Governing Board 2020 to 2022
Mrs Jane Mubanga Chinkusu
Governing Board Member and Chairperson
Zambia: Director, Science and Technology at Ministry of Higher Education
Prof Gabriel Luis Miguel
Governing Board Member and Vice Chairperson
Angola: Professor at Faulty of Sciences
Aghostinho Neto University
Dr Oldman Koboto
Governing Board Member
Botswana: Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism
Prof Rene Haak
Governing Board Member
Germany: Head of division 723 BMBF “Global Change”
Federal Ministry of Education & Research
Ms Sophia Kasheeta
Governing Board Member
Namibia: Deputy Executive Director of
Department of Agriculture Production, Extension and Engineering Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
Dr Yonah Seleti
Governing Board Member
South Africa: Chief Director for Science Missions
Department of Science and Innovation
Prof. Dr. Virgínia Maria Abrunhosa Lacerda Quartim
Alternate Board Member
Angola: Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture Sciences, University José Eduardo dos Santos
Mr Balisi Gopolang
Alternate Board Member
Botswana: Chief Meteorologist of Department of Meteorology
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation and Tourism
Dr Karsten Hess
Alternate Board Member
Germany: Division 724 – Global Change – Climate, Biodiversity
BMBF
Mr Kintinu Sageus
Alternate Board Member
Namibia: Senior Agro – Business Analyst, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
Dr Dumisani Mthembu
Alternate Board Member
South Africa: Senior Specialist – Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Department of Science and Innovation
Mr John Lukonde Chongo
Alternate Board Member
Zambia: Chief Science and Technology Officer
Ministry of Higher Education
Dr Jane Olwoch
Ex-Official Board Member
SASSCAL Executive Director
Dr Joel Ondego Botai
Ex-Official Board Member
SASSCAL Scientific Advisory Board Chairperson
Chief Scientist: Applications Research at South African Weather Service
Governing Board 2013 to 2019
Mrs Jane Mubanga Chinkusu
Governing Board Member and Chairperson
Zambia: Director of Ministry of Higher Education
Hon Anna Shiweda
Governing Board Member and Vice-Chairperson
Namibia: Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Prof Rene Haak
Governing Board Member
Germany: Head of division 723 BMBF “Global Change”
Federal Ministry of Education & Research
Prof Gabriel Luis Miguel
Governing Board Member
Angola: General Director for the National Technology Center
Ministry of High Learning, Science, Technology and Innovation
Mr Felix Monggae
Governing Board Member
Botswana: Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Wildlife & Tourism
Alternate – Mr Balisi Gopolang
Meteorologist
Department of Meteorology
Dr Yonah Seleti
Governing Board Member
South Africa: Chief Director for Science Missions
Department of Science and Technology
Alternate – Mr Dumisani Mthembu
Senior specialist Multilateral Relations
Department of Science and Technology
