Yakob Umer
Regional Researcher - Water Risks and Data Science Specialist
Dr. Umer served as a Post-doctoral Researcher at Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Department of Applied Earth Science (AES) – Natural hazard and Risk Reduction Research Group, University of Twente, Netherlands. Dr Umer contributed to an integrated landslide early warning system in Indonesia using open sources geospatial databases and a hydrometeorological modeling system. He has experience in project coordination, assisting MSc students with project work and regular MSc courses and MSc theses. He holds a PhD from the same department focusing on exploring open source geospatial datasets, and advances in hydrometeorological modeling systems to improve urban flood hazard assessment in scarce data areas. Dr Umer holds a MSc from IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in Hydroinformatics, focusing on flood hazard mapping in data-scarce areas.
Current projects
Latest news for Yakob Umer
Do national weather forecasts help farmers make daily decisions?
Can risk mapping safeguard livelihoods in Ghana’s flood-prone White Volta Basin?
IWMI pilots index-based flood insurance in Zambia
Creating a roadmap in the Songwe to unlock its potential
Latest publications by Yakob Umer
Climate resilience in Jordan’s Jerash camp: integrating government plans, humanitarian action and climate investment
Co-design and implementation of Index Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) in flood proofing communities of Mazabuka District, southern Zambia
Nature-based solutions for river restoration and flow management: the case of Kitwe City, Zambia
