Prof Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema is the Executive Manager and Head of the WaterNet Secretariat. He oversees the implementation of Capacity development activities across the 16 SADC countries (www.waternetonline.org). He is currently the Secretary General of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) (www.iah.info), Wallingford, UK. Prof Kileshye Onema holds an Extraordinary full Professorship position with the Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management at the North West University, South Africa (www.nwu.ac.za ). Similarly, He has a Professorship appointment with the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Lubumbashi, DR Congo (www.unilu.ac.cd ). Prof Kileshye Onema sits on the Board of the Princeton Climate Institute, New Jersey, (USA). Likewise, He sits on the Academic and Scientific Advisory Committee of the SASSCAL Graduate Programme at the Namibian University of Sciences and Technology (NUST).
Prof Kileshye Onema holds a PhD degree in water engineering from the School of Engineering and Built Environment of the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He went for a number of specialized training at the University of Nevada in Reno, USA, the University of Osnabruck in Germany and IHE Delft in the Netherlands to name a few.
He is a well-published author and has led several collaborative projects on various aspects of water resources management. More recently, He was involved in Transformative Futures for Water Security, Valuing water and IAHS preparatory sessions for the UN water 2023 conference in New York.
EXPERTISE
Regional Programme Management, Capacity building, water engineering, Regional and applied hydrology to extreme weather related hazards.
Prof Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema é o Gerente Executivo da WaterNet e Chefe do Secretariado da WaterNet. Ele gere a implementação das actividades de capacitação da WaterNet nos 16 países da SADC. Ele é PhD pela Escola de Engenharia e Ambiente Construído da Universidade de Witwatersrand na África do Sul. Atualmente é membro do Conselho Consultivo Científico da WAITRO (Associação Mundial de Organizações de Pesquisa Industrial e Tecnológica). Prof Kileshye Onema é o vice-presidente da Comissão Internacional de Sistemas de Recursos Hídricos (ICWRS) da IAHS. Ele também representa a África no Comitê DUPC (DUPC é a cooperação programática entre o Ministério Real das Relações Exteriores da Holanda e o IHE Delft). Ele tem um cargo de Professor Associado na Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade de Lubumbashi. Ele liderou vários projetos colaborativos e foi autor de mais de 30 publicações sobre vários aspectos da gestão de recursos hídricos. PERÍCIA Gestão do Programa Regional, Capacitação, Hidrologia regional e perigos relacionados com condições meteorológicas extremas, Dinâmica do uso do solo e gestão dos recursos hídricos, avaliação dos recursos hídricos e hidrologia aplicada.
Le professeur Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema est le directeur exécutif de WaterNet et chef du secrétariat de WaterNet. Il gère la mise en œuvre des activités de renforcement des capacités de WaterNet dans les 16 pays de la SADC. Il est titulaire d'un doctorat de la School of Engineering and Built Environment de l'Université de Witwatersrand en Afrique du Sud. Il siège actuellement au Conseil consultatif scientifique de WAITRO (Association mondiale des organisations de recherche industrielle et technologique). Le professeur Kileshye Onema est vice-président de la Commission internationale sur les systèmes de ressources en eau (ICWRS) de l'AISH. Il représente en outre l'Afrique au sein du comité DUPC (DUPC est la coopération programmatique entre le ministère royal néerlandais des Affaires étrangères et IHE Delft). Il est professeur agrégé à la Faculté d'ingénierie de l'Université de Lubumbashi. Il a dirigé plusieurs projets collaboratifs et est l'auteur de plus de 30 publications sur divers aspects de la gestion des ressources en eau.
COMPÉTENCE
Gestion de programme régional, renforcement des capacités, hydrologie régionale et risques liés aux conditions météorologiques extrêmes, dynamique de l'utilisation des terres et gestion des ressources en eau, évaluation des ressources en eau et hydrologie appliquée.