. and Magayane, M. D. 2005. Conflict of water use between hydropower and
irrigation in Tanzania: the conundrum of sectoral policy approaches to water
resources development. Tanzania Online.
Mdemu M.V., Magayane M.D., Lankford B., Hatibu N. and Kadigi R.M.J. 2004. Conjoining
rainfall and irrigation seasonality to enhance productivity of water in rice irrigated
farms in the Upper Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania. Phys.chem.earth Vol. 29 (15-18)
1119-1124.
Machibya, M and Mdemu, M. 2004. Comparison assessment of water use and damage
between large and small scale rice irrigation schemes: Case of Usangu Basin,
Tanzania. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.
2 (1-2) 335-342.
Mulengera, M.K., Mdemu, M.V. and Mtakwa P.W. 2004. Using Pedotransfer Functions to
Predict Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity for Layered Soil Profiles: A Case Study
at the Sokoine University Farm, Tanzania. Uhandisi Journal, Vol. 27, No.1.
Franks, T., Lankford, B.A. and Mdemu, M., 2004. Managing Water Amongst Competing
Uses: The Usangu Wetland in Tanzania. Irrigation and Drainage, 53: 1-10.
Conference Papers and Reports
Mdemu, M.V. 2007. Water Productivity in medium and small reservoirs in the Upper East
Region (UER) of Ghana. Ph.D draft Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Bonn, Germany.
Mdemu, M.V., C. Rodgers, P.L.G. Vlek and J.J. Bogardi 2007. Water productivity (WP) in
reservoir irrigated schemes in the Upper East Region (UER) of Ghana. European
Geosciences Union General Assembly (15-20 Apr. 2007), Vienna Austria,
Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9.
Machibya, M., Lankford, B., and Mdemu, M. 2005. Water reuse in river basins: A solution to
increase water efficiency and productivity? The Usangu case study. The East
African Integrated River Basin Management Conference, ICE, Morogoro,
Tanzania, 7-9 March, 2005.
Makarius Mdemu, Hong Ching Goh and Inna Rudenko 2004. The introduction of water
prices in agriculture. Term paper No. 9. Center for Development Research, Bonn,
Germany.
Kadigi R.M.J. and M.V. Mdemu. 2004. Opportunities for Balancing Water Demands
between Irrigated Agriculture and Other Sectors: What do the Evidences in
Tanzania Tell Us? Stockholm Water Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, August
2004.
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Phone: (Mobile) (+255 783 0417771)
PO Box 12375
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: mmdemu@uni-bonn.de/mak_mdemu@yahoo.co.uk
CV of Makarius Victor Mdemu, April 2008
Mdemu, M.V. 2004. Concepts of productivity of water in Agriculture. Participatory planning
workshop for integrated water resources management in mkoji sub-catchment,
Tanzania, Mbeya Peak Hotel, Tanzania, 15 - 17 January 2004.
Mdemu M.V., Lankford B., Kadigi R.M.J., Cour J.G. and. Kashaigili J.J. 2003. Water
Productivity Indicators in the Greater Ruaha River Basin: Analysis and
Implications for Decision-Making and Allocating Water. Ruaha + 10 Seminar,
Morogoro, Tanzania, 11-12 December, 2003.
Machibya, M. and M. Mdemu 2003. RIPARWIN findings on irrigation efficiency and
productivity of water in rice production. Productivity of Water in Agriculture and
Interacting Systems (PWAIS) Inception Workshop, Mbeya Tanzania, 7-9 April
2003.
Machibya, M., Mdemu, M., Tumbo, S.D., Lankford, B.A., Kajoka, M.D. and Mwandepa, E.
2002. Relationships between rice irrigation, mosquito breeding, malaria, water
losses and reduced rice yields: research from the Usangu plains, Tanzania. SIMA
Special Seminar, 3rd MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference, Arusha, Tanzania, 1723 November, 2002.
Mdemu, M.V. and Mulengera, M.K. 2002. Using Pedotransfer Functions to estimate Soil
Water Retention Characteristics (SWRCs) in the Tropics for Sustainable Soil
Water Management: Tanzania Case Study. In: Proceedings of 12th ISCO
Conference, Volume II, 657-662. Beijing, China, 26-31 May, 2002.
Mdemu, M.V. 2002. Evaluation of Pedotransfer functions for the estimation of soil hydraulic
properties of some Morogoro soils, Tanzania. M.Sc. Thesis, Sokoine University of
Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
Training Manuals/Factsheets
Machibya M., M. Mdemu and B. Lankford 2004. Irrigation Efficiency and Productivity
Manual: Tools for Irrigation Professionals and Practitioners. Manual for RIPARWIN
Project (Raising Irrigation Productivity and Releasing Water for Intersectoral Needs),
DFID-KAR Project No. R8064, Soil-Water Management Research Group, Sokoine
University of Agriculture, Tanzania.
Lankford, B., Mdemu, M., and Magayane Machibya. 2004. Irrigation Efficiency and
Productivity Manual: Tools for Irrigation Professionals and Practitioners, Part 2.
Means and mechanisms for increasing efficiency and productivity. Manual for
RIPARWIN Project, DFID-KAR Project No. R8064, Soil-Water Management
Research Group, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
Mdemu, M., Lankford, B. and Magayane, M. 2003. Irrigation Efficiency and Productivity. A
Factsheet for RIPARWIN Project, DFID-KAR Project No. R8064, Soil-Water
Management Research Group, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, pp 4
Proceedings
Makungu P., V. Silayo, H. Mahoo and M. Mdemu 1998. (Eds.) Rainwater Harvesting for
Agricultural and Domestic Water Supply. Proceedings of Tanzania Society of
Agricultural Engineers (TSAE) Vol. VIII.
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Makarius Victor Mdemu
Phone: (Mobile) (+255 783 0417771)
PO Box 12375
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: mmdemu@uni-bonn.de/mak_mdemu@yahoo.co.uk