Augustine Kiplagat Kiptum

Biography

Augustine completed his PhD in geography at the University of Sussex, UK. His research focused on sub-seasonal flood forecasts using the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) hydrological model. He holds a Master of Science in hydrology and groundwater resources management and a Bachelor of Science in meteorology, both from the University of Nairobi.

Augustine has also worked at the Kenya Meteorological Department's (KMD) National Meteorological Centre section for the last 13 years, where he has been involved in the generation of seasonal forecasts through the running of climate models, including WRF. He is also involved in the running of rainfall and runoff models over the Nzoia River Basin and subsequent flood warnings over a shorter lead time (3 days).