John Wasige

Dr.
John
Wasige
Ph.D., Global Change and Sustainable Ecosystems Health Monitoring sciences , University of Twente, Netherlands.
Lecturer.
Arapai
Office Hours
8:00am-5:00pm
johnwasige@gmail.com
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Biography

Dr. John Wasige holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Health Monitoring  sciences .  His practice areas cover agriculture and rural development, Global change and food security,Land and water, Health monitoring for food security, Organic agriculture, climate smart agriculture, agricultural and pastoral production, early warning systems, biodiversity conservation and sustainable resource use, development communication, digital development and E-Governance, education and skill development, international environmental policy,project evaluation  and proposal development as well as Project Management. He has a  strong expertise in cross-sectorial  approaches such as ecosystem and landscape approaches and relations between ecosystem services  and human well-being. He is a principal international consultant guiding the implementation and delivery of global change, Agricultural and environmental outcomes for major corporates and the  public sector, with multilateral institutions (UNCCD, UNDP GEF, GCF, FAO, and EU)and USAID).
Dr. Wasige has experience in global and national capacity building in Environmental monitoring through delivering and moderating in; workshops, webinars and zoom meetings. He has just concluded a lead  consultancy assignment  for the ministry of agriculture in Uganda (MAAIF) and UN-FAO, where he developed Long-Term Agriculture Strategies (LTS) under future climate change and as a contribution  to updating Nationally Determined Contributions commitments to the Paris agreement. He has strong managerial competency with experience in Results Based Management to  organizational goals, project implementation, monitoring and evaluation and fostering regular  discussion of performance and provision of feedback and coaching to staff. He is mature and confident  in dealing with senior and high ranking members of national and international institutions.  He has a strong record of English writing, video documentation skills, communication skills and publication based on independent thinking.  His vision is to create a thriving planet for all living beings for generations to come.  
His ultimate goal is to advance  knowledge to Increase Food Production, household  Incomes, ecosystem restoration and to achieve a balance between development and sustainable ecosystems. 

Publications and Papers

 

      MONOGRAPHS 

  • Wycliffe Tumwesigye, John Wasige, Groen Thomas, 2015. EFFECT OF LAND USE CHANGE AND
  • SLOPE POSITION ON SOIL ORGANIC CARBON IN KITABI WATERSHED RWANDA
  • Sliuzas, R.V., Lwasa Shuaib, Jetten, V.G., Petersen, G., Flacke, J., Wasige, E.J. Searching for flood
  • risk management strategies in Kampala. In: Planning for resilient cities and regions: proceedings
  • of AESOP-ACSP joint congress, 15-19 July 2013, Dublin, Ireland. 10 p
  • Wasige, E. J., 2009. Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change and Climate Variability on Crop
  • Production in Uganda. END OF PROJECT TECHNICAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO START/ US National Science Foundation
  • Wasige, J. E., M.M. Tenywa, and G. Wyseure, 2006. Sensitivity analysis of the P-T model for
  • promotion of water harvesting in the banana-coffee farming systems of Uganda. Proceedings of the 23th conference of the Soil Science Society of East Africa. 20th -24th December, HOTEL ROVAD Masaka Uganda
  • Musiime, O., M.M Tenywa, M.J.G Majaliwa, A.Lufafa, D.Nanfumba, J.Wasige1, P.L. Woomer2, &M.Kyondha, 2006. Soil moisture stress effect on yield in the rice production systems of Uganda.
  • Proceedings of the 23th conference of the Soil Science Society of East Africa. 20th -24th December, HOTEL BROVADMasaka Uganda
  • Nanfumba, D., M.M. Tenywa, O. Okui, P.L. Woomer, J.G. Majaliwa, A. Lufafa, O. Musiime and E. J. Wasige, 2006. Identification and characterization of the anopheles mosquito breeding habitats in
  • wetland rice systems of Uganda. Proceedings of the 23th conference of the Soil Science Society of East Africa. 20th -24th December, HOTEL BROVADMasaka Uganda
  • Nanfumba, D., M.M. Tenywa1, O. Okui, P.L. Woomer, J.G. Majaliwa, A. Lufafa, O. Musiime, M.Kyondha and E. J. Wasige, 2006. Effect of labour loss due to malaria on expected paddy rice yield in Bugiri district, Uganda. Proceedings of the 23th conference of the Soil Science Society of East Africa. 20th -24th December, HOTEL BROVADMasaka Uganda
  • Nanfumba, D., Tenywa, M.M., Musiime, O., Majaliwa, M.J.G., Kyonda, M., Okui, O., Woomer, P.L., Wasige, E.J., Lufafa, A. 2005. Evaluation of the spatial prevalence of malaria in paddy rice growing
  • systems in Uganda. Proceedings of the 7th African Crop Science Society Conference 5th -9th December Entebbe Uganda

 

      BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS 

Professional Appointments

Lecturer. 

Research Focus
  • World Agricultural Production 
  • Food Security and Livelihoods
  •  Early Warning systems 
  • Management of spatial-temporal variability in agricultural systems
  • Agricultural development in developing countries
Courses Taught
∙ Sustainability
Environmental/ Ecosystem Health
Human Systems and Environment
Food security and Climate change and drought
information technologies for development.
Staff Type
Academic Staff