Academic staff

Dr. Innocent Muhire
Associate Professor
Email : i.muhire@ur.ac.rw
Phone : +250783543536

Biography
Dr. Innocent Muhire is an Associate Professor holding a PhD in Environmental Science from the University of Johannesburg and a Master’s in Geography from Bangalore University. With 20 years of extensive working experience, he has developed expertise in training and capacity building at various scales, delivering both short- and long-term training to diverse audiences.

Dr. Muhire is highly skilled in program advisory, project implementation planning, and consultancy services, particularly in natural resources management, environmental science, climate change adaptation and mitigation, GIS, and related fields.

He is also an accomplished author, with 18 scientific papers published in national and international journals, alongside several books and consultancy reports. Dr. Muhire has participated in four research grants and has notable international and national experience in the fields of environmental science and education.

Additionally, Dr. Muhire has over two decades of involvement in Rwanda’s secondary and tertiary education systems, further solidifying his contributions to academic and practical knowledge dissemination.

Specialization

Geography and Environmental Management

Research Interests

Environmental issues, including climate change

Key Publications

Muhire I., Manirakiza V., Nsanganwimana F., Nyiratuza M., Inzirayineza T.A.V., Uworwabayeho A. (2021).
The environmental impacts of mining on Gishwati Protected Reserve in Rwanda.
Published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
DOI : 10.1007/s10661-021-09372-9
Available on ORCID.

Muhire, I. and Ahmed, F. (2017).
Spatio-temporal trends in mean temperatures and aridity index over Rwanda.
Published in Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 123 : 399-414.
DOI : 10.1007/s00704-014-1353-2.

Muhire, I., Ahmed, F., and Abutaleb, K. (2015).
Relationships between Rwandan seasonal rainfall anomalies and ENSO events.
Published in Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 122 : 271-284.
DOI : 10.1007/s00704-014-1299-4.

Amina Urwibutso, Alphonse Uworwabayeho, and Muhire Innocent. (2022).
Lecturers’ and Students’ Experiences about Using MOODLE in Mathematics Modules during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Published in Journal of Research Innovation and Implication in Education, Vol. 6, Iss. 4, pp. 270–280.
ISSN : 2520-7504 (Online).
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