Water Resources Systems Engineer and Team Leader, DHI A/S – Dr. Mekuria Beyene Germany / 60 years / 35 years’ experience / Dr.-Ing. in Water Resources Systems Engineering
Dr. Mekuria Beyene has a career as team leader, modelling and DSS expert on water resources management projects, in both Africa and Europe during his 35 years of work within the water sector. During his career, his focus area has been on the design and development of different types of Water Resources Information Systems (WRIS) and Decision Support Systems (DSS).
His professional profile includes experiences in the areas of (1) engineering hydrology, (2) data processing and analysis, (3) hydrological and hydrodynamic modelling, (4) flood and flow forecasting, (5) flood risk assessment, (6) development of database systems, as well as (7) design, development, and implementation of decision support systems.
His regional experience in Africa includes (a) Nile basin countries, (b) the Zambezi basin, and (c) South Africa.