Moctar Dembele

Researcher - Spatial Hydrologist

Research team

Water data science > Water futures data and analytics

Areas of expertise

Modeling Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Climate Irrigation Water resources allocation Water accounting Drought remote sensing

University of Bern, Switzerland; University of Lausanne, Switzerland; UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, United Kingdom; Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; Africa Rice Center, Benin; Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), France.

Current projects

Groundwater for aDvancing Resilience in Africa (G4DR)

Latest news for Moctar Dembele

Plenary discussion at the first Global AI Summit on Africa, Kigali, Rwanda.

Blogs

How AI can revolutionize water research and management in Africa

At the first Global AI Summit on Africa, IWMI joined leaders, policymakers and innovators from more than 95 countries to explore the potential of Artificial Intelligence to scale existing water ...

May 12, 2025

Participants during a gender-focused discussion in Malawi as part of ongoing efforts to integrate gender considerations into groundwater management. Photo: Steve Kumwede/IWMI

Blogs

IWMI and partners are unlocking potential of groundwater in Africa

The Groundwater for aDvancing Resilience in Africa (G4DR) project unites partners across Benin, Malawi, Mozambique, Togo, and Uganda to enhance water security and resilience of communities ...

April 30, 2025

The Niger River in Mali is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the southwestern Sahara Desert. Photo: NASA Johnson

News

Data on continental-scale river discharge are crucial to address water demand

IWMI researchers assess the data gap, existing methods and technologies for river discharge estimation in Africa ...

November 7, 2024

Latest publications by Moctar Dembele

Journal Article

Insight for sustainable supplemental irrigation development for cocoa in changing Ghana’s agroforestry landscapes

Springer | December, 2025

Tilahun, Seifu A.; Amponsah, Andoh; Atampugre, Gerald; Zemadim, Birhanu; Dembélé, Moctar; Darko, S.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Cofie, Olufunke O.

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Co-creating water knowledge: a community perspective

Taylor and Francis | November 21st, 2025

Castelli, G.; Howard, B. C.; Adyel, T. M.; AghaKouchak, A.; Agramont, A.; Aksoy, H.; Alba, R.; Alencar, P. H. L.; Amanambu, A. C.; Aslam, H.; Bharati, L.; Bos-Burgering, L.; Bresci, E.; Caramiello, C.; Cavus, Y.; Chaudhari, K.; Chifflard, P.; Choukrani, H.; Chun, K. P.; Cudennec, C.; Cumiskey, L.; Dakhlaoui, H.; De Angeli, S.; Madruga de Brito, M.; Dembélé, Moctar; Dewals, B.; Dussaillant J., A. R.; Elshenawy, A.; Gwapadza, D.; Hall, C.; Hermans, L.; Höllermann, B.; Jaramillo, F.; Jomaa, S.; Koren, G.; Krause, S.; Lahsaini, M.; Mahé, G.; Manfreda, S.; Maynard, C.; Mendiondo, E. M.; Merheb, M.; Nóbrega, R. L. B.; Ocampo-Melgar, A.; Olusola, A.; Orduna Alegria, M. E.; Owusu, Afua; Pacetti, T.; Panchanathan, A.; Panda, S.; Piemontese, L.; Pradhanaga, D.; Ajin, R. S.; Rusca, M.; Scrolobig, A.; Thaler, T.; Tran, B. N.; Trimi-Chifflard, D.; Vanelli, F. M.; Villani, L.; Walker, D. W.; Zarif, F.; Buytaert, W.; Ceperley, N.

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