Vincent Ogembo

BIO

Vincent Ogembo is a Kenyan by birth and is a water resource engineer including climate science. His areas of interest include water resources, hydrological modelling, climate change and land use analysis. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Water & Environmental Engineering at JKUAT, Kenya (2015) and later graduated with an MSc. Water Engineering including climate change at PAUWES, Algeria and Germany (2018). He also obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Planning Water Resources at JOOUST, Kenya (2024). He was appointed by the Kenyan government (Lake Basin Development Authority, LBDA) as the deputy director in charge of planning, research and strategy (2020). In this capacity, he coordinated research work in the Kenyan Lake Victoria basin in partnership with other organizations and partners. He has served as an Adjunct Lecturer at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology in the School of Spatial Planning and Natural Resource Management (2018-2024). In his research experience, he conducted hydrological modelling, climate change modelling, land use land cover analysis, spectral reflectance and algal bloom monitoring of some rivers and Lake Victoria.