Dr Lisho Mundia
Dr Mundia is a Namibian man, born in the Zambezi region, Republic of Namibia. He is the Director of Research and Innovation in the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Government of the Republic of Namibia. A seasoned executive, academician, entrepreneur and author. He has about 20 years of working experience, about 10 years of which is in education, research and training. He lectured, reviewed and developed international accredited degree programmes from NQF level 6 to 10, and worked for various industries ranging from consulting, higher education, utility, mining and local authority, making him highly relevant to the transdisciplinary research agenda.
He served as one of the first Council Member of the Space Science under National Commission on Research Science & Technology. A former Committee Member of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure under the Namibia Statistics Agency, the Land Tribunal Board member under the Ministry of Land Reform, and an Advisory Board Member of the Southern African Innovation Support Programme. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative under the Group on Earth Observations, an Advisory Board Member of the Multidisciplinary Research Center of the University of Namibia, a Chairperson of the National Research Symposiums (MHETI), a Chairperson of the National Steering Committee on Research Outputs and Journal Accreditations (MHETI), and the Founder and Chairperson of the Zambezi Innovation Foundation.
He is a graduate of a Master of Management; a PhD in Geography; Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management; M.Sc. Geographical Information Science (GIS); and many other qualifications in GIS, land management and land measuring. He has published a number of journal and conference papers, books and he has managed and facilitated a number of international projects on land, water, development, earth observation, geographical sciences, climate change, health sciences, among others. He is a reviewer of international journal articles and he supervises and examines research on Masters and PhD levels.Dr Mundia is a Namibian man, born in the Zambezi region, Republic of Namibia. He is the Director of Research and Innovation in the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Government of the Republic of Namibia. A seasoned executive, academician, entrepreneur and author. He has about 20 years of working experience, about 10 years of which is in education, research and training. He lectured, reviewed and developed international accredited degree programmes from NQF level 6 to 10, and worked for various industries ranging from consulting, higher education, utility, mining and local authority, making him highly relevant to the transdisciplinary research agenda. He served as one of the first Council Member of the Space Science under National Commission on Research Science & Technology. A former Committee Member of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure under the Namibia Statistics Agency, the Land Tribunal Board member under the Ministry of Land Reform, and an Advisory Board Member of the Southern African Innovation Support Programme. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative under the Group on Earth Observations, an Advisory Board Member of the Multidisciplinary Research Center of the University of Namibia, a Chairperson of the National Research Symposiums (MHETI), a Chairperson of the National Steering Committee on Research Outputs and Journal Accreditations (MHETI), and the Founder and Chairperson of the Zambezi Innovation Foundation. He is a graduate of a Master of Management; a PhD in Geography; Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management; M.Sc. Geographical Information Science (GIS); and many other qualifications in GIS, land management and land measuring. He has published a number of journal and conference papers, books and he has managed and facilitated a number of international projects on land, water, development, earth observation, geographical sciences, climate change, health sciences, among others. He is a reviewer of international journal articles and he supervises and examines research on Masters and PhD levels.
Supervisors: Prof Simphiwe E Mini
Phone: +264811278670
Address: Windhoek, Namibia
He served as one of the first Council Member of the Space Science under National Commission on Research Science & Technology. A former Committee Member of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure under the Namibia Statistics Agency, the Land Tribunal Board member under the Ministry of Land Reform, and an Advisory Board Member of the Southern African Innovation Support Programme. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative under the Group on Earth Observations, an Advisory Board Member of the Multidisciplinary Research Center of the University of Namibia, a Chairperson of the National Research Symposiums (MHETI), a Chairperson of the National Steering Committee on Research Outputs and Journal Accreditations (MHETI), and the Founder and Chairperson of the Zambezi Innovation Foundation.
He is a graduate of a Master of Management; a PhD in Geography; Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management; M.Sc. Geographical Information Science (GIS); and many other qualifications in GIS, land management and land measuring. He has published a number of journal and conference papers, books and he has managed and facilitated a number of international projects on land, water, development, earth observation, geographical sciences, climate change, health sciences, among others. He is a reviewer of international journal articles and he supervises and examines research on Masters and PhD levels.Dr Mundia is a Namibian man, born in the Zambezi region, Republic of Namibia. He is the Director of Research and Innovation in the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Government of the Republic of Namibia. A seasoned executive, academician, entrepreneur and author. He has about 20 years of working experience, about 10 years of which is in education, research and training. He lectured, reviewed and developed international accredited degree programmes from NQF level 6 to 10, and worked for various industries ranging from consulting, higher education, utility, mining and local authority, making him highly relevant to the transdisciplinary research agenda. He served as one of the first Council Member of the Space Science under National Commission on Research Science & Technology. A former Committee Member of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure under the Namibia Statistics Agency, the Land Tribunal Board member under the Ministry of Land Reform, and an Advisory Board Member of the Southern African Innovation Support Programme. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative under the Group on Earth Observations, an Advisory Board Member of the Multidisciplinary Research Center of the University of Namibia, a Chairperson of the National Research Symposiums (MHETI), a Chairperson of the National Steering Committee on Research Outputs and Journal Accreditations (MHETI), and the Founder and Chairperson of the Zambezi Innovation Foundation. He is a graduate of a Master of Management; a PhD in Geography; Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management; M.Sc. Geographical Information Science (GIS); and many other qualifications in GIS, land management and land measuring. He has published a number of journal and conference papers, books and he has managed and facilitated a number of international projects on land, water, development, earth observation, geographical sciences, climate change, health sciences, among others. He is a reviewer of international journal articles and he supervises and examines research on Masters and PhD levels.
Supervisors: Prof Simphiwe E Mini
Phone: +264811278670
Address: Windhoek, Namibia
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Because GIS is a challenging and growing science, the need to plan for the future is important and a tool for good planning and implementation for the GIS technology in organizations. An investigation of existing and future packages for geological data processing and visualizing are important in order to interpret efficiently, reach our objectives, plan efficiently and work smarter.
These are types of technologies existing today and are very interesting indeed, but the most important issues to ask ourselves in the organisations are the need, the capabilities, benefits and roles (usage) of these exciting technologies to our organization.
The research process entails both qualitative and quantitative approaches. A holistic approach was applied with a number of empirical research methods, such as scientific literature studies, consultation meetings, Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and GIS mapping. The holistic approach was necessary to unravel the interrelationship of different water uses, water availability, water accessibility, and water resource infrastructures.
The research produced a number of results, such as the GIS-based support tool, the Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) result, and the results on water usage, accessibility, availability, and flood impacts. The GIS-based support tool was developed for data management and production of maps in a timely, transparent, and reliable means. The SWOT provides a number of internal and external factors with regard to the implementation of the GIS and IWRM situation of the Zambezi region. Other results indicate that most parts of the Zambezi region has access to water for different purposes, such as drinking, washing clothes, bathing, animal drinking, and gardening. The water is accessed using different means, ranging from surface water to groundwater boreholes systems. Some parts of the region experience long to short term (flash) floods. The research results further indicate that these floods have both negative and positive impacts to the society. The study recommends the use of participatory methods. This is because, if applied properly, the methods allow the user to grasp the intangible and invisible through a concrete medium that can be shared with others.
communities are willing to learn about participatory approaches and willing to share their knowledge on land use. Sketch and photo-maps - although not accurate and sometimes imprecise - were found to be satisfactory approaches to capture and document local knowledge. Local communities are motivated to improve their land use activities by the outcomes of their knowledge input in participatory mapping. Key recommendations include comprehensive participatory land use planning and better knowledge gathering from local communities. The paper presents results of participatory mapping and lessons learned from exploring participatory mapping.
Teaching Documents by Dr Lisho Mundia
faced with problems in implementing GIS technology at their work place. In most cases, GIS fails because the professionals and managers who allocates resources are simply not aware of what drives GIS technology, and as a result they ignore the core components that leads to a successful GIS implementation.
According to the flexible land tenure bill of 2006, it is anticipated that municipalities, town councils and village councils are responsible for monitoring and overseeing the process of the flexible land tenure system to be carried out by the Local Property Offices (LPO) to be established in various regions, this is also in accordance with the local authority act of 1992.
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are used increasingly in variety of application areas. The possibilities to increase the accuracy and to create combinations of all kinds of information sources are available through the GIS technology, the FLTS data is no exception in all this.
Books by Dr Lisho Mundia
With the understanding that:
Autobiography means the story of the life of a person, written by that person himself. An autobiography can be identified easily, as its written in the first person point of view, the writer’s point of view, in this case the writer being I, me, myself.
Technocrat refers to someone exercising governmental authority because of their knowledge, or "a member of a powerful technical elite", or "someone who advocates the supremacy of technical experts".
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a high-level degree earned after a period of three or more years of postgraduate-level study, culminating in the creation, submission, presentation and defence of a research thesis or dissertation.
Because GIS is a challenging and growing science, the need to plan for the future is important and a tool for good planning and implementation for the GIS technology in organizations. An investigation of existing and future packages for geological data processing and visualizing are important in order to interpret efficiently, reach our objectives, plan efficiently and work smarter.
These are types of technologies existing today and are very interesting indeed, but the most important issues to ask ourselves in the organisations are the need, the capabilities, benefits and roles (usage) of these exciting technologies to our organization.
The research process entails both qualitative and quantitative approaches. A holistic approach was applied with a number of empirical research methods, such as scientific literature studies, consultation meetings, Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and GIS mapping. The holistic approach was necessary to unravel the interrelationship of different water uses, water availability, water accessibility, and water resource infrastructures.
The research produced a number of results, such as the GIS-based support tool, the Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) result, and the results on water usage, accessibility, availability, and flood impacts. The GIS-based support tool was developed for data management and production of maps in a timely, transparent, and reliable means. The SWOT provides a number of internal and external factors with regard to the implementation of the GIS and IWRM situation of the Zambezi region. Other results indicate that most parts of the Zambezi region has access to water for different purposes, such as drinking, washing clothes, bathing, animal drinking, and gardening. The water is accessed using different means, ranging from surface water to groundwater boreholes systems. Some parts of the region experience long to short term (flash) floods. The research results further indicate that these floods have both negative and positive impacts to the society. The study recommends the use of participatory methods. This is because, if applied properly, the methods allow the user to grasp the intangible and invisible through a concrete medium that can be shared with others.
communities are willing to learn about participatory approaches and willing to share their knowledge on land use. Sketch and photo-maps - although not accurate and sometimes imprecise - were found to be satisfactory approaches to capture and document local knowledge. Local communities are motivated to improve their land use activities by the outcomes of their knowledge input in participatory mapping. Key recommendations include comprehensive participatory land use planning and better knowledge gathering from local communities. The paper presents results of participatory mapping and lessons learned from exploring participatory mapping.
faced with problems in implementing GIS technology at their work place. In most cases, GIS fails because the professionals and managers who allocates resources are simply not aware of what drives GIS technology, and as a result they ignore the core components that leads to a successful GIS implementation.
According to the flexible land tenure bill of 2006, it is anticipated that municipalities, town councils and village councils are responsible for monitoring and overseeing the process of the flexible land tenure system to be carried out by the Local Property Offices (LPO) to be established in various regions, this is also in accordance with the local authority act of 1992.
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are used increasingly in variety of application areas. The possibilities to increase the accuracy and to create combinations of all kinds of information sources are available through the GIS technology, the FLTS data is no exception in all this.
With the understanding that:
Autobiography means the story of the life of a person, written by that person himself. An autobiography can be identified easily, as its written in the first person point of view, the writer’s point of view, in this case the writer being I, me, myself.
Technocrat refers to someone exercising governmental authority because of their knowledge, or "a member of a powerful technical elite", or "someone who advocates the supremacy of technical experts".
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a high-level degree earned after a period of three or more years of postgraduate-level study, culminating in the creation, submission, presentation and defence of a research thesis or dissertation.