Raphael Tshimanga is Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Kinshasa, DRC. He is Director of the School of Water and the Congo Basin Water Resources Research Center (CRREBaC, www.crrebac.org). He co-developed the Congo Basin Catchment Information System, a water resources management tool, and is author of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. His is Co-Chair of CBSI and President of the Central African Group of Experts of Climate Change (GEAC). Currently he is also a Research Fellow under the Feature African Independent Research (FLAIR) programme of the UK Royal Society and African Academy of Science.