Academic Qualifications:
- PhD in Earth Sciences (Sedimentology)
- Master of Science in Geology (Sedimentology/ Hydrogeology / Hydrocarbons)
- Bachelor of Mineral Sciences in Geology (with Merit)
- Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Training)
Professor Imasiku Anayawa Nyambe is a Professor of geology and Coordinator of the University of Zambia (UNZA) Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Centre, a Centre that he established for academic studies (postgraduate diploma, Masters and PhDs in IWRM). He is a Fellow of the Zambian Academy of Sciences. Formerly, Director of the Directorate of Research and Graduate Studies (DRGS), responsible for research and postgraduate studies at the University of Zambia (UNZA), 2009-2017, which he helped transform. He has a Ph.D in earth sciences (sedimentology) 1993, an M.Sc in geology (hydrogeology /sedimentology) 1989 from Canada and B. Min. Sciences (geology) 1982 from the University of Zambia. Prof. Nyambe has worked in the copper mining industry in Zambia (1982-1986) before joining the University of Zambia (UNZA) where he has over 25 years’ experience as a geo-scientist undertaking research in the areas of geology, hydrogeology, environment and mining, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), and basic Remote Sensing and GIS. Prof. Nyambe has published over 150 articles as book chapters, in journals, technical reports, presentation papers, posters and abstracts presented at many conferences, fora, symposia, workshops and meetings all over the world, and has travelled extensively. His involvement in research on mining and the environment earned him an award from Zambia Environmental Management Agency in 2012 and awarded a National Science and Technology Council’s Certificate of Achievement for the exceptional contribution to research and innovations.
On Public Service, Prof. Nyambe is the Chairperson of the National (Zambia) Heritage Conservation Commission Board and member of the UNESCO’s Intergovermental Council on International Hydrological Programme (IHP) as a Zambian representative. He is also the Acting Chairperson of Zambia Water Partnership – the Zambian Chapter of the Global Water Partnership. He is a founder member and became a Chairperson for Zambia Water Forum and Exhibition since 2011 and now a national 3 day annual event – a platform for sharing and disseminating of information in the Water and related sectors in a similar manner to that of the World Water Forum or Africa Water Forum. Prof. Nyambe has been the Secretary General of the Geological Society of Africa (2004-2008) and a life Member; and President of the Geological Society of Zambia (GSZ) (2000-2010).
- Determination and risk assessment of heavy metals in raw foodstuffs sold from open markets in Zambia; a comparison of Kabwe, Kitwe, and Lusaka towns; F Miyanza, T Ramalepe, M Monyai, E Chaúque, I Nyambe, L Chimuka; International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1-14
- Dye tracing of the Lusaka karstified aquifer system: implications towards urban groundwater quality protection; M Simaubi, K Banda, J Levy, J Meiman, I Nyambe; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195 (6), 732
- Influence of water quality on benthic macroinvertebrates in a groundwater-dependent wetland; K Banda, V Ngwenya, M Mulema, I Chomba, M Chomba, I Nyambe; Frontiers in Water 5, 1177724
- Investigating groundwater and surface water interactions using remote sensing, hydrochemistry, and stable isotopes in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia. K Banda, M Mulema, I Chomba, M Chomba, J Levy, I Nyambe; Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 1-16
- Smelter-derived soil contamination in Luanshya, Zambia; R Baieta, V Ettler, A Vaněk, P Drahota, B Kříbek, I Nyambe, M Mihaljevič; Science of The Total Environment 867, 161405
- Impact of Mining and Ore Processing on Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review; B Kříbek, I Nyambe, O Sracek, M Mihaljevič, I Knésl; Minerals 13 (3), 384
- Assessment of land use change in the wetland of Barotse Floodplain, Zambezi River Sub-Basin, Zambia; AM Banda, K Banda, E Sakala, M Chomba, IA Nyambe; Natural Hazards 115 (2), 1193-1211
- Drone imagery to create a common understanding of landscapes; F Kleinschroth, K Banda, H Zimba, S Dondeyne, I Nyambe, S Spratley; Landscape and Urban Planning 228, 104571
- Measuring evaporation across canopy phenophases of a natural forest: Miombo forest, Southern Africa; HM Zimba, MAJ Coenders-Gerrits, KE Banda, B Schilperoort, IA Nyambe; Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 2022, 1-23
- Association of latrine and waste disposal conditions with water and kitchenware contamination in peri-urban Lusaka; ML Chua, I Nyambe, S Fujii, T Yamauchi, H Harada; npj Clean Water 5 (1), 54
- Detection of Escherichia coli, rotavirus, and Cryptosporidium spp. from drinking water, kitchenware, and flies in a periurban community of Lusaka, Zambia; Y Asada, ML Chua, M Tsurumi, T Yamauchi, I Nyambe, H Harada; Journal of Water and Health 20 (7), 1027-1037
- Cobalt-bearing copper slags from Luanshya (Zambian Copperbelt): Mineralogy, geochemistry, and potential recovery of critical metals; V Ettler, M Mihaljevič, P Drahota, B Kříbek, I Nyambe, A Vaněk, V Penížek; Journal of Geochemical Exploration 237, 106987
- Machine Learning Techniques for Estimating Hydraulic Properties of the Topsoil across the Zambezi River Basin; M Kalumba, E Nyirenda, I Nyambe, S Dondeyne, J Van Orshoven; Land 11 (4), 591
- Geochemical identification of particulate lead pollution in shallow groundwater in inhabited areas in Kabwe, Zambia; K Toyoda, S Nakano, S Tanaka, K Banda, IA Nyambe, T Ishikawa; Applied Geochemistry 139, 105215
- From bird’s eye views to joint landscape visions; F Kleinschroth, B Kawana, H Zimba, S Dondeyne, I Nyambe, S Spratley; World Biodiversity Forum
- Assessment of the Wetland Ecosystem Services Status and Their Uses in the Barotse Flood Plains of Zambezi Sub Basin, Zambia; AM Banda, K Banda, E Sakala, M Chomba, IA Nyambe; Journal of Food Technology & Nutrition Sciences. SRC/JFTNS/152. DOI:
- Solid-phase partitioning and leaching behavior of Pb and Zn from playground soils in Kabwe, Zambia; W Mufalo, P Tangviroon, T Igarashi, M Ito, T Sato, M Chirwa, I Nyambe; Toxics 9 (10), 248
- Development and functional evaluation of pedotransfer functions for soil hydraulic properties for the Zambezi River Basin; M Kalumba, B Bamps, I Nyambe, S Dondeyne, J Van Orshoven; European Journal of Soil Science 72 (4), 1559-1574
- Land Use change and its Drivers in the Wetlands of Barotse Floodplain of Zambezi River Sub-Basin, Zambia; AM Banda, K Banda, E Sakala, M Chomba, IA Nyambe
- Do field observations agree with satellite-based evaporation products in the Miombo Woodland of Southern Africa?; H Zimba, M Coenders-Gerrits, B Kawawa, B Schilperoort, I Nyambe; EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU21-3537
- A pseudo-reservoir concept in SWAT model for the simulation of an alluvial floodplain in a complex tropical river system; WK Phiri, D Vanzo, K Banda, E Nyirenda, IA Nyambe; Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 33, 100770
- Anthropogenic influences on Zambian water quality: Hydropower and land-use change; RS Winton, CR Teodoru, E Calamita, F Kleinschroth, K Banda, I Nyambe; Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 23 (7), 981-994
- Association of Fecal Contamination and WASH Conditions in a Zambian Peri Urban Community; ML CHUA, H HARADA, M TSURUMI, S FUJII, I NYAMBE, M CHIRWA; Sanitation Value Chain 5 (1), 45
- Drinking water quality and provision in six low‐income, peri‐urban communities of Lusaka, Zambia; KM Reaver, J Levy, I Nyambe, MC Hay, S Mutiti, R Chandipo, J Meiman; GeoHealth 5 (1), e2020GH000283
- The Use of Geoheritage, Geopark and Geotourism Concepts to Conserve and Sustain Tourism Development in Zambia; K Mwamulowe, IA Nyambe; Global Geographical Heritage, Geoparks and Geotourism
- Biosorption of Pb (II) and Zn (II) from aqueous solution by Oceanobacillus profundus isolated from an abandoned mine; W Mwandira, K Nakashima, S Kawasaki, A Arabelo, K Banda, I Nyambe; Scientific reports 10 (1), 21189
- Vanadium in slags from smelting of African Pb-Zn vanadate ores: Mineralogy, extractability and potential recovery; V Ettler, A Jarošíková, M Mihaljevič, B Kříbek, I Nyambe, F Kamona; Journal of Geochemical Exploration 218, 106631
- Potential of aquatic weeds to improve water quality in natural waterways of the Zambezi catchment; RS Winton, F Kleinschroth, E Calamita, M Botter, CR Teodoru, I Nyambe; Scientific Reports 10 (1), 15467
- Variations in canopy cover and its relationship with canopy water and temperature in the miombo woodland based on satellite data; H Zimba, M Coenders-Gerrits, B Kawawa, H Savenije, I Nyambe; Hydrology 7 (3), 58
- Land Surface Temperature and Miombo forest canopy phenophases: what induces leaf fall and leaf flush?; H Zimba, M Coenders-Gerrits, B Kawawa, I Nyambe, H Savenije; EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 10389
- Fecal transmission via flies in a Zambian peri urban community; C Min Li, H HARADA, M TSURUMI, S FUJII, I NYAMBE, M CHIRWA; 環境衛生工学研究= Environmental & sanitary engineering research: 京都大学環 …
- Synthesis and characterization of a magnetic nanosorbent modified with Moringa oleifera leaf extracts for removal of nitroaromatic explosive compounds in water samples; MM Kgatitsoe, S Ncube, H Tutu, IA Nyambe, L Chimuka; Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 7 (3), 103128
- Deforestation impact on ecosystem services in Kamfinsa sub-catchment of Kafue River Basin in Zambia; D Kasaro, E Phiri, I Nyambe; Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment 11 (4), 33-45
- Mechanism of salinity change and hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in the Machile-Zambezi Basin, South-western Zambia; KE Banda, W Mwandira, R Jakobsen, J Ogola, I Nyambe, F Larsen; Journal of African Earth Sciences 153, 72-82
- Soil contamination near the Kabwe Pb-Zn smelter in Zambia: Environmental impacts and remediation measures proposal; B Kříbek, I Nyambe, V Majer, I Knésl, M Mihaljevič, V Ettler, A Vaněk; Journal of Geochemical Exploration 197, 159-173
- Validating earth observation based-surface heat fluxes in Miombo vegetation using the Bowen Ratio-Distributed Temperature Sensing Approach.; H Zimba, M Coenders-Gerrits, K Banda, B Schilperoort, I Nyambe; Geophysical Research Abstracts 21
- Determination and risk assessment of heavy metals in raw foodstuffs sold from open markets in Zambia; a comparison of Kabwe, Kitwe, and Lusaka towns; F Miyanza, T Ramalepe, M Monyai, E Chaúque, I Nyambe, L Chimuka; International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1-14
- Dye tracing of the Lusaka karstified aquifer system: implications towards urban groundwater quality protection; M Simaubi, K Banda, J Levy, J Meiman, I Nyambe; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195 (6), 732
- Influence of water quality on benthic macroinvertebrates in a groundwater-dependent wetland; K Banda, V Ngwenya, M Mulema, I Chomba, M Chomba, I Nyambe; Frontiers in Water 5, 1177724
- Investigating groundwater and surface water interactions using remote sensing, hydrochemistry, and stable isotopes in the Barotse Floodplain, Zambia; K Banda, M Mulema, I Chomba, M Chomba, J Levy, I Nyambe; Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 1-16
- Smelter-derived soil contamination in Luanshya, Zambia; R Baieta, V Ettler, A Vaněk, P rahota, B Kříbek, I Nyambe, M Mihaljevič; Science of The Total Environment 867, 161405
- Impact of Mining and Ore Processing on Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review; B Kříbek, I Nyambe, O Sracek, M Mihaljevič, I Knésl; Minerals 13 (3), 384
- Assessment of land use change in the wetland of Barotse Floodplain, Zambezi River Sub-Basin, Zambia; AM Banda, K Banda, E Sakala, M Chomba, IA Nyambe; Natural Hazards 115 (2), 1193-1211
- Drone imagery to create a common understanding of landscapes; F Kleinschroth, K Banda, H Zimba, S Dondeyne, I Nyambe, S Spratley; Landscape and Urban Planning 228, 104571