Biography: Born on 10th May 1994 in DRC, Richard Studied his primary school from 2000 to 2006 at Groupe Scolaire Consulaire Congolais (GSCC) and at the same school, he continued his secondary school in Biology and Chemistry option. He gained his secondary school diploma in 2012, before joining UNILAK in 2013 where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in the faculty of Environmental studies, department of Emergency and Disaster Management with a first-class honor. Based on his excellent performance, he was admitted at UCAS trained at XIEG under UNILAK recommendation. He effectively completed the program and has been given a master degree of Natural Science (MSc) in Environmental Science by June 2020 with a thesis entitled: “Susceptibility analysis for geo-hydrological hazards and Community Risk perception, a case of flood and landslide in Rwanda”. After the close of his MSc, he was employed as a permanent lecturer at UNILAK. In 2020, he continued his doctorate program at UCAS trained at XIEG and currently hold a Ph.D. degree in Physical geography obtained in 2024. His Ph.D. dissertation was titled “A study on streamflow characterization and its attribution to flood risk over an the Nyabarongo River basin”. To date he has supervised a bunch of master’s research theses and undergraduate dissertations. He is also currently leading an innovative living lab initiative at UNILAK in partnership with Korean institution, with most of the project focusing on plastic waste management and sustainable tourism.