Halima Omari Mangi

Professional biography

BIO FOR HALIMA O. MANGI
Halima is a Lecturer, researcher and consultant in the Sokoine University of agriculture (SUA). She holds a Ph.D. in Environment Studies majoring in Environmental Planning and Management which was awarded by the Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya in 2021. She also holds a European Masters of Applied Ecology awarded by University of Kiel, through Erasmus Mundus Program, and a Bachelor degree in Wildlife Management awarded by the Sokoine University of Agriculture.
Her expertise’s are on Socio-Ecological System Analysis. Her research interest are on Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Assessment, Climate Change, Climate_smart Agriculture, Land use/cover changes, Environmental Impacts Assessment, Nature based Solutions, Freshwater Ecology, Fisheries, Ecological Anthropology and Politics of anticipation of ecosystems.
She have recently been involved on conducted several researches including the analysis of Eco-hydrological dynamics of the Nyumba ya Mungu Dam Catchment and its influence on fisheries productivity, Gender analysis of climate change vulnerability to community livelihoods in Tanzania using qualitative approach, Multinational corporations’ impact on global sustainable development, and Tanzania’s Food production and Supply and Sustainability of Tourism Sectors; Opportunities and Constraints
She also have been involved in several consultancy services some of which have gender aspect, such as evaluation of a project in improving livelihoods of rural communities in semi-arid Central & Southern highlands of Tanzania, through increased income & food security (PROJECT NO. No A-TZA-2016-0141), Baseline Survey on Water resource, Land and Natural management, Food Security and Renewable energy at Sumbawanga Cluster between June, and August, 2016, and poverty monitoring Initiatives – COVID-19 Collective (Project No. p000299). Some of publications are found on the link
Publications are found in the links bellow https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=CIMivagAAAAJ

Academic qualification

2021: Ph.D. Environmental Studies (Major in Environmental Planning and Management), Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya.

2012: MSc. European Masters of Applied Ecology (EMAE); Erasmus Mundus Program within the following Universities; Poitiers University – France, East Anglia University – U.K, Coimbra

University – Portugal and Kiel University, Germany

2006: BSc: Bsc. Wildlife Management, Sokoine University of Agriculture.

Research projects

1.1 Strengthening Governance Interplay between Formal and Informal Institutions for Optimization of Water Resources Management in Pangani River Basin in Tanzania (On going)
1.2 The influence of Cultural Heritage and Creative Industries on Tourism and Coastal Economy (on going)
1.3 Socio-Ecological dynamics on the upper Pangani Basin and influence on Eco-hydrology of the Nyumba ya Mungu Dam, Kilimanjaro Tanzania.
1.4 Assessment of Community awareness of biodiversity in and Around Wazo Hill Quarry area (ongoing research funded by Quarry Life Award)
1.5 Gender analysis of climate change vulnerability to community livelihoods in Tanzania: a qualitative approach
1.6 Tanzania’s Food production and Supply and Sustainability of Tourism Sectors; Opportunities and Constraints
1.7 Multinational corporations’ impact on global sustainable development (Funded by Global Value Project Funded by European Union
1.8 Impact of Water Availability on the distribution of Large Mammals in the Mkomazi National Park
1.9 Effect of Mammal distribution on the Vegetation Changes and patterns
1.10 Vegetation Resources and species diversity Inventory in The Mkomazi National Park
1.11 Large Mammals Population monitoring in the Mkomazi National Park
1.12 Surface and Ground Water Resource quantity and quality analysis in Mkomazi National Park
1.13 Assessment of the status of Endangered Zebra species (Grevy’s Zebra)

Consultancies

1.1 Lead Consultant in Assessment of the production systems, practices and knowledge (including yield and pesticide management), value chains, markets and opportunities in the target villages, and the number of men and women in the east Usambara Sub-Montane, Lowland and Coastal forests Tanzania
1.2 Co-consultant in the Assessment of populations for the black and white colobus monkeys and elephants plus other relevant wildlife species in 10 villages in the East Usambara sub-montane, Lowland, and Coastal forest Sub-landscape, Tanzania
1.3 Co-consultant in Tanzania Poverty Dynamics Study update and COVID 19 poverty monitoring in Dar es Salam, Iringa, Dodoma
1.4 Co-consultant in Assessment of stakeholder’s capacity on nature based solutions (nbs) and natural resources management policies inclusivity, Ruvuma Landscape.
1.5 Co-consultant in evaluation of a project in improving livelihoods of rural communities in semi-arid Central & Southern highlands of Tanzania, through increased income & food security (PROJECT NO. No A-TZA-2016-0141).
1.6 Co-consultant in conduction of Baseline Survey on Water resource, Land and Natural management, Food Security and Renewable energy at Sumbawanga Cluster (June, 2016 to August, 2016)
1.7 Leader in the Establishment of Ecological Monitoring Database at Mkomazi National Park – Tanzania from November 2008 to December 2014.
1.8 Leader in Preparation of “Waste Management Plan” for Mkomazi National Park from October 2012 to December 2013
1.9 Member of team in Development of a five “Strategic Fire Management Plan” for Tanzania National Park in 2013
1.10 Member of team in Development “Strategic Water Management Plan” for Tanzania National Park from 2012 to 2014

Community work

7.1 Organised National Tree planting day, 1st January 2008 at District level at Tarime District Council at Nyarero village (about fifty thousand trees were planted that day in the whole district)

List of publications

Book

Book chapters

1. Kabote, S. J., & Mangi, H. O. (2018). Need for Sustainable Development: Theoretical and Practical Concerns for Sub-Saharan Africa. In Handbook of Research on Sustainable Development and Governance Strategies for Economic Growth in Africa (pp. 30-46). IGI Global.

Journal articles

i. Mangi, H. O., Onywere, S. M., & Kitur, E. C. (2023). Fish productivity response to water quality variations: A case study of nyumba ya mungu dam, in pangani water basin, Tanzania. International Journal of Ecology, 2023.
ii. Ntawuruhunga, D., Ngowi, E. E., Mangi, H. O., Salanga, R. J., & Shikuku, K. M. (2023). Geospatial characterization of climate-smart agroforestry in two contrasting physiographic zones of Rwanda. Trees, Forests and People, Volume 14, December 2023, 100446; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2023.100446
iii. Ntawuruhunga, D. Ngowi, E. E. Mangi, H.O. Salanga, J. R. Shikuku, K. M. (2023). Climate-smart agroforestry systems and practices: A systematic review of what works, what doesn’t work, and why, Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 150, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.102937.
iv. Mangi, H. O., Onywere, S. M., Kitur, E. C., Lalika, M. C., & Chilagane, N. A. (2022). Hydrological response to land use and land cover change on the slopes of Kilimanjaro and Meru Mountains. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 22(4), 609-626.
v. Chingonikaya, E.E. Salehe F.S., Salanga R.J. and Mangi H.O (2022). Effect of Improved Fallows of Leguminous Shrubs on Soil Fertility and Maize Yield at Gairo, Morogoro, Tanzania. Advances in Agronomy. AkiNik Publications, New Delhi, India, 01-23
vi. Mangi, H. O., & Urassa, J. K. (2017). Local versus Imported Food: Opportunities and Constraints for Tanzanian Hotels. Journal of Gastronomy and Tourism, 2(4), 247-258.
vii. Mangi, H. O. (2016). Tide management in the Elbe River and changes in ecosystem services. Advances in Ecology, 2016.
viii. Mangi, H. O. (2016). Estimation of monetary values of the ecosystem services flow at the tidal Elbe River. Advances in Ecology, 2016.
ix. Kabote, S.J., Nombo, C.I., Urassa, J.K and Mangi, H.O, Mattee, A., Mamiro, D.P, Masolwa, L.M (unpublished). Gender responsive adaptation to climate change in semi-arid environments of Tanzania is achievable; policy brief.
x. Urassa, J. K., Ndossi, J., & Mangi, H. (2018). Land use conflicts and sustainable development: A Case of Tanzania. Development in East Africa, 40(3), 51.
xi. Corta, Lucia da, Kim Abel Kayunze, Judith Samwel Kahamba, Constantine George Simba, Andrew Shepherd, and Halima Omari Mangi. “COVID-19 monitoring in rural Tanzania: the pandemic exacerbated pre-existing factors negatively affecting wellbeing.” (2022).
xii. Kayunze, K. A., Simba, C. G., Kahamba, J. S., Mangi, H. O., Corta, L. D., Mwakatumbula, H. J., & Shepherd, A. (2022). Tanzania COVID-19 poverty monitor: urban and peri-urban areas.

Training/seminars/Conference proceedings

• Training on Proposal writing skills and Research Project Management; 29th to 31st March, 2023, ICE Elephant Hall, SUA Morogoro
• Training on Impact Evaluation; 26th September to 18th November 2022 – Dar es Salam, Tanzania
• International Conference on Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems and Livelihoods under Global Environmental Change (GORILLA); 3rd to 5th of December 2020. Kampala, Uganda
• Women in Academia and Research Leadership Training Retreat; 28th to 31st November 2018. West Wood Hotel, Nairobi Kenya
• Environmental and Remote Sensing Data Analysis via Geospatial Technologies summer school; 2nd to 28th September 2018. Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany.
• 2017 Esri Eastern Africa Education GIS Conference; 21st to 22nd September, 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya
• Training on Dadictic and Pedagogical skill attended at VETA Mikumi; 2nd to 5th March, 2017
• Training on applied Statistics and proposal writing at Sokoine University; One week in April , 2017
• QGIS, QSWAT and SWAT_CUP application at Sokoine University; 10th to 14th October, 2016
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Methodological Perspective at Sokoine University; 26th September to 7th October, 2016
• Mentoring Workshop at Hilux Hotel, Morogoro; 28th June to 1st July 2016
• Writers workshop to Review Scientific papers at Mzumbe University; 19th – 21st April, 2016
• International Conference on Sustainable tourism in Developing Countries (ICST-DC) in UDSM; 28th– 29th July 2016
• International Workshop on Socio- Environmental Synthesis in SESYNC – Annapolis, Maryland – USA; 9th to 13th November, 2015
• Training course on Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis 19th to 23rd October, 2015
• Training on Randomized Controlled Trial at SUA, Morogoro; 28th September to 1st October, 2015
• Training on R-STATISTICS at SUA, Morogoro; 10th to 14th August, 2015
• Training on Soil and Water Analysis Tool (SWAT) at SUA Morogoro; 25th to 30th July 2015
• Training on E- learning (Moodle platform); ICE – SUA, Morogoro; 1st to 3rd July, 2015
• Training on Problem based Learning and E- learning (Moodle platform); Amibilis hotel, Morogoro Tanzania; 13rd to 7th June , 2015
• Training on Teaching Methodology, Mid land Hotel, Morogoro; January, 2015

Working papers

Research reports

ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF NYUMBA YA MUNGU DAM AND ITS IMPLICATION ON FISHERIES PRODUCTIVITY, PANGANI BASIN, TANZANIA

Positions

• Lecturer, Department of Planning and Strategic Studies
• Chairperson for Post-graduate committee, Department of Planning and Strategic Studies
• Park Ecologist at Mkomazi National Park
• Acting Tourism Warden, Mkomazi National Park
• Chairperson for Mkomazi National Park SACCOS
• Acting Land and Natural Resources Officer in Tarime District
• Coordinator for Urban Development and Environmental Management Project in Tarime District.ie

Contacts

Department of Development and Strategic Studies
P.O Box 3024
Chuo Kikuu,
Morogoro, Tanzania
Halima.mangi@sua.ac.tz
+255764587536