Professional biography
About Lubasi Limweta
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Lubasi Limweta is an environmental scientist specializing in nature-based solutions, ecosystem services, and water resource management. He is Lead Nature-Based Solutions and Ecosystems Services Specialist at CCAL, and holds an MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management from the University of Oxford, where he is currently pursuing a PhD. His experience spans government, consulting, and international development across Zambia and the UK, including work on WASH, climate resilience, and hydrological and ecological assessments for major infrastructure and agricultural projects.
Practice focus
Selected professional experience
- Lead Nature-Based Solutions & Ecosystems Services Specialist, BGE Consulting Ltd, Zambia . Advisory oversight on NBS and biodiversity/ecosystem services projects, ensuring alignment with international standards
- Basin Specialist, Watermarq Limited, Oxford, UK ; Advised on water security, demand/supply dynamics in the Zambezi Basin; facilitated an MoU between Watermarq and the Government of Zambia
- District Water Development Officer, Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation, Kitwe, Zambia : Provided technical guidance on WASH and agriculture diversification on the SUN 2 Project, benefiting over 30,000 people; coordinated district infrastructure development
- Supported the AfDB-funded SCRiKA climate resilience project (800,000 rural beneficiaries); delivered clean water access to 5,000+ people in Kafue; conducted water quality analysis safeguarding supply for 2 million people in Lusaka
- Selected Consultancy Assignments
- Environmental & ecological assessment, agro-processing facility, Mkushi
- Hydrological & ecological assessments, CEC access road projects, Kitwe & Ndola Districts
- Environmental & water management plan, silica mining plant, Kalumbila District
- Water accounting/balance study, copper ore processing plant, Masaiti District
- Hydrological assessment, proposed hydropower project, Northern Province
Academic qualifications
- PhD (in progress), University of Oxford, UK — Functional diversity and ecosystem services in agroforestry systems (2023–present)
- MSc Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford, UK (2022–2023)
- BEng Environmental Engineering, The Copperbelt University, Zambia (2015–2021)
Professional certifications and memberships
- Certified IUCN Global Standard for Nature-Based Solutions Professional IUCN Academy
- Using Spatial Data for Biodiversity Learning for Nature (UNDP)
- Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing for the Environment Alison