Eng. Dr Simpson Nyambane Osano

Eng. Dr. Simpson Nyambane Osano is a senior civil and geotechnical engineer with deep expertise in climate-resilient infrastructure, transport systems, and geotechnical engineering, supported by over 20 years of academic, research, and applied engineering experience.

He is currently the Chairman of the Department of Civil & Construction Engineering at the University of Nairobi and a Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical and Highways Engineering. Dr. Osano has played a leading role in advancing research, policy, and practice at the intersection of infrastructure development, climate risk, sustainability, and resilience in Kenya and the East African region.

Dr. Osano is a Researcher with the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), where he leads engineering inputs under the Enhancing and Scaling up Climate Adaptation for Resilient Infrastructure programme. In this role, he coordinates national-level infrastructure risk and resilience assessments, supports the development of climate-resilient investment roadmaps, and provides expert technical support to priority infrastructure projects.

A prolific scholar, Dr. Osano has authored and co-authored over 35 peer-reviewed publications covering climate-resilient roads, slope stabilization, geosynthetics, transport safety, air pollution, and sustainable construction materials. His work bridges engineering science, climate adaptation, and policy-relevant infrastructure planning, making it highly applicable to real-world resilience challenges.

He is a registered Consulting Engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya and a Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK). In addition to his research and consultancy work, Dr. Osano has supervised numerous PhD and MSc candidates, contributing significantly to capacity building in climate-resilient infrastructure and sustainable engineering.

In this course, Dr. Osano brings practical insights on how to integrate climate risk, adaptation, and resilience principles into the planning, design, and management of infrastructure systems, with a strong focus on transport and the built environment.