Charles Onyutha (PhD) - Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Kyambogo University

Dr. Charles Onyutha

Senior Lecturer

Contact Information

E-mail: conyutha@kyu.ac.ug

Skype ID: conyutha

Biography

Charles Onyutha holds PhD in Civil Engineering, and Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering, all obtained from KU Leuven (Belgium). He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Building Engineering from Kyambogo University, Uganda. Currently, he is the Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Kyambogo University.

Dr. Onyutha serves as a Topical Editor of Geoscientific Model Development. He has published a number of papers in peer reviewed journals. He has also reviewed articles for more than 60 top peer reviewed journals in fields such as hydrology, water resources, climate, meteorology, water quality, and food security. His current research interests include hydrological modelling, hydrological extremes, climate change, climate variability, artificial intelligence, and food security in the sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. Onyutha currently has professional association membership of the following;

  • International Water Association (IWA),
  • International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS),
  • International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR),
  • International Association of Hydro-geologists (IAH),
  • International Water Resources Association (IWRA), and
  • European Geosciences Union (EGU).

Courses taught for graduate students:

  • TCE6101 Research Methods
  • TCW6201 Mathematical and Statistical Modelling
  • TCW6101 Hydraulics and Sediment Transport
  • TCW6206 Water Resources Management

Courses taught for undergraduate students:

  • TCBE2206 Research Methods
  • TCBE3102 Hydraulics and Hydraulic Structures
  • TCBE2102 Fluid Mechanics

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Biography

Charles Onyutha holds a Ph.D. obtained from KU Leuven in Belgium. He also holds an M.Sc obtained in September 2011 from a joint programme offered by KU Leuven and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, all in Belgium. He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Building Engineering from Kyambogo University.

Other responsibilities:

  1. Topical Editor of Geoscientific Model Development
  2. Member of the Technical Committee on Water Resources Management, International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
  3. Member of the Technical Committee on Climate Change Adaptation, IAHR
  4. Member of the Technical Committee on Flood Risk Management, IAHR
  5. Departmental Examination Coordinator of Graduate Programmes in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kyambogo University
  6. A member of the Faculty Research and Higher Degrees Committee (FRHDC), Faculty of Engineering, Kyambogo University
  7. A member of the Faculty Examinations Committee (FEC), Faculty of Engineering, Kyambogo University

Membership to Professional Associations

  1. International Water Association (IWA)
  2. International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
  3. International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
  4. International Association of Hydro-geologists (IAH)
  5. European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Courses taught for Graduate students:
  • TCE 6101 Research Methods
  • TCW 6201 Mathematical and Statistical Modelling
  • TCW 6101 Hydraulics and Sediment Transport

Courses taught for graduate students:

  • TCBE 2206 Research Methods
  • TCBE 3102 Hydraulics and Hydraulic Structures
Publications

Links to the list of publications

ResearchGate         https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charles_Onyutha    

Google Scholar      https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=5XLgLz4AAAAJ

ORCID                     https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0652-3828

 

List of publications in peer reviewed journals

 Mubialiwo, A, Abebe A, Onyutha C (2023) Changes in extreme precipitation over Mpologoma catchment in Uganda, East Africa. Heliyon, 9(3), e14016, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14016

  1. Blackburn AM, Han H, Gelpi R, […], Onyutha C, […], Zoletic (2023) Mediation Analysis of Conspiratorial Thinking and Anti-Expert Sentiments on Vaccine Willingness. Health Psychology, in press, doi:10.1037/hea0001268
  2. Blackburn, A.M., Vestergren, S., […], Onyutha C, […], Zoletic (2023) Author Correction: COVIDiSTRESS diverse dataset on psychological and behavioural outcomes one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Data 10, 12. doi:10.1038/s41597-022-01896-0
  3. Onyutha C (2022) A hydrological model score and revised R-squared. Hydrology Research 53, 51–64.
  4. Onyutha C (2022) Multiple Statistical Model Ensemble Predictions of Residual Chlorine in Drinking Water: Applications of Various Deep Learning and Machine Learning Algorithms. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, vol. 2022, Article ID 7104752, 1-15.
  5. Onyutha C, Kerudong PA (2022) Changes in Meteorological Dry Conditions across Water Management Zones in Uganda. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 26, 5384–5403.
  6. Ekolu, J, Dieppois, B, Sidibe, M, Eden, J, Tramblay, Y, Villarini, G, Pena-Angulo, D, Mahé, G, Paturel, J-E, Onyutha, C, Van De Wiel, M (2022) Long-term variability in hydrological droughts and floods in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Perspectives from a 65-year daily streamflow dataset. Journal of Hydrology, 613, 128359.
  7. Blackburn, A.M., Vestergren, S., […], Onyutha C, […], Zoletic (2022) COVIDiSTRESS diverse dataset on psychological and behavioural outcomes one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Data 9, 33. doi:10.1038/s41597-022-01383-6
  8. Park J, van den Broek L, Bhullar N, Ogunbode CA, [….], Onyutha C, ……, Yadav R (2022) Comparison of the inter-item correlations of the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) between Western and non-Western contexts. Personality and Individual Differences 196, 111751.
  9. Onyutha C, Akobo JT, Mubialiwo A (2022) Tap versus Bottled Water in Kampala, Uganda: Analyses of Consumers’ Perception alongside Bacteriological and Physicochemical Quality. Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2022 (Article ID 9336247): 1–13.
  10. Ayugi B, Jiang Z, Iyakaremye V, Ngoma H, Babaousmail H, Onyutha C, Dike VN, Mumo R, Ongoma V (2022) East African population exposure to precipitation extremes under 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C warming levels based on CMIP6 models. Environmental Research Letters 17(4), 044051
  11. Ngoma H, Ayugi B, Onyutha C, Babaousmail H, Sian KL, Iyakaremye V, Mumo R, Ongoma V (2022) Projected Changes in Rainfall Over Uganda Based on CMIP6 Models. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 149, 1117–1134.
  12. Ngoma H, Ayugi B, Onyutha C, Babaousmail H, Sian KL, Iyakaremye V, Mumo R, Ongoma V (2022) Projected Changes in Rainfall Over Uganda Based on CMIP6 Models. Preprint, Research Square, doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-894721/v1
  13. Onyutha C, Kerudong PA, Guma BE, Mugisha C (2022) Impacts of upstream water abstraction and climate variability on River Mpanga hydropower production in Uganda. International Journal of Energy and Water Resources 6, 49–66.
  14. Mubialiwo A, Abebe A, Kawo NS, Ekolu J, Nadarajah S, Onyutha C (2022) Hydrodynamic Modelling of Floods and Estimating Socio-economic Impacts of Floods in Ugandan River Malaba Sub-catchment. Earth Systems and Environment 6, 45–67.
  15. Onyutha C, Kwio-Tamale JC (2022) Modelling chlorine residuals in drinking water: a review. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 19, 11613–11630.
  16. Ocen E, de Bie (Kees) CAJM, Onyutha C (2021) Investigating false start of the main growing season: A case of Uganda in East Africa. Heliyon 7 (2021) e08428.
  17. Onyutha C, Asiimwe A, Ayugi B, Ngoma H, Ongoma V, Tabari H (2021) Observed and Future Precipitation and Evapotranspiration in Water Management Zones of Uganda: CMIP6 Projections. Atmosphere 12(7):887. doi:10.3390/atmos12070887
  18. Onyutha C, Nyesigire R, Nakagiri A (2021) Contributions of Human Activities and Climatic Variability to Changes in River Rwizi Flows in Uganda, East Africa. Hydrology 8(4):145 doi:10.3390/hydrology8040145
  19. Onyutha C, Turyahabwe C, Kaweesa P (2021) Impacts of climate variability and changing land use/land cover on River Mpanga flows in Uganda, East Africa: Environmental Challenges 100273, doi:10.1016/j.envc.2021.100273
  20. Onyutha C, Amollo CJ, Nyende J, Nakagiri A (2021) Suitability of averaged outputs from multiple rainfall-runoff models for hydrological extremes: a case of River Kafu catchment in East Africa. International Journal of Energy and Water Resources 5, 43-56.
  21. Onyutha C (2021) Graphical-statistical method to explore variability of hydrological time series. Hydrology Research 52(1):266–283.
  22. Onyutha C (2021) Trends and variability of temperature and evaporation over the African continent: Relationships with precipitation. Atmósfera 34(3):267-287.
  23. Onyutha C (2021) Long-term climatic water availability trends and variability across the African continent. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 146:1–17.
  24. Onyutha C, Asiimwe A, Muhwezi L, Mubialiwo A (2021) Water availability trends across water management zones in Uganda. Atmospheric Science Letters 22(10):
  25. Ogunbode CA, Pallesen S, Böhm G, [……], Onyutha C, Lomas MJ (2021) Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: Cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries. Current Psychology (2021).
  26. Mubialiwo A, Adane A, Onyutha C (2021) Analyses of community willingness-to-pay and the influencing factors towards restoration of River Malaba floodplains. Environmental Challenges
  27. Mubialiwo A, Chelangat C, Onyutha C (2021) Changes in precipitation and evapotranspiration over Lokok and Lokere catchments in Uganda. Bulletin of Atmospheric Science & Technology 2, 2. doi:10.1007/s42865-021-00031-y
  28. Mubialiwo A, Abebe A, Onyutha C (2021) Performance of rainfall–runoff models in reproducing hydrological extremes: a case of the River Malaba sub-catchment. SN Applied Sciences 3,515.
  29. Muhwezi L, Musiime FT, Onyutha C (2020) Assessment of the effects of procurement planning processes on performance of construction contracts in local governments in Uganda. Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering 5(6), 151–160.
  30. Onyutha C (2020) Analyses of rainfall extremes in East Africa based on observations from rain gauges and climate change simulations by CORDEX RCMs. Climate Dynamics 54, 4841–4864.
  31. Onyutha C, Acayo G, Nyende J (2020) Analyses of precipitation and evapotranspiration changes across the Lake Kyoga basin in East Africa. Water 12(4):1134.
  32. Cengiz TM, Tabari H, Onyutha C, Kisi O (2020) Combined use of graphical and statistical approaches for analysing historical precipitation changes in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Water 12(3), 705.
  33. Mubialiwo A, Onyutha C, Abebe A (2020) Historical Rainfall and Evapotranspiration Changes over Mpologoma Catchment in Uganda. Advances in Meteorology 2020(Article ID 8870935, 1–19.  
  34. Onyutha C (2020) From R-squared to coefficient of model accuracy for assessing “goodness-of-fits”. Geoscientific Model Development Discussion https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2020-51
  35. Onyutha C (2019) Hydrological model supported by a step-wise calibration against sub-flows and validation of extreme flow events. Water 11(2), 244.
  36. Pirnia P, Darabi H, Choubin B, Omidvar E, Onyutha C, Haghighi AT (2019) Contribution of climatic variability and human activities to stream flow changes in the Haraz River basin, northern Iran. Journal of Hydro-environment Research 25, 12–24.  
  37. Onyutha C (2019) African food insecurity in a changing climate: The roles of science and policy. Food and Energy Security 8(1):e00160
  38. Onyutha C, Rutkowska A, Nyeko-Ogiramoi P, Willems P (2019) How well do climate models reproduce variability in observed rainfall? A case study of the Lake Victoria basin considering CMIP3, CMIP5 and CORDEX simulations. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 33(3),687–707.
  39. Onyutha C (2018) Trends and variability in African long-term precipitation. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 32(9), 2721–2739.
  40. Onyutha C (2018) African crop production trends are insufficient to guarantee food security in the sub-Saharan region by 2050 owing to persistent poverty. Food Security 10, 1203–1219.
  41. Onyutha C, Willems P (2018) Investigation of flow-rainfall co-variation for catchments selected based on the two main sources of River Nile. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 32, 623–641.
  42. Onyutha C, Willems P (2017) Space-time variability of extreme rainfall in the River Nile basin. International Journal of Climatology 37(4), 4915–4924.
  43. Onyutha C, Willems P (2017) Influence of spatial and temporal scales on statistical analyses of rainfall variability in the River Nile basin. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans 77I:26–42.
  44. Onyutha C (2017) On rigorous drought assessment using daily time scale: Non-stationary frequency analyses, revisited concepts, and a new method to yield non-parametric indices. Hydrology 4(4), 48
  45. Rutkowska A, Willems P, Onyutha C, Mlocek W (2017) Temporal and spatial variability of extreme river flow quantiles in the Upper Vistula River basin, Poland. Hydrological Processes 31(7),1510–1526.
  46. Tabari H, Taye MT, Onyutha C, Willems P (2017) Analysis of streamflow extremes using quantile-based approaches. Water Resources Management 31, 3371–3387.
  47. Onyutha C (2016) Statistical analyses of potential evapotranspiration changes over the period 1930–2012 in the Nile River riparian countries. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 226–227, 80–95.
  48. Onyutha C (2016) Identification of sub-trends from hydro-meteorological series. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 30, 189–205.
  49. Onyutha C (2016) Statistical uncertainty in hydro-meteorological trend analyses. Advances in Meteorology 2016 (Article ID 8701617), 1–26.
  50. Onyutha C (2016) Variability of seasonal and annual rainfall in the River Nile riparian countries and possible linkages to the ocean-atmosphere interactions. Hydrology Research 47,171–184.
  51. Onyutha C (2016) Influence of hydrological model selection on simulation of moderate and extreme flow events: A case study of the Blue Nile Basin. Advances in Meteorology 2016 (Article ID 7148326), 1–28.
  52. Onyutha C (2016) Geospatial trends and decadal anomalies in extreme rainfall over Uganda, East Africa. Advances in Meteorology 2016 (Article ID 6935912), 1–15.
  53. Onyutha C, Tabari H, Rutkowska A, Nyeko-Ogiramoi P, Willems P (2016) Comparison of different statistical downscaling methods for climate change rainfall projections over the Lake Victoria basin considering CMIP3 and CMIP5. Journal of Hydro-environment Research 12, 31–45.
  54. Onyutha C, Tabari H, Taye MT, Nyandwaro GN, Willems P (2016) Analyses of rainfall trends in the Nile River Basin. Journal of Hydro-environment Research 13, 36–51.
  55. Onyutha C, Willems P (2015) Spatial and temporal variability of rainfall in the Nile Basin. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 19(5), 2227–2246.
  56. Onyutha C, Willems P (2015) Identification of the main attribute of river flow temporal variations in the Nile Basin. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 12(11), 12167–12214.
  57. Onyutha, C., Willems, P (2015). Empirical statistical characterization and regionalization of amplitude–duration–frequency curves for extreme peak flows in the Lake Victoria Basin, East Africa. Hydrological Sciences Journal 60(6), 997–1012.
  58. Onyutha C, Willems P (2015) Uncertainty in calibrating generalised Pareto distribution to rainfall extremes in Lake Victoria basin. Hydrology Research 46(3), 356–376.
  59. Onyutha C, Willems P (2013) Uncertainties in flow-duration-frequency relationships of high and low flow extremes in Lake Victoria basin. Water 5, 1561–1579.
  60. Onyutha C (2012) Statistical modelling of FDC and return periods to characterise QDF and design threshold of hydrological extremes. Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, 6(2), 132–148.

Book chapter

Onyutha C, Ayugi B, Tabari H, Ngoma H, Ongoma V (2022). Drought across East Africa under climate variability. In: Climate Impacts on Extreme Weather, current to future changes on a local to global scale. V. Ongoma, H. Tabari (Eds), published by Elsevier, Pages 159-173, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-88456-3.00002-2

Abstracts presented at international scientific conferences, workshops or symposiums
  1. Onyutha C. (2022) Pros and cons of various efficiency criteria for evaluating hydrological models. IAHS-AISH Scientific Assembly 2022, Montpellier, France, 29 May–3 Jun 2022, IAHS2022-485, 2022. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/IAHS2022/IAHS2022-485.html
  2. Mubialiwo A, Abebe A, Onyutha C (2021) Determinants and values of willingness to pay towards flood management in Uganda. The 4th Uganda Water and Environmental Week (UWEWK) 2021 Programme, March 21st–26th, 2021, Luzira, Kampala, Uganda. Ministry of Water and Environment.
  3. Onyutha C, Kerudong PA, Guma BE, & Mugisha C (2021). Assessment of the influence of upstream water use and changes in climatic conditions across river Mpanga catchment on hydropower production, Kamwenge, Uganda. Uganda Water and Environmental Week (UWEWK) 2021 Programme, Ministry of Water and Environment. Luzira, Kampala, Uganda, 21st to 26th March 2021.
  4. Rutkowska A, Willems P, Onyutha C, Młocek W (2017) Temporal and spatial variability of flood quantiles in the Upper Vistula River basin, Poland. Geophysical Research Abstracts: vol. 19. EGU General Assembly. Abstract No. EGU2017-5128, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017.
  5. Onyutha C, Nyeko-Ogiramoi P, Willems P (2014) Uncertainty in rainfall quantile estimation in a climate changing context in the Lake Victoria basin. Tools for integrated natural resources management in Africa: AFROMAISON International Symposium. Delft, The Netherlands, 16 May 2014.
  6. Onyutha C, Nyeko-Ogiramoi P, Willems P (2014) Uncertainties in impact assessment of climate change on rainfall extremes in the Lake Victoria Basin. 3rd International Conference on Earth Science & Climate Change: 190th OMICS Group Conference. San Francisco, California, 28–30 July 2014.
  7. Onyutha C, Nyeko-Ogiramoi P, Willems P (2014) Differences in statistical downscaling methods for estimating rainfall extremes under climate change. MeteoClim Symposium. Antwerp, Belgium, 6th June 2014.