Hydrogeological Hazard Susceptibility and Community Risk Perception in Rwanda: A Case Study of Floods and Landslides

1. Prof. Dr. Lanhai Li

Dr. Lanhai LI is a research Professor at Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences. With over 30 years of research, consulting and teaching experience, he has worked in a variety of positions for institutes, universities, international organizations and private companies in China, England, Thailand and Canada. Dr. Li's primary research interest focuses on hydrogeological hazards and climate change impact assessment. He has extensive working experience in snow hydrological modeling, risk and reliability assessment of hydrogeological disasters, water and land resources management, and climate change impact assessment. He has undertaken applied research projects that integrate the mathematical modelling, database management and geographic information systems into decision support tools for resources decision makers. He has published about 200 papers in peer reviewed journals and two monographs during academic research. The publications have been widely referred by academic research and engineering design, and his research and consulting work have been recognized by a number of awards for excellence in research and outreach, and by invitations from Northern American, Asian and African organizations for seminars and workshops as well as hosting international conferences. He currently serves as the editorial board member of following journals: "Journal of Arid Land", "Journal of Mountain Science", "Arid Land Geography (Chinese version)" and "East African Journal of Science and Technology".

2. Dr. Richard Mind'je

Born on 10^th May 1994 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Richard attended his basic education level from 2000 to 2012 at Groupe Scolaire Consulaire Congolais (GSCC) where he obtained his high school diploma, before joining the University of Lay Adventists of Kigali (UNILAK) in 2013 where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in the faculty of Environmental studies, department of Emergency and Disaster Management with a first-class honor. Based on his outstanding performance, he was admitted at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography where he has successfully been awarded a master's degree of Natural Science (MSc) in Environmental Science by June 2020. Richard is currently a Ph.D. finalist in Physical geography under the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) for Young Talents initiated and established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Richard primary research interest converges with hydrogeological-induced hazards and risk assessment. He has published numerous scientific articles in different international peer reviewed journals which are widely referred by academic research and also acted as article's reviewer. Via these articles, Richard has been invited for presentation in numerous international conferences and been awarded a number of awards for excellence and outreach. He is currently an assistant lecturer at UNILAK and the University of Rwanda (UR) in the faculty of environmental studies, and Biodiversity and Nature conservation.

1. Prof. Dr. Lanhai Li
Dr. Lanhai Li 是中國科學院新疆生態與地理研究所的研究教授。擁有超過30年的研究、諮詢和教學經驗，他曾在中國、英國、泰國和加拿大的各種機構、大學、國際組織和私營公司擔任多個職位。李博士的主要研究興趣集中在水文地質災害和氣候變化影響評估。他在雪水文模型、地質災害的風險和可靠性評估、水資源和土地資源管理以及氣候變化影響評估方面擁有豐富的工作經驗。他承擔了將數學建模、數據庫管理和地理信息系統整合為資源決策者決策支持工具的應用研究項目。在學術研究期間，他在同行評審的期刊上發表了約200篇論文和兩部專著。這些出版物在學術研究和工程設計中被廣泛引用，他的研究和諮詢工作因在研究和推廣方面的卓越表現而獲得多項獎項，並受到北美、亞洲和非洲組織的邀請參加研討會和工作坊，以及主辦國際會議。他目前擔任以下期刊的編輯委員會成員：'Journal of Arid Land'、'Journal of Mountain Science'、'Arid Land Geography (Chinese version)' 和 'East African Journal of Science and Technology'。

2. Dr. Richard Mind'je
理查德於1994年5月10日出生於剛果民主共和國（DRC），他在2000年至2012年期間在剛果領事學校（Groupe Scolaire Consulaire Congolais, GSCC）接受基礎教育，並獲得高中畢業證書，隨後於2013年進入基加利的基督教大學（University of Lay Adventists of Kigali, UNILAK），並以一級榮譽畢業於環境研究學院的緊急與災難管理系。基於他的優異表現，他被錄取到中國科學院（Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS）所屬的中國科學院大學（University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, UCAS）新疆生態與地理研究所，並於2020年6月成功獲得環境科學的自然科學碩士學位（MSc）。理查德目前是國際科學組織聯盟（Alliance of International Science Organizations, ANSO）為年輕人才設立的博士候選人，專攻物理地理學。理查德的主要研究興趣集中在水文地質引起的災害和風險評估方面。他在不同的國際同行評審期刊上發表了多篇科學文章，這些文章在學術研究中被廣泛引用，並擔任文章的審稿人。通過這些文章，理查德受邀在多個國際會議上發表演講，並獲得多項卓越和推廣獎項。他目前是UNILAK和盧旺達大學（University of Rwanda, UR）環境研究學院的助理講師，專注於生物多樣性和自然保護。