Jean-Claude Baraka Munyaka
Speaker at AMLD Africa 2026
Jean-Claude Baraka Munyaka is an urban resilience researcher and practitioner working at the intersection of data science, climate risk, and public policy in the Global South. He holds a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engeneering from the University of Pretoria and focuses on urban flood risk governance, early warning–early action systems, and digital decision-support tools. His work bridges hydrometeorological data, spatial analytics, and governance frameworks to support more effective, evidence-based decision-making under climate stress.
At AMLD Africa
WITS University, Johannesburg, South Africa
Turning Watersheds into Digital Twins
ML-Driven Tools for Risk, Mobility, and Early Action
Panel with Jean-Claude Baraka Munyaka, Emile Jordaan, Nadine van de Walt, Stephanie Landman, Chris Coetzee
Talking about AI in Sustainability
